In this issue of the Newsletter

Outreach Lectures – Book Talks

Moduli

On Hyperkähler Geometry. By Ljudmila Kamenova, Research Associate Professor, Stony Brook University, Mathematics Department
Thursday October 19, 1:00pm in SCGP room 102 Speaker: Thomas Allison Title: Attosecond Optics and Attosecond Physics: the Good, the Bad, and the Maybe Abstract: In this lecture I will discuss the work recognized by this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to Pierre Agostini, Anne L’Huillier, and Ferenc Krausz for their pioneering work on … Read more
Stony Brook University Distinguished Professor and C.N. Yang/Wei Deng Endowed Chair Alexander Zamolodchikov has been named co-recipient of the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. He shares the award with John Cardy, All Souls College, University of Oxford, “For profound contributions to statistical physics and quantum field theory, with diverse and far-reaching applications in different … Read more
COSMIC RHYTHM and BANG Ander Mikalson and Katie Paterson September 21–December 8, 2023 Curated by Jillian McDonald The Simons Center Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, November 9, 2023, 5:00 pm 5:00 pm: Reception, Simons Center Gallery and SCGP Lobby 5:30-6:30 pm: Artist Talk by Ander Mikalson, SCGP room 102 Title: “Score for the Big Bang” Abstract: … Read more
The Della Pietra Lecture Series is pleased to present a series of lectures by Mathematician Ian Stewart, University of Warwick General Public Lecture Date and Time: Monday, October 2 at 5:00pm Location: Della Pietra Family Auditorium – 103 Reception at 4:15pm, Simons Center Lobby TITLE: All the World’s a Network Abstract: Networks are ubiquitous in today’s … Read more
Ron Donagi and Phillip Griffiths visited the Simons Center in April, 2023, for the Simons collaboration conference on Homological Mirror Symmetry. Crossing paths once again, they took the opportunity for a conversation about their early days at Harvard, Griffiths work in Hodge theory, his role as Director of the Institute of Advanced Study and initiative promoting science in developing countries, and the future of interdisciplinary mathematics.
Speaker: Professor Jacob Tsimerman (University of Toronto) “Transcendence in Algebraic Geometry” Tuesday, November 7. Title: Transcendence of period integrals over function fields. ABSTRACT Wednesday, November 8. Title: Definable o-minimal structures and applications to Periods. ABSTRACT Thursday, November 9. Title: Unlikely Intersection problems and Functional Transcendence. ABSTRACT All lectures will take place from 4:00 – 5:00pm … Read more
C.N. Yang Colloquium Series Presents Dr. Serge Haroche, 2012 Nobel Laureate Quantum Science with Giant Atoms September 19, 2023 Coffee/Tea at 3:45pm, Simons Center Lobby Lecture, 4:15pm, Simons Center Della Pietra Family Auditorium, Room 103 This talk will be live streamed at scgp.stonybrook.edu/live
SIMONS SUMMER WORKSHOP EXHIBITION Celebrating 20 Years July 3–August 25, 2023 Curated by Martin Roček and Lorraine Walsh The Simons Center Gallery Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (SCGP) Stony Brook University, NY 11794 The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is pleased to present photographs and video spanning 20 years at the Simons Summer … Read more
Mini-course by Gregory Falkovich September 26 – November 28, 2023 on Tuesdays at 2:30pm in room 313 Title: Introduction to Information Theory Selected Subjects: Measuring Uncertainty Mutual Information and Entanglement Entropy, Redundancy of Language and Genetic Code Information is Life and Money Theory of Mind – Active Inference Information in Quantum Mechanics and Statistics