In this issue of the Newsletter

Outreach Lectures – Book Talks

Chris Quigg in Conversation with George Sterman. Grace in All Simplicity: Beauty, Truth, and Wonders on the Path to the Higgs Boson and New Laws of Nature Robert P. Crease. The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Moduli

By Steven Bradlow, Daniel Halpern-Leistner, Victoria Hoskins, Margarida Melo, and Anna Wienhard  

Brownian Motion and Dirichlet Zeros

By Giuseppe Mussardo Professor of Theoretical Physics, SISSA (Trieste)  

Seminar Series: Mathematics and Physics of Calogero-Moser-Sutherland systems.

Organized by: Nikita Nekrasov, Alexander Turbiner and Alexander Abanov.   Abstract: Calogero-Moser-Sutherland many-body systems arose originally in the 1970’s simultaneously in Nuclear Physics, Mathematical Physics and Solid State Physics. Since then they were found in some incarnations in diverse branches of physics and mathematics such as the theory of quantum Hall effect, Yang-Mills and Chern-Simons … Read more

SCGP Fall 2014 Newsletter

The Simons Center is pleased to announce the Fall 2014 newsletter. Read on for more details about our fall programs, workshops, special lectures and events: Click here for SCGP Fall 2014 Newsletter

Integrability vs. non-integrability in statistical mechanics: March 2 – 6, 2015

Organized by Tetsuo Deguchi, Anthony Guttman, Jean-Michel Maillet, Barry McCoy, and Alexander Zamolodchikov Dates: March 2 – 6, 2015 There is a fundamental paradox in statistical mechanics that we do exact computations on systems with very special symmetry properties and then apply the intuition gained to generic systems which do not have these symmetries. We … Read more

SCGP Seeks Next Director

About Stony Brook University: Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island’s scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff. The University is a member of the … Read more

ZIMOUN: [KE]3, Art Exhibition Closing Reception, April 9, 2015

[KE]3 175 prepared dc-motors, 150 filler wires, 25 cotton balls, 3 screens, 25 cardboard boxes February 5 – April 9, 2015 Simons Center Gallery Curated by Lorraine Walsh Schedule of Events: Opening Reception: Thursday February 5th, 2015 5:00 pm: Wine and Cheese Reception, Simons Center Lobby and Art Gallery Artist talk by Zimoun, 4:00 pm, … Read more

SCGP Cafe Wins Long Island’s Local Heroes Contest

And The Local Hero Award Goes To SCGP Cafe! Read on for more information below – Congratulations Chef Paolo Fontana, and dining managers Julie Pasquier and Maria Reuge. Come visit the SCGP Cafe this spring to try our innovative and award winning menu, and dine al fresco on our outdoor patio garden! http://www.ediblelongisland.com/2015/02/23/local-hero-award-goes-2/ “Located on … Read more

Art and the Quantum Moment Art Exhibition: Closing Reception, Thursday January 29

December 4 2014 – January 29, 2015 Featuring the artwork of Eric J. Heller (ericjhellergallery.com) Frederique Swist (fredswist.co.uk/gallery.html) Jacqueline Thomas (jacquelinethomasbooks.co.uk) Curated by Lorraine Walsh, with Robert Crease and Alfred Goldhaber   Schedule of Events: Pre-exhibition Talk by Arthur I Miller, University College London  Wednesday November 5th, 2014 Reception at 5:00pm Talk by Arthur I Miller … Read more