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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)  
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In the news

John Pardon Awarded the New Horizons in Mathematics Prize
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

Symplectic and Low Dimensional Topologies in Interaction December 3 – 7, 2012

Organized by Peter Ozsvath, Yakov Eliashberg, Robert Lipshitz and Mohammed Abouzaid The workshop will explore recent developments in symplectic topology and low-dimensional topology, with an emphasis on connections between the two. Topics will include Heegaard Floer homology and its relation to combinatorial and geometric 3-manifold topology; contact geometry and its interaction with low-dimensional topology; symplectic embedding problems … Read more

Gauge Theory Angle at Integrability Workshop: November 12 – 16, 2012

Organized by Nikita Nekrasov and Samson Shatashvili   This workshop is a part of the Fall 2012 program Integrability in Modern Theoretical and Mathematical Physics Exactly solvable quantum many body systems, lattice models of statistical physics and integrable 1+1 dimensional quantum field theories have very rich and long history which substantially influenced the development of … Read more

String-Math 2013, June 17-21 2013

Conference Announcement:  String-Math 2013 Organizing Committee: Alexander Abanov, Michael Douglas, Ljudmila Kamenova, Claude LeBrun, John Morgan, Nikita Nekrasov, Leonardo Rastelli, Martin Rocek, The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is hosting a third annual meeting of String-Math series of conferences in June 17-21, 2013. Click here for the conference main web page.  

Umbilic Torus Dedication and Presentation Videos Now Available

  Please join us for the dedication of UMBILIC TORUS BY HELAMAN FERGUSON Thursday October 25, 2012 6 pm Math/Physics Plaza Stony Brook University A reception and lecture by Helaman and Claire Ferguson will follow in the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics   The “Umbilic Torus SC” as it will be for the next … Read more

Topology Seminar: R. Inanc Baykur, “Topological Complexity of Symplectic 4-manifolds and Stein Fillings”

Title: Topological Complexity of Symplectic 4-manifolds and Stein Fillings Speaker: R. Inanc Baykur Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Place: Seminar Room 313, Simons Center   Abstract: Following the ground-breaking works of Donaldson and Giroux, Lefschetz pencils and open books have become central tools in the study of symplectic 4-manifolds and contact 3-manifolds. An open question at … Read more

Controlled Evidence Exhibition

The exhibition runs from November 5th – December 21st and can usually be viewed Monday-Friday, 10 am – 5 pm. Please call ahead to check gallery hours. 631-632-2800

WEATHER ADVISORY

UPDATE Wednesday, October 31st The Hyper Kahler Geometry Workshop will be held in the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Lecture Hall 102 beginning at 9:30 am. The SCGP Cafe will be serving breakfast and lunch. All other activity in the Center is to be determined, please check back for updates.   Earlier Message: Due … Read more

FILLED – APPLY NOW!

FILLED – The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is seeking several administrative and IT professional staff members. The SCGP is a groundbreaking research Center located on Stony Brook University’s campus offering competitive salaries and excellent benefits.  Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.  Applicants must electronically submit a cover letter and resume … Read more

Graduate Workshop on Symplectic and Contact Topology, October 15 -19, 2012

Workshop on Symplectic and Contact Topology – Fall 2012 Organized by Mohammed Abouzaid and Yakov Eliashberg This graduate student workshop will be associated with the program in Symplectic Topology at the Center during the Fall of 2012. The workshop will be organized by Yakov Eliashberg and Mohammed Abouzaid (both in residence at the Center for … Read more

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