In this issue of the Newsletter

Outreach Lectures – Book Talks

Moduli

Geometric Flows Organized by Simon Brendle, Xiuxiong Chen, Simon Donaldson, and Yuanqi Wang October 13 – December 19, 2014 Since its invention in 1982, Hamilton’s Ricci flow has become a central tool in global differential geometry. In particular, the Ricci flow has played a central role in Perelman’s proof of the Poincare conjecture, as well … Read more
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 prestigious Association of American … Read more
Application for workshop  is now closed. Organized by Kevin Costello, Ryan Grady, Owen Gwilliam, and Si Li Dates: September 29 – October 3, 2014 The Batalin-Vilkovisky (BV) formalism is a powerful method for constructing quantum field theories, notably gauge and supergravity theories. Recently, the language of derived geometry and homotopical algebra has provided a deeper interpretation … Read more
Interactions of Homotopy Theory and Algebraic Topology with Physics through Algebra and Geometry Organized by John Morgan and Dennis Sullivan October 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 While activities will depend on the visitors for their specific focus, we expect them to be organized around several general themes: (i) rigorous approaches to perturbative quantum field theories, and especially to gauge theories … Read more
Opening Reception, Thursday October 9 Gallery Viewing and Wine and Cheese Reception: 5:00pm Artist Talk by Eve Andree Laramee: 5:30pm, “Kepler: poetic, noetic and beyond” Artist Talk by Michael Benson, Monday November 10 Reception at 5:00pm Talk at 5:30pm in SCGP 102 Speaker: Michael Benson Title: Cosmigraphics: Picturing Space Through Time Abstract: Of all the sciences, … Read more
Title: Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Tommaso Pacini, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa Date: Thursday, September 11, 2014 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]
Title: Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Mark Haskins, Imperial College Date: Thursday, September 11, 2014 Time: 9:30am – 10:30pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]
Title: Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: David Morrison, UC Santa Barbara Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]
As part of the Simons Center program, Interactions of Homotopy Theory and Algebraic Topology with Physics through Algebra and Geometry, John Morgan will give a series of lectures (8 to 10 lectures) on Sheaf Theory with applications to duality. The course will be aimed at intermediate graduate students and above. The only prerequisite is a basic course … Read more
Geometric Flows Organized by Simon Brendle, Xiuxiong Chen, Simon Donaldson, and Yuanqi Wang October 13 – December 19, 2014 Since its invention in 1982, Hamilton’s Ricci flow has become a central tool in global differential geometry. In particular, the Ricci flow has played a central role in Perelman’s proof of the Poincare conjecture, as well as … Read more