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)  

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

Program Organizer Information

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

Summer Concert Series at the Simons Center, July 24 – August 12

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is pleased to present a Summer Concert series featuring local jazz and classical musicians. SCHEDULE: Thursday July 24 Classical Performance by NY Virtuosi Wine and cheese reception at 5:30pm, concert at 6:30pm in Simons Center Auditorium, Room 103 Download Performance Program Tuesday July 29 Jazz Performance by Ray Anderson … Read more

‘Stitches’ Art Exhibition

Featuring the artworks of Elaine Ellison, Daina Taimina and Gabriele Meyer. Opening Reception: Thursday May 8, 2014 at 5:30pm Exhibition Dates: April 1 – May 31, 2014 Schedule of Events Thursday May 8th 5:30pm: Opening Reception – SCGP Art Gallery and Lobby 6:00pm: Talk by Elaine Krajenke Ellison, Mathematical Quilts – Tuesday May 20th 5:30pm: … Read more

Quantum Anomalies Program Seminar: Igor Krichever, Columbia University

Title: Spectral theory of periodic triangular difference operators and its applications Speaker:  Igor Krichever, Columbia University Date: Thursday, May 8, 2014 Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center       [box, type=”download”]Watch the video.[/box] Abstract: Recently difference equations of the form $$V_i+a_i^1V_{i+1}+\cdots +a_i^kV_{i+k}+V_{i+k+1}=0$$ with $n$-periodic coefficients have attracted additional interest and become central for various problems in the theory of … Read more

Growing Objects Art Exhibition

Wine and Cheese Reception and Gallery Viewing: 5:30pm Artist Talk by Jessica Rosenkratz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg: 6:30pm, SCGP Room 103 Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg will speak about their creative process and the works featured in the exhibition. Topics will span the scientific phenomena that inspired the pieces, the generative systems that grow them, and digital fabrication techniques … Read more

Seminar Series May 5 – 9 by Helmut Hofer (IAS) and Dominic Joyce (Oxford)

During the week of May 5 – 9, 2014 there will be a joint seminar series by Helmut Hofer (IAS) and Dominic Joyce (Oxford). SCHEDULE: Monday May 5 1:00pm – 2:00pm, SCGP Room 313 – Dominic Joyce, “The 2-categories of d-manifolds and d-orbifolds” Download Slides 2:30pm – 3:30pm, SCGP Room 313 – Helmut Hofer, “Polyfold” Tuesday … Read more