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Walkshop “Mathematical Physics” at Trier University
29 Mar 2023 - 01 Apr 2023 • Trier , Germany
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Topology, Symmetry and Interactions in Crystals: Emerging Concepts and Unifying Themes
03 Apr 2023 - 06 Apr 2023 • Santa Barbara, United States
Organizer:
UC Santa Barbara, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP)
Abstract:
Recent developments in several disparate areas make it a pressing and opportune time to confront the interplay between topology, symmetry and interactions. This conference will catalyze the discussion on this broad topic by highlighting a burst of recent advancements, both theoretical and experimental, along this direction. An important goal is to enhance cross-talk between the weakly and strongly correlated communities interested in topology that have not yet had adequate interactions with each other. The conference will bring participants up to speed in this rapidly growing field and sharpen the central questions that will be discussed in the remainder of the associated program.
Event listing ID:
1448616
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Higher Structures in Geometry and Mathematical Physics
17 Apr 2023 - 21 Apr 2023 • CIRM (Marseille Luminy), France
Organizer:
CIRM – Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques
Event listing ID:
1532612
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EuroStrings 2023
24 Apr 2023 - 28 Apr 2023 • Gijón, Spain
Abstract:
EuroStrings 2023 is part of a cycle of yearly conferences gathering researchers from all over Europe and elsewhere, working in the areas of quantum field theory, string theory, quantum gravity and related topics. We hope that this conference will be an opportunity for having exciting scientific discussions and fostering new collaborations. Everybody interested in participating in the workshop is happily invited to register and participate.
Event listing ID:
1507128
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The Amplituhedron at 10 — Hidden Mathematical Structures of the Amplituhedron
24 Apr 2023 - 28 Apr 2023 • Dublin, Ireland
Abstract:
2023 marks ten years since the introduction of the Amplituhedron as a new mathematical object underpinning the physics of scattering amplitudes. While the past decade has seen many developments both in further understanding the mathematics and physics of the amplituhedron and generalizing it to wider classes of theories, it has become increasingly clear that we are only scratching the surface of this still largely mysterious set of ideas. In order to stimulate new lines of attack on these questions, DIAS and IAS in partnership will host a series of two meetings on "Hidden Mathematical Structures of the Amplituhedron." The first meeting will take place at DIAS during April 24-28, 2023.

There is no registration fee, and we encourage everyone interested to actively participate in discussion / brainstorming sessions, propose questions and new directions.

Contact:
Email: Amplituhedronat10@gmail.com
Event listing ID:
1544233
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ICMMP23 — The II International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Physics
24 Apr 2023 - 28 Apr 2023 • Marrakech, Morocco
Organizer:
Zouhaïr Mouayn (chair)
Abstract:
The conference will bring together leading experts and research scholars to exchange and share their experience and research results on all aspects of mathematical physics and to promote transference of knowledge at the crossroads of mathematics and physics. There will be plenary sessions (30 to 40min), short talks and posters for student presentations. The scope of the conference will be quite broad, including in particular the following topics: polyanalytic function theory, harmonic analysis, representation theory and quantization, Clifford analysis and applications, coherent states, time-frequency analysis and wavelets, orthogonal polynomials, special functions and q-analogues, Hopf algebras and quantum groups, geometric mechanics and symmetry, exact solvable systems, spectral theory and quantum systems, topological methods. With the goal of encouraging communication and collaborative research between the participants, a feature of ICMMP2023 will be the inclusion of specific time-slots for scientific discussion.
Contact:
Email: mouayn@gmail.com
Topics:
• Harmonic analysis, Representation theory & Quantization • Clifford algebras, Clifford analysis & applications • Coherent states & Wavelets • q-deformation, Hopf algebras & Quantum groups • Geometric mechanics & Symmetry • Orthogonal Polynomials, Special functions & Exact solvable systems • Probabilistic & Stochastic methods • Spectral theory & Quantum systems • Topological methods
Event listing ID:
1523148
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Structure Design and Emerging Phenomena in Nanoparticle Assemblies: What’s next?
15 May 2023 - 18 May 2023 • Santa Barbara, United States
Organizer:
UC Santa Barbara, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP)
Abstract:
Nanoparticle assembly is a hierarchical approach to functional materials. It operates at the mesoscale where elementary building blocks still feel their atomic nature and can profit from quantum function but at the same time are flexible enough in shape and interaction to permit high structural complexity. The realization of nanoparticle assemblies requires the convergence of and communication among several scientific disciplines: chemistry for synthesis, materials science for characterization, chemical engineering for up-scaling, and physics for a theoretical description and quantum phenomena. The goal of the conference will be to provide a coherent view of the current state of the field, bringing together researchers with different expertise and background. It should catalyze the development of new methods, both theoretical, computational and experimental, and define the basic science in this field. A focus will be recent developments but also a look forward: What should be the focus for the next decade and beyond? What are they key physics concepts that need to be developed and from where will the new game-changing technological advances emerge?
Event listing ID:
1448626
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INMS Workshop — Mathematical Physics in Quantum Technology: From Finite to Infinite Dimensions
22 May 2023 - 26 May 2023 • ICMS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Organizer:
ICMS - International Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Abstract:
Quantum technology is a vibrant discipline of research with numerous applications in all areas of science. The particular interest for this workshop lies in the area of quantum information and the control of quantum systems. While traditionally these disciplines have worked with finite-dimensional mathematical models for the sake of simplicity and since it has appeared sufficient, ever-growing physical systems and progress in experimental realisations make it natural to ask what happens in infinite dimensions: in the end, for large systems, infinite-dimensional approximations can often simplify the description of the finite-dimensional system; moreover, many systems are simply not finite-dimensional and hence a reliable mathematical description is needed. In this research workshop we would like to look at a number of current research themes in the wider area of quantum information such as robust quantum control, long-term stability of quantum systems, entanglement breaking channels and the divisibility of channels. By gathering experts from these areas, this workshop will stimulate discussions and cross-pollination, to look at common structures and frameworks, and to study the transition from finite to infinite dimensions and convergence properties in all of them.
Event listing ID:
1514087
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MECO48 — Middle European Cooperation in Statistical Physics
22 May 2023 - 26 May 2023 • Stara Lesna, Slovakia
Organizer:
Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice and Slovak Academy of Sciences
Abstract:
The MECO48 conference is devoted to modern problems and applications of statistical physics.
Contact:
Email: meco48slovakia@gmail.com
Topics:
Disordered and frustrated systems, Strongly correlated systems, Quantum many-body systems, Quantum computation and information, Topological phases of matter, Soft and active matter, Networks and complex systems, Non-equilibrium phenomena, Interdisciplinary applications
Event listing ID:
1542009
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Gauged Linear Sigma Models @30
22 May 2023 - 26 May 2023 • Stony Brook, United States
Abstract:
Gauged linear sigma models (GLSMs) have provided key insights into numerous aspects of string theory and supersymmetric field theory and have been a bridge to various fields in mathematics such as enumerative and algebraic geometry and category theory. The aim of this workshop is to bring together experts from mathematics and physics to celebrate 30 years of GLSMs by addressing topical research questions and identifying new applications. Topics include: GLSMs in the context of mirror symmetry, new types of stringy (Calabi-Yau) geometries, homological projective duality and generalisations thereof, SUSY gauge theories in more than two dimensions, generalized cohomology, quantum K-theory, and mathematical invariants stemming from a rigorous mathematical definition of GLSMs.
Event listing ID:
1530538
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French Strings Meeting
23 May 2023 - 25 May 2023 • Annecy , France
Organizer:
This meeting is an activity of IRN:QFS, the International Research Network on Quantum Fields and Strings.
Abstract:
This meeting will gather the France-based community working in string and quantum field theory for three days of scientific exchanges on current developments in these research areas.
Event listing ID:
1530506
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Workshop — The Geometry, Algebra, and Physics of Higgs Bundles
28 May 2023 - 02 Jun 2023 • Kelowna, B.C., Canada
Organizer:
Banff International Research Station (BIRS) / UBCO
Abstract:
The workshop will tackle four of the main directions in which Higgs bundles have recently taken a leading role within the mathematics and physics communities, following the breakthroughs of the last years. Bringing together leaders in the area both in mathematics and physics, as well as young researchers in the subfields of the workshop, the meeting will present the ideal setting for novel discoveries and understanding of the uses that Higgs bundles and Hitchin systems may have.
Event listing ID:
1523431
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INMS Workshop — Singularity formation in general relativity and dispersive PDEs
29 May 2023 - 02 Jun 2023 • ICMS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Organizer:
ICMS - International Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Abstract:
This workshop aims to bring together experts on singularity formation from mathematical general relativity as well as from dispersive PDE to map out the current frontiers of the fields, stimulate the transfer of ideas, foster discussions and new collaborations, and to inspire the new generation of researchers to take up the challenges this field holds. On the side of general relativity the workshop focuses on the topics of naked singularities, singularities inside black holes, as well as cosmological singularities. On the side of dispersive PDE the workshop aims to discuss the characterisation of general singularities and blow-up dynamics.
Event listing ID:
1514064
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New connections between Physics and Number Theory
05 Jun 2023 - 16 Jun 2023 • Pollica, Italy
Abstract:
The purpose of this interdisciplinary workshop is to investigate connections between various fields of theoretical physics, in particular string theory and statistical models of crystals, and the theory of automorphic forms, mock modular forms and beyond. The non-perturbative structure of string theory has led to new uses of automorphic forms that have already appeared in number theory, as well as new exotic automorphic objects that have not yet been encountered.
Event listing ID:
1545903
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Holography@25 — School and Workshop
05 Jun 2023 - 17 Jun 2023 • São Paulo, Brazil
Organizer:
ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research
Abstract:
The AdS/CFT correspondence, first proposed by Juan Maldacena in 1997, relates purely field theoretic models (in the absence of gravity) with a gravitational theory (usually embedded in string theory) in a higher dimension, the correspondence being holographic in nature. Since it is a duality, such that a perturbative model on one side corresponds to a nonperturbative one on the other, it has been applied to understand a multitude of interesting nonperturbative problems, in various areas of theoretical physics.

The Holography@25 will take place at the ICTP-SAIFR in São Paulo, Brazil, and there will be a School (June 5-13, 2023) and a Workshop (June 14-17, 2023). Candidates may apply either for one or both activities.

Event listing ID:
1530485
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GLaMP 2023 — 7th Great Lakes Mathematical Physics Meeting 2023
09 Jun 2023 - 11 Jun 2023 • Oberlin, Ohio, United States
Organizer:
Oberlin College
Event listing ID:
1537353
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Spectral Theory, Algebraic Geometry, and Strings
19 Jun 2023 - 23 Jun 2023 • Mainz , Germany
Organizer:
Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University
Abstract:
Recent work by physicists has uncovered a conjectural relationship between the enumerative invariants of noncompact Calabi-Yau geometries and the spectra of quantum curves. In certain limits, this connection may be recast in terms of zeroes and limits of higher normal functions, which are generalized periods arising from algebraic K-theory. Other interpretations and applications abound, in contexts ranging from integrable systems to resurgence theory. This workshop will be the first time that an interdisciplinary group of researchers working on this topic from various perspectives has been convened. The organizers expect it to generate new insights and new research liaisons among the attendees.
Event listing ID:
1517562
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AMP2022 — Analysis and mathematical physics – in memory of Sergey Naboko
19 Jun 2023 - 23 Jun 2023 • Stockholm , Sweden
Organizer:
Dept. of Mathematics, Stockholm University, SWEDEN
Topics:
Marcus Wallenberg Symposium in memory of SERGEY NABOKO
Event listing ID:
1503625
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LT-15 — XV. International Workshop: Lie Theory and Its Applications in Physics
19 Jun 2023 - 25 Jun 2023 • Varna , Bulgaria
Abstract:
The meeting covers the whole field of Lie Theory in its widest sense together with its applications in many facets of physics. As interface between mathematics and physics the workshop serves as a meeting place for mathematicians and theoretical and mathematical physicists.
Event listing ID:
1517552
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IGST 2023 — Integrability in Gauge and String Theory
19 Jun 2023 - 23 Jul 2023 • Zurich, Switzerland
Organizer:
ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
Event listing ID:
1545883
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Amplifying Gravity at All Scales
26 Jun 2023 - 21 Jul 2023 • Stockholm , Sweden
Organizer:
Nordita, Stockholm (Sweden)
Abstract:
This Nordita program is devoted to amplitudes- and QFT-inspired analytic methods for gravity at all scales. The topics covered will include: recent progress for gravitational amplitudes, new perturbative/effective formalisms, and relations between gravity and gauge theory. Higher-order calculations for: post-Newtonian/Minkowskian and self-force corrections to the gravitational potential/wave emission, cosmological correlators and ultraviolet physics probing quantum gravity, and applications to string theory. Challenges of incorporating spin and tidal effects in general relativity, and scattering amplitudes for Kerr black holes. Flat space holography in the form of celestial amplitudes, asymptotic symmetries and gravitational memory.
Event listing ID:
1545862
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String Math 2023
10 Jul 2023 - 14 Jul 2023 • Melbourne, Australia
Organizer:
University of Melbourne
Abstract:
This annual conference aims to cover the most important recent developments at the interface between string theory, quantum field theory and mathematics, while keeping a rough balance between physics and mathematics, stimulating interactions between the two communities.
Event listing ID:
1547757
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Symplectic Singularities and Supersymmetric QFT Summer School
10 Jul 2023 - 14 Jul 2023 • Amiens, France
Abstract:
The past decade have seen important progress by mathematicians and physicists alike on a class of geometric objects called symplectic singularities. On the math side, they lie at the crossroad between algebraic geometry and representation theory, while from the physical perspective they arise as moduli space for supersymmetric quantum field theories. As such, they can be studied using tools from string theories and branes. The first week will be a summer school, the second week will be a workshop. Participants can attend the first week, the second week, or both.
Event listing ID:
1545864
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Numerical Methods in Theoretical Physics 2023
10 Jul 2023 - 14 Jul 2023 • Pohang, South Korea
Organizer:
APCTP, Pohang (Korea)
Abstract:
The program aims at bringing together different communities of theoretical physicists who are working on numerical methods to investigate those types of questions. Cross-fertilizing ideas and finding common ground should inspire new ways of thinking about these problems and stimulate more rapid progress.
Event listing ID:
1545929
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Thermalization in Conformal Field Theories
10 Jul 2023 - 04 Aug 2023 • Mainz, Germany
Organizer:
Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics (Germany)
Abstract:
Much of the recent work and progress in CFTs has been at zero temperature and it is highly desirable to extend this to finite temperature/finite size systems. This is not only dictated by the obvious relevance of finite temperature systems to the real world, but also by important theoretical questions. This includes fundamental issues regarding the thermalisation process of quantum systems, the holographic description of black holes in terms of finite temperature CFTs, and the intriguing relationship between thermal CFT partition functions and modular functions. Although disparate at first sight, these areas are converging to a common theme involving the study of thermal CFT correlation functions.
Event listing ID:
1545822
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Workshop — Thermodynamic Formalism for Geodesic Flows
16 Jul 2023 - 21 Jul 2023 • Kelowna, B.C., Canada
Organizer:
Banff International Research Station (BIRS) / UBCO
Abstract:
This workshop will study this question for systems of geometric origin. One example of this is a particle bouncing inside a region -- think of a ball bouncing around a billiard table, or a light beam bouncing around a room whose walls are mirrors. If the walls are flat then the behavior is fairly predictable, but if they are curved then one often observes random-looking behavior in the long run. Or imagine walking in a straight line along a surface; if the surface is flat then changing the starting point a little will lead to a predictable change in the trajectory. However, if the surface is curved like a saddle then different trajectories will spread out and your location after walking for a long time will eventually seem to be random. The task of giving precise descriptions of systems such as these requires a more complete development of the theory of thermodynamic formalism for systems of geometric origin, which is precisely the goal of this workshop.
Event listing ID:
1523504
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Symplectic Singularities and Supersymmetric QFT Workshop
17 Jul 2023 - 21 Jul 2023 • Amiens, France
Abstract:
The past decade have seen important progress by mathematicians and physicists alike on a class of geometric objects called symplectic singularities. On the math side, they lie at the crossroad between algebraic geometry and representation theory, while from the physical perspective they arise as moduli space for supersymmetric quantum field theories. As such, they can be studied using tools from string theories and branes. The first week will be a summer school, the second week will be a workshop. Participants can attend the first week, the second week, or both.
Event listing ID:
1545854
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QTS12 — The XII. International Symposium on Quantum Theory and Symmetries
24 Jul 2023 - 28 Jul 2023 • Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract:
The XII. International Symposium on Quantum Theory and Symmetries (QTS12) will be held at Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, from Monday July 24 until Friday July 28, 2023. The Symposium series “Quantum Theory and Symmetries” (QTS) is a biannual meeting intended for physicists and mathematicians who are either applying symmetries to some physical model, or are studying mathematical objects that are relevant for physical applications.
Event listing ID:
1537257
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ISQS27 — The XXVIIth International Converence on Integrable Systems and Quantum Symmetries
24 Jul 2023 - 28 Sep 2023 • Prague, Czech Republic
Organizer:
Prague University (Czech Republic)
Abstract:
Conference ISQS27 will be organized as a sub-event of QTS12 (XII. International Symposium Quantum Theory and Symmetries) by Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague on July 24 – 28, 2023.

The XXVIIth International Conference on Integrable Systems is one of a series of annual meetings held at the Czech Technical University since 1992 and is devoted to problems of mathematical physics related to the theory of integrable systems, quantum groups and quantum symmetries. During the last 3 years each of the conferences gathered each year around 100 scientists from all over the world.

Event listing ID:
1545879
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Integrability, Dualities and Deformations 2023
24 Jul 2023 - 28 Sep 2023 • Durham, United Kingdom
Organizer:
Durham University (UK)
Abstract:
There has been significant recent progress in understanding deformations of integrable string sigma models, their relation to non-abelian and Poisson-Lie duality, and their possible AdS/CFT interpretation in terms of non-commutative field theory. These models can also be naturally recast in terms of double and exceptional field theory. Numerous interesting connections between these research areas are developing, promising to shed light on important open questions.
Event listing ID:
1545856
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Strings 2023
24 Jul 2023 - 29 Sep 2023 • Waterloo, Canada
Organizer:
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo (Canada)
Abstract:
The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics is delighted to host the 33rd installment of Strings, the flagship annual conference for the extended string theory community.
Event listing ID:
1545792
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EFB25 — 25th European Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics
30 Jul 2023 - 04 Aug 2023 • Mainz, Germany
Abstract:
The next European conference on few-body problems in physics (EFB25) will be held in Mainz, Germany, from July 30th to August 4th, 2023. This will be the 25th edition of this conference series, which has previously taken place in Guildford (2019), Aarhus (2016), Krakow (2013), Salamanca (2010), and Pisa (2007). Like the previous conferences, this conference will give the possibility to present and discuss recent developments in the field of few-body systems, i.e., systems which can be understood in terms of a few degrees of freedom.
Topics:
This Conference will focus on recent developments in the field of few-body systems in the following areas: Hadron physics; Nuclei and hypernuclei ; Electroweak processes; Nuclear astrophysics; Cold atoms and quantum gases; Atoms and molecules; Few-body methods; Few-body aspects of many-body systems
Event listing ID:
1502483
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PHHQP XX — 20th International Workshop on Pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians in Quantum Physics
31 Jul 2023 - 04 Aug 2023 • Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Abstract:
A Meeting on the Mathematical and Physical Aspects of Non-Hermitian Operators, PT-Symmetry, PT-Optics, Exceptional Points, Spectral Singularities, Indefinite-Metric Theories, Open Quantum Systems, and Resonances
Abstract submission deadline:
01 May 2023
Event listing ID:
1542642
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CMO/Banff Workshop — Pathological Behavior of Solutions to Fluid Equations
06 Aug 2023 - 11 Aug 2023 • Oaxaca, Mexico
Organizer:
Casa Matemática Oaxaca (CMO)
Abstract:
This workshop on pathological behaviors of solutions to fluid equations brings together experts in mathematical fluid mechanics to discuss recent exciting developments in this direction from the mathematical point of view, as well as their relevance to turbulence.
Event listing ID:
1503745
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FDIS 2023 — Finite Dimensional Integrable Systems in Geometry and Mathematical Physics
07 Aug 2023 - 11 Aug 2023 • University of Antwerp, Belgium
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Categorical Aspects of Symmetries
14 Aug 2023 - 25 Aug 2023 • Stockholm , Sweden
Event listing ID:
1545827
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School and workshop on Global Categorical Symmetries
27 Aug 2023 - 08 Sep 2023 • Les Diableret, Switzerland
Abstract:
From a modern point of view, quantum field theory associates to every symmetry a topological defect, which acts on local and extended observables. This understanding has recently led to the discovery of new higher notions of symmetry, which in turn has shed new light on some of the most mysterious and profound phenomena described by quantum field theory, including color confinement in non-abelian gauge theories and duality. The deep link between symmetry and topology finds its natural expression in the mathematics of topological quantum field theory, such as the modular tensor categories that describe invariants of knots and the long-distance physics of anyons. Recent advances have centered on the rich categorical structure of various defects and how it encodes the fundamental idea of locality, as expressed by the cobordism hypothesis.
Event listing ID:
1545828
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Kick-off conference — Theory Challenges in the Precision Era of the Large Hadron Collider
28 Aug 2023 - 01 Sep 2023 • Firenze - hybrid, Italy
Organizer:
Galileo Galilei Institute For Theoretical Physics
Event listing ID:
1513113
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Classical and Quantum Mechanical Models of Many-Particle Systems
03 Sep 2023 - 09 Sep 2023 • Oberwolfach, Germany
Organizer:
Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (MFO, Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics)
Event listing ID:
1495182
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Many-Body Quantum Systems
10 Sep 2023 - 16 Sep 2023 • Oberwolfach, Germany
Organizer:
Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (MFO, Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics)
Event listing ID:
1495236
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BIRS Workshop — Approximation Algorithms and the Hardness of Approximation
17 Sep 2023 - 22 Sep 2023 • Banff, Alberta, Canada
Organizer:
Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery
Abstract:
Most of the many discrete optimization problems arising in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics are NP-hard, that is, there exist no efficient algorithms to solve them to optimality, assuming the conjecture that P does not equal NP. The area of approximation algorithms focuses on the design and analysis of efficient algorithms that find solutions that are within a guaranteed factor of the optimal one. Loosely speaking, in the context of studying algorithmic problems, an approximation guarantee captures the quality of an algorithm -- for every possible set of input data for the problem, the algorithm finds a solution whose cost is within this factor of the optimal cost. A hardness threshold indicates the difficulty of the algorithmic problem -- no efficient algorithm can achieve an approximation guarantee better than the hardness threshold assuming that P does not equal NP. Over the last two decades, there have been major advances on the design and analysis of approximation algorithms, and on the complementary topic of the hardness of approximation. The goal of the workshop is to focus on a few key topics that could lead to deep new results in the areas of approximation algorithms, combinatorial optimization, hardness of approximation, and proof complexity.
Event listing ID:
1499180
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Training Week — Theory Challenges in the Precision Era of the Large Hadron Collider
25 Sep 2023 - 29 Sep 2023 • Firenze – hybrid, Italy
Organizer:
Galileo Galilei Institute For Theoretical Physics
Event listing ID:
1540356
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BIRS Workshop — Complex Lagrangians, Mirror Symmetry, and Quantization
15 Oct 2023 - 20 Oct 2023 • Banff, Alberta, Canada
Organizer:
Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery
Abstract:
The workshop is conceived in response to recent breakthroughs in physics and mathematics. One is the real quantization of Hitchin moduli spaces due to Gaiotto and Witten, and the other is a deformation quantization theory of Kontsevich and Soibelman that has achieved a vast mathematical foundation and generalization of topological recursion of Eynard and Orantin in random matrix theory. The vision of the organizers is that these two theories should be related through mirror symmetry. The workshop is organized to test this vision, and to explore its mathematical consequences.
Event listing ID:
1499297
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BIRS Workshop — The Mathematics and Physics of Moire Superlattices
22 Oct 2023 - 27 Oct 2023 • Banff, Alberta, Canada
Organizer:
Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery
Abstract:
Motivated by theoretical work that pointed to new opportunities, tremendous progress has been made over the past several years in using moiré superlattices formed from two-dimensional materials as a laboratory for the study of quantum materials. This development has opened up an exciting new scientific opening, one in which mathematics and theoretical physics have a very large role to play by identifying moiré systems that are likely to exhibit new or poorly understood electronic phenomena, by inventing mathematical methods that enable testable predictions of physical properties, and by unravelling the meaning of experimental observations.
Event listing ID:
1499329
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Workshop — Lagrangian Multiform Theory and Pluri-Lagrangian Systems
22 Oct 2023 - 27 Oct 2023 • Hangzhou, China
Organizer:
Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (IASM) in Hangzhou, China
Abstract:
In 2009 a new direction in variational calculus was proposed, called Lagrangian multiform theory (also referred to as pluri-Lagrangian systems), which breaks with the conventional approach in a fundamental way: in this new theory the Lagrangian is no longer a simple function of the fields, but an extended object (a differential or difference p-form). Furthermore, the Lagrangian is not put in by hand, i.e. chosen on the basis of secondary considerations (such as requiring certain symmetries), but emerges itself as a solution of the principal variational equations. These equations come from varying both the fields (as in the conventional theory) as well as the hyper-surfaces over which the action is integrated in the space of independent variables. The theory forms unique departure from the standard picture, in that it forms the first least-action principle that merges variational calculus with the key integrability notion of 'multidimensional consistency' (which is the key property of integrable systems, comprising the class of remarkable model equations which allow for the coexistence of infinite families of equations on one and the same mathematical functions). The fast development of the theory in the last decade, establishing the basic principles of the classical theory, demonstrating the applications to integrable systems and making the first steps towards a quantum theory, make it very timely to have a meeting on this new subject. The ambition of this novel viewpoint on the least-action principle, possibly as a candidate for a new foundational principle of physics, compel to branch out to researchers working in fundamental physics.
Event listing ID:
1523373
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Integrability, Duality and related topics 2023
30 Oct 2023 - 03 Nov 2023 • Pohang, South Korea
Abstract:
In this program we plan to invite a critical mass of researchers with complementary expertise from across the mathematical physics, condensed-matter physics and string theory communities, to promote common interests and collaborations, discover and open up new directions, and in particular, to develop applications to realistic physical systems.
Topics:
Integrability has played a central role in understanding non-perturbative QFTs quantitatively leading to important applications in condensed matter physics, mathematical physics and more recently, in string theory. There is considerable activity brewing at the interface of these areas. An important recent development is given by integrability-preserving deformations, which includes the TTbar deformation. This progress further expands the scope of integrability to a larger class of models. At the same time, it leads to new insights on fundamental concepts of 2d quantum field theories such as UV completeness and locality. Another promising and active approach toward nonperturbative physics is provided by duality. In particular, dualities found in the AdS/CFT correspondence and its extensions, known as holography, have provided new insights and exact results by employing exact methods such as integrability and localization. AdS/CFT integrability has inspired remarkable advances in the study of correlation functions, including single-trace operators and those involving D-brane in AdS. The techniques employed are closely connected to the study of finite- volume form factors, and of non-equilibrium dynamics in condensed matter physics. Interest in CFT correlators also connects with the conformal bootstrap program, to which integrability is poised to contribute. As examples of how this might happen, links between Calogero-Sutherland models and conformal blocks have been established; non-perturbative methods for computing OPE coefficients which combine numerical conformal bootstrap approach and integrability have been initiated. Exploring this rich web of connections, between different areas of physics and mathematical physics, is in its infancy.
Event listing ID:
1545785
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Workshop — Arthur packets
05 Nov 2023 - 10 Nov 2023 • Hangzhou, China
Organizer:
Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (IASM) in Hangzhou, China
Abstract:
The Langlands Programme as we now know it was framed as a research agenda in the late 1960s. At the same time that the Nobel Prize was being awarded to Murray Gell-Mann "for his contributions and discoveries concerning the classification of elementary particles and their interactions," the Langlands Program predicted that the elementary particles of arithmetic -- L-functions -- should be classified by automorphic representations of algebraic groups. One of the pillars of the Langlands Programme is a conjecture, known as the local Langlands Correspondence, which is crucial to attaching complete L-functions to automorphic representations. The local Langlands Correspondence is now a theorem for automorphic representations of quasisplit classical groups by the work of James Arthur, relying on the work of many mathematicians. Arthur packets play a key role in this recent work. This conference gathers together experts on Arthur packets over global and local fields to cross-pollinate ideas and work on open problems.
Event listing ID:
1523429
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Workshop — Vortex Dynamics: the Crossroads of Mathematics, Physics and Applications
03 Dec 2023 - 08 Dec 2023 • Hangzhou, China
Organizer:
Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (IASM) in Hangzhou, China
Abstract:
Vortex dynamics is at the heart of many unresolved problems in fluid mechanics and is also central to numerous applications in science and engineering. The goal of the proposed meeting is to survey the recent progress in this field focusing on applied mathematics aspects of both classical and emerging problems. We are planning to bring together about 40 researchers at different career stages working on various aspects of vortex dynamics, spanning applied mathematical analysis, scientific computing, physical modeling as well as scientific and engineering applications. A highlight of the workshop will be events designed to foster cross-fertilization between applied mathematics and different application areas.
Event listing ID:
1523364
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What is String Theory? Weaving Perspectives Together
08 Jan 2024 - 19 Apr 2024 • KITP, Santa Barbara, United States
Organizer:
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP)
Abstract:
While it is widely acknowledged that string theory provides a framework for addressing quantum gravitational (and even quantum field theoretic) questions, the precise nature of its organizational principle remains obscure. Nearly three decades ago, when the question “What is string theory?” was asked, the perturbative string worldsheet viewpoint played the starring role. Since then, the discovery of D-branes, string dualities, and the holographic AdS/CFT correspondence has had spacetime dynamics taking center-stage. Much insight has been gleaned from these developments. We now have, for example, a much broader class of string backgrounds with better control over compactifications; strong constraints on the low energy effective field theories; a plethora of gauge-string dualities as well as applications of holographic techniques to a wide class of physical problems; and new angles on semiclassical gravitational physics from a fruitful interplay with quantum information in holography. Together with an influx of new tools and techniques, we have a very rich set of perspectives that illuminate the subject we continue to call string theory. While all these developments are interesting in and of themselves, it is an opportune moment to attempt to synthesize these, often disparate, strands and arrive at a deeper answer to the question in the title.
Event listing ID:
1517593
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Loops 24
06 May 2024 - 10 May 2024 • Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Abstract:
The international conference Loops ‘24 is the most recent in a long tradition of biennial meetings focused on loop quantum gravity and background independent approaches to quantum gravity. The conference will be held from Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 10, 2024, at the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA). The program will feature morning plenary talks complemented by contributed talks. Plenary sessions will be held in the auditorium of the Broward County Main Library one block away from the campus. The conference will highlight recent developments in canonical loop quantum gravity, covariant loop quantum gravity (spin foams), and other approaches to quantum gravity, as well as applications to symmetry-reduced models, quantum cosmology, black holes in quantum gravity, and other topics. Foundational, mathematical, numerical and phenomenological aspects will be covered.
Topics:
Gravitation and Cosmology
Event listing ID:
1517602
51
41st International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory
28 Jul 2024 - 03 Aug 2024 • U. Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Abstract:
The International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory is an annual conference that attracts scientists from around the world. Originally started as a place for physicists to discuss recent developments in lattice gauge theory, the conference is now the largest of its type and has grown to cover strongly interacting phenomena in many contexts such as particle physics phenomenology and nuclear theory, as well as algorithms, code development and machine architectures.
Event listing ID:
1523994
52
Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity
04 Aug 2024 - 09 Aug 2024 • Oberwolfach, Germany
Organizer:
Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (MFO, Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics)
Event listing ID:
1529819


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