In this issue of the Newsletter

Milestones and Prizes

Congratulations to John Pardon on winning the New Horizons in Mathematics Prize for important results in geometry and topology, particularly in the field of symplectic geometry and pseudo-holomorphic curves, which are certain types of smooth surfaces in manifolds.

From Billiard Dynamics to Riemann Surfaces

From Billiard Dynamics to Riemann Surfaces. By Samuel Grushevsky Teichmuller Dynamics via Algebraic Geometry

Random Paths and Purpose: A Conversation with Scott Sheffield

Random Paths and Purpose: A Conversation with Scott Sheffield. Interview by Evita Nestoridi

Random Paths to Quantum Field Theory

Random Paths to Quantum Field Theory. By Antti Kupiainen

G2 Manifolds Program Seminar: Johannes Nordstrom

Title: Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Johannes Nordstrom, University of Bath Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]

G2 Manifolds Program Seminar: Simon Donaldson

Title: Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Simon Donaldson, SCGP Stony Brook University Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Time: 9:30am – 10:30am Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]

G2 Manifolds Program Seminar: Dietmar Salamon

Title: Floer Theory and the Fueter Equation Program: G2 Manifolds Program Seminar Speaker: Dietmar Salamon, ETH Zurich Date: Monday, September 8, 2014 Time: 9:30am – 10:30am Place: Lecture Hall 102, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]

Workshop Organizer Information

The Simons Center follows a strict timeline to have efficient and successful workshops.  Please see the chart below for a general timeline for organizing a workshop. SCGP Workshop Organizer Timeline Activity Deadline Submit workshop proposal to the Simons Center Scientific Advisory Committee. For complete instructions on how to apply to organize a workshop at SCGP, … Read more

Gauge Theory Program Seminar: Hidetoshi Awata

Title: On Five-dimensional AGT Relations Program: Gauge Theory, Integrability, and Novel Symmetries of Quantum Field Theory Speaker: Hidetoshi Awata, Nagoya University Date: Thursday, September 4, 2014 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]

Gauge Theory Program Seminar: Opening Discussion by Nikita Nekrasov and Samson Shatshvili

Title: Opening of the program and discussion of main topics by Nikita Nekrasov and Samson Shatshvili Program: Gauge Theory, Integrability, and Novel Symmetries of Quantum Field Theory Speaker: Nikita Nekrasov, SCGP Stony Brook University Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box]

Gauge Theory, Integrability, and Novel Symmetries of Quantum Field Theory

Gauge Theory, Integrability, and Novel Symmetries of Quantum Field Theory Organized by Anton Kapustin, Nikita Nekrasov, Samson Shatashvili, Volker Schomerus, and Konstantin Zarembo September 2 – December 19, 2014 The interplay between the supersymmetric gauge theories and (non-supersymmetric) integrable theories in various dimensions is a puzzling development of several decades of research. In recent years … Read more

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