In this issue of the Newsletter

Ten Years in the SCGP and 3 + 4 = 7

By Sir Simon Donaldson Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics

Natural Language: Geometry and Physics

By Nikita Nekrasov Professor of Physics, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics. Founded in 1477, Uppsala University is the oldest university in Northern Europe. The tradition of conferring honorary degrees goes back to the same time yet a different place (Oxford University). It is a tremendous honor to join a long line of scholars linking the centers of knowledge mining and knowledge transfer throughout the globe. Read more…

A Word from the Directors: Remembering Jim

On May 10, 2024, James Harris Simons (Jim), passed away at the age of 86 in New York City. Jim’s lifelong passion for math and basic science were an inspiration … Read more

My Career in Physics. A Biographical Research Summary by Robert Shrock

C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics Distinguished Professor Robert Shrock details a brief history of his career in physics, including a collection of research results.

Mathematical Billiards and Related Topics. By Alfonso Sorrentino and Sergei Tabachnikov

Mathematical Billiards and Related Topics By Alfonso Sorrentino, University of Rome Tor Vergata and Sergei Tabachnikov, Pennsylvania State University   

10+ Years of ADVANCE at Michigan Tech, Jacqueline E. Huntoon, PhD Michigan Technological University

WINGS Lecture Series Presents: 10+ Years of ADVANCE at Michigan Tech, Jacqueline E. Huntoon, PhD Michigan Technological University September 21 (Thursday), 2017 12:00 – 1:00 pm SIMONS CENTER AUDITORIUM Michigan Tech is a STEM-dominant PhD-granting institution located in Michigan’s rural upper peninsula. The University has been undertaking formal efforts to increase the representation of women in … Read more

Wonders of Broken Integrability: October 2 – 6, 2017

Workshop: Wonders of Broken Integrability October 2-6, 2017 Organized by: Fabian Essler, Giuseppe Mussardo and Alexei Tsvelik Quantum Integrability is one of the most significant concepts of modern science, characterized by a wide spectrum of applications and fascinating mathematical properties. Striking advances in the fields of ultra-cold atomic gases, non-equilibrium and thermalization properties of many-particle … Read more

Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy in Geometry, Analysis, and Physics September 10 – 13, 2017

Special Holonomy: Progress and Open Problems 2017: September 10-13, 2017, SCGP, Stony Brook This event is organized by the Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy and Geometry. For more information and to see the schedule please visit their website at https://sites.duke.edu/scshgap/progress-and-problems-2017/ Time SUN. SEPT. 10 MON. SEPT. 11 TUES. SEPT. 12 WED. SEPT. 13 8:30 BREAKFAST … Read more

SCGP News Volume VIII

  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 and cultural events.  

LOGARITHMS AND THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES

By George Sterman, Director of the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics Most of us would agree that addition and subtraction are simpler than multiplication and division, at least for big numbers. And this is not just for people who lack an affinity for math. When quantitative astronomy began in earnest, astronomers like Tycho Brahe … Read more

Young-Kee Kim Young-Kee Kim, an experimental particle physicist, is Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Chicago.  She has devoted much of her research to understanding the origin of mass for fundamental particles by studying two of the most massive particles (the W boson and the … Read more

A COOPERATION TO BUILD ‘THE FOUNDATIONS OF SYMPLECTIC GEOMETRY’

By Kenji Fukaya Recently there has been a discussion among mathematicians, as well as in press and several blogs, covering the developments in symplectic geometry. Professor Fukaya expressed interest in giving his opinion and we are happy to present it here: The set of the solutions of the equation x2 + y2 – z2 = … Read more

YITP 50TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM

By George Sterman, Director of the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics  On October 9 and 10, the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP) at Stony Brook University celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a symposium of talks by faculty and returning alumni, held at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics. The Institute for … Read more