Theoretical Physics Seminar: Harry Braden, University of Edinburgh

Title: SU(2) Monopoles and Integrable Systems Speaker: Harry Braden, University of Edinburgh Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Time: 02:00pm – 03:30pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center   [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box] Abstract: I will describe a method of reconstruction for the gauge and Higg’s fields for Euclidean SU(2) monopoles.

Geometric Flows Program Seminar: Haozhao Li, University of Science and Technology of China

Title: The alpha invariant, the K energy and Calabi flow Speaker: Haozhao Li, University of Science and Technology of China Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center   [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. View the Slides. [/box] Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss the relations of the alpha invariant … Read more

SCGP Weekly Talk: Hiraku Nakajima, RIMS, Kyoto University

Title: Motivic DT-type invariants and 3d mirror symmetry Speaker: Hiraku Nakajima, RIMS, Kyoto University Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Time: 01:00pm – 02:00pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center   [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box] Abstract: Cremonesi, Hanany and others recently compute Coulomb branch Hilbert series of 3-dimensional N=4 gauge theories, and write down explicit combinatorial expressions. I … Read more

Program Seminar: John Morgan

Title: A Topologist looks at Sheaf Theory Speaker: John Morgan Date: Friday, October 24, 2014 Time: 02:45pm – 04:15pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center   [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box] Abstract: Sheaf theory has long been an essential tool in algebraic geometry, algebraic number theory, and complex analysis, but its inspiration comes directly from topology. This … Read more

Geometric Flows Program Seminar: Bing Wang, University of Madison

Title: On the title Kahler ricci flow (II) Speaker: Bing Wang, University of Madison Date: Friday, October 24, 2014 Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center   [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box] Abstract: Based on the compactness of the moduli of non-collapsed Calabi-Yau spaces with mild singularities, we set up a structure theory for … Read more

Gauge Theory Program Seminar: Gregory Korchemsky, IPhT CEA-Saclay

Title: Dual conformal symmetry and integrability Speaker: Gregory Korchemsky, IPhT CEA-Saclay Date: Thursday, October 23, 2014 Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center   [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box] Abstract: Scattering amplitudes in planar N=4 super Yang-Mills theory are known to possess a hidden symmetry, the so-called dual (super)conformal symmetry. I will argue that … Read more

Geometric Flows Program Seminar: Bing Wang, University of Madison

Title: On the title Kahler ricci flow (I) Speaker: Bing Wang, University of Madison Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Time: 02:30pm – 03:30pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center   [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box] Abstract: Based on the compactness of the moduli of non-collapsed Calabi-Yau spaces with mild singularities, we set up a structure theory for … Read more

SCGP Weekly Talk: Simon Brendle, Stanford

Title: Rotational symmetry of self-similar solutions to the Ricci flow Speaker: Simon Brendle, Stanford Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Time: 01:00pm – 02:00pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center   [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box]

Gauge Theory Program Seminar: Romuald Janik, Jagiellonian University

Title: String Field Theory, Integrability and 3-point correlation functions Speaker: Romuald Janik, Jagiellonian University Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center   [box, type=”download”]Watch the Video. [/box] Abstract: I will describe some approaches to the study of 3-point correlation functions in N=4 SYM from the worldsheet point of view and … Read more