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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   
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In the news

Uppsala University, Sweden, Awards Prestigious Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Nikita Nekrasov
The Simons Center Congratulates Board of Trustee Chairman Yakov Eliashberg, co-recipient of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, along with Professor Claire Voisin
Nikita Nekrasov Awarded 2023 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
Professor Zohar Komargodski Awarded the Tomassoni Chisesi Prize

SCGP Cafe at Harvest East End 2014

Read about the SCGP Cafe featured at this years Harvest East End Festival – congrats Chef Paolo Fontana and the SCGP Cafe team on a job well done!                         For more information visit: Wine Enthusiast or Dans Papers

G2 Manifolds

G2 Manifolds Organized by Mark Haskins, Dietmar Salamon, and Simon Donaldson August 18 – October 3, 2014 This program seeks to connect recent developments and open questions in the theory of compact manifolds with special or exceptional holonomy (especially G_2 manifolds) with other areas of mathematics and theoretical physics: differential topology, algebraic geometry, (non compact) Calabi-Yau … Read more

Call for Proposals for Scientific Programs, 2015-16

Call for Proposals for Scientific Programs The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) at Stony Brook University is seeking proposals for scientific programs to be held in the 2015-16 academic year. The Simons Center is a research center devoted to furthering fundamental knowledge in geometry and theoretical physics, especially knowledge at the interface of … Read more

Transportation Schedules for Simons Summer Workshop 2014

Danfords Shuttle: *It is very important and greatly appreciated if you can carpool to the Simons Center from Danfords. There is a limited number of spots in the Danfords shuttle. Please see the tabs at the bottom of the excel for each week (it changes). Special Events Transportation Information: For beach talks and parties. Hilton … Read more

Schedule of Events for Simons Summer Workshop 2014

*Speakers and titles will be added to the schedule throughout the workshop. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays All talks will be held in the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Lecture Hall (Room 102). Breakfast will be served daily from 9:00am-10:00am in the Simons Center Café, 2nd floor. Lunch will be served from 12:00pm-2:00pm  in … Read more

Mathematical Problems in General Relativity: January 19 – 23, 2015

Organized by Philippe LeFloch, Mike Anderson, Sergiu Klainerman, and Jared Speck Dates: January 19 – 23, 2015 Einstein’s field equation of general relativity is one of the most important geometric partial differential equations. Over the past decade, the mathematical research on Einstein equation has made spectacular progress on many fronts, including the Cauchy problem, cosmic censorship, … Read more

Constructive Interference at the SCGP Cafe

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is pleased to announce that Chef Paolo Fontana and Dining Manager Julie Pasquier have taken over the management of the SCGP Café with third partner Maria Reuge, co-founder of Mirabelle restaurant, effective July 1st 2014.  Like the condition in which two waves arriving at the same place, at the same … Read more

Congratulations to Simons Donaldson, Winner of the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics: Symposium Panel Videos Now Available

View videos from the mathematics track at the Breakthrough Prize Symposium: The symposium was held November 10, 2014 at Stanford University and co-hosted by UC-San Francisco and UC-Berkeley. Panel: Simon Donaldson, Maxim Kontsevich, Jacob Lurie, Terence Tao, Richard Taylor and Yuri Milner (http://media.scgp.stonybrook.edu/video/video.php?f=20141215_2_qtp.mp4) Watch Simon’s video here:  http://media.scgp.stonybrook.edu/video/video.php?f=20141215_3_qtp.mp4 Simon Donaldson, permanent member of the Simons … Read more

Graduate Workshop on Moduli of Curves: July 7 – 18, 2014

Application for workshop is now closed. Organized by Samuel Grushevsky, Robert Lazarsfeld, and Eduard Looijenga Dates: July 7 – 18, 2014 In recent years, moduli of Riemann surfaces (or algebraic curves) have come to play an increasingly central role in several fields of mathematics, including algebraic and complex geometry, topology, Teichmuller dynamics, mathematical physics, and … Read more

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