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Spaces of Functions with a Bounded Number of Critical Points

By John Pardon, Professor of Mathematics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics

The Black Hole Information Paradox

A 50 Year Journey – By Samir D. Mathur

Puzzle Time

The Fisherman and the Boat by Alexander Abanov Integer Mutations by Maxim Braverman

The Simons Center Art and Outreach Program

A summary of the Art and Outreach events hosted by the Simons Center during the fall 2025 and winter 2026, including a series of Della Pietra sponsored lectures by Prof Avi Wigderson (IAS)
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In the news

Simons Center Welcomes New Director Ludmil Katzarkov
Congratulations to the 2026 Fields Medalists
John Pardon Awarded the New Horizons in Mathematics Prize
Uppsala University, Sweden, Awards Prestigious Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Nikita Nekrasov

5d N=1 SCFTs and Gauge Theories on Brane Webs: October 17-21, 2022

Organized by Amihay Hanany, Marcus Sperling, Antoine Bourget and Julius Grimminger Five dimensional (5d) Lagrangian gauge theories are non-renormalizable, however many 5d N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories can be understood as effective infrared (IR) descriptions of 5d or 6d conformal fixed points in the ultraviolet (UV) under the renormalization group (RG) flow. Consequently, several questions need … Read more

Della Pietra Lecture Series by Peter Pesic: September 21-23, 2021

General Lecture  This lecture is by invitation only and will be available online for general public viewing. To watch the live stream please visit: scgp.stonybrook.edu/live Date: Tuesday, September 21 at 5:00pm ETLecture Title: “Music and the Making of Modern Science” Abstract: In the natural science of ancient Greece, music formed the meeting place between numbers and perception. … Read more

From Representation Theory to Mathematical Physics and Back: May 31-June 4, 2022

Organized by: Pavel Etingof (MIT), Mikhail Khovanov (Columbia University), Alexander Kirillov (Stony Brook), Anna Lachowska (EPFL, Switzerland), Ivan Loseu (Yale), Andrew Neitzke (Yale), Joshua Sussan (CUNY Medgar Evers), Anton Zeitlin (Louisiana State University) The theme of the meeting is the continued influence of mathematics and physics on each other. In particular, the workshop will highlight … Read more

‘Mosque Architecture and the Experience of the Islamic Sacred’

Lecture by Valérie Gonzalez, Research Associate at SOAS, University of London. Monday July 26 at 2:00pmSimons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium, Room 103 Abstract: This presentation aims to introduce Islamic visual culture through an explanatory description of the forms, space and ornamental design of mosque architecture in diverse areas of the Muslim world, at different periods … Read more

SCGP News Volume XVI – Fall/Winter 2020

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is pleased to announce the latest issue of SCGP News, a biannual publication which reflects the Center’s mission, scientific activities and cultural events.

The Simons Center 10th Anniversary

By Maria Guetter, Maria Shtilmark and Lorraine Walsh On November 9, 2020, the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) celebrated its 10th anniversary with a special symposium and luncheon at the Center. The SCGP was officially founded in 2008 and the physical building’s inauguration was on November 9, 2010. Thus, this special commemoration marked … Read more

Milestones and Prizes

By Kenji Fukaya, Permanent Faculty Member, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Since 1978, the Wolf Foundation awards the acclaimed, international Wolf Prize to outstanding scientists and artists from around the world. In 2020, the Wolf Prize in Mathematics was awarded jointly to Yakov Eliashberg (Stanford) and Simon Donaldson (SCGP). In this article, Kenji Fukaya … Read more

Chris Gerig Lecture Series

The following talks will be held at the Simons Center in Room 102. Live streaming is available for virtual participants here: https://scgp.stonybrook.edu/live Virtual Lecture 1: Wednesday 6/2312:00-13:00 EDT14:00-15:00 EDT 1) Introductory ECH and cobordism map difficultiesAbstract: In these two lectures I will introduce Embedded Contact Homology, a useful Floer theory for contact 3-manifolds, obtained by counting pseudoholomorphic curves … Read more

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