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MRSI – Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley

The development of Floer theory in its early years can be seen as a parallel to the emergence of algebraic topology in the first half of the 20th century, going from counting invariants to homology groups, and beyond that to the construction of algebraic structures on these homology groups and their underlying chain complexes. In continuing work that started in the latter part of the 20th century, algebraic topologists and homotopy theorists have developed deep methods for refining these constructions, motivated in large part by the application of understanding the classification of manifolds. The goal of this program is to relate these developments to Floer theory with the dual aims of (i) making progress in understanding symplectic and low-dimensional topology, and (ii) providing a new set of geometrically motivated questions in homotopy theory.

American Institute of Mathematics (AIM)

This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to recent developments in the study of Lagrangian Floer theory of symmetric products of Riemann surfaces and Hilbert schemes of symplectic 4-manifolds, and their applications both to symplectic topology and the low dimensional topology.

American Mathematical Society

Diophantine equations are systems of polynomial equations solved over integers or rational numbers. Diophantine geometry is the study of Diophantine equations using ideas and techniques from algebraic geometry. It is one of the oldest subjects of mathematics and the most popular part of number theory connecting it to algebraic geometry.

The goal of this session is to explore recent developments in the theory of arithmetic geometry and with special focus on curves and Jacobian varieties. We intend to bring together mathematicians, working on this area of research, from the USA and from Europe encouraging further cooperation and discussion. We will especially encourage younger mathematicians and graduate students and newcomers in the area.

The session will focus on the following topics, but we will be open and welcoming to talks which do not fall in the list of topics below.

Phone: [2477607447];     Email: shaska@risat.org

algebraic curves, Abelian varieties, isogenies, torsion points, Tate modules, heights, weighted heights, height conjectures, Brauer group, K3 surfaces, Kummer varieties, Néron-Tate heights, Minimal models, minimal height, Néron models, Brauer-Siegel theorem, Mordell-Lang conjecture, Mordell-Weil, Bombieri-Lang conjecture, Vojta’s conjecture

Number Theory, Arithmetic,    Geometry and Topology

In this workshop we will study surfaces in 3-manifolds from several perspectives. Each participant will be asked to give a 2-hour lecture.

Potential subtopics include but are not limited to: Virtual Haken, Character variety methods, Foliations, Minimal surfaces, Totally geodesic surfaces

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)

The Connections Workshop features presentations by both leading researchers and promising newcomers whose research has contact with the interrelated topics of algebraic cycles, L-values, and Euler systems. The goal is to present a variety of diverse results, so as to forge new connections, foster collaborative projects, and establish mentoring relationships. While emphasis will be placed on the work of women mathematicians, the workshop is open to all researchers.

UC Santa Barbara, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP)

The last several years have seen rapid development of a new language for conformal field theory(CFT), including insights from the conformal bootstrap program. This conference will bring to bear the modern arsenal of conformal field theory on the foundations of holography and quantum gravity. A theme of the conference will be the extent to which consistency conditions on quantum gravity are inherited from those of CFT, and whether they naturally lead to string/M-theory. By bringing together scientists on both sides of holographic duality, we hope to explore these issues in a broad way.Topics to be covered include large N bootstrap and the structure of holographic CFTs dual to general relativity; CFT sum rules and gravitational effective field theory; aspects of supersymmetry in holography; low-dimensional holography, modularity and quantum chaos; black holes from strongly-coupled finite temperature physics; symmetry constraints on gravitational path integrals and AdS vacua; S-matrices, their relation to CFT correlators, and holography away from AdS.

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology,    Mathematical Physics

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)

The Introductory Workshop aims to provide a coherent overview of current research in algebraic cycles, L-values, Euler systems, and the many connections between them. This includes the study of special cycles on Shimura varieties and moduli spaces of shtukas, integral representations of L-values and the construction of p-adic L-functions, and the construction of Euler systems from special elements in Chow groups or higher Chow groups of Shimura varieties.

American Institute of Mathematics (AIM)

This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to the study of cluster algebras and their relation to symplectic geometry, bringing together people with expertise in these two fields. In recent years deep and intriguing connections between these two areas have been discovered, including the existence of cluster structures on moduli spaces of Lagrangian fillings, the cluster compatibility of Poisson structures on wild character varieties, the cluster algebras associated to plane curve singularities, and the cluster nature of spectral networks. This bridge between cluster algebras and symplectic geometry is proving fruitful in both directions and a central aim of the workshop is to crystalize those connections and bring forward further applications.

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MRSI)

The Introductory Workshop aims to provide a coherent overview of current research in algebraic cycles, L-values, Euler systems, and the many connections between them. This includes the study of special cycles on Shimura varieties and moduli spaces of shtukas, integral representations of L-values and the construction of p-adic L-functions, and the construction of Euler systems from special elements in Chow groups or higher Chow groups of Shimura varieties. Workshop lectures will be organized into short lecture series, so as to allow each series to begin with expository lectures on foundational results before moving on to current research.

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)

This workshop will highlight talks on various aspects of Diophantine Geometry. The goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers at different career stages and of various backgrounds in order to establish new collaborations and mentoring relationships.

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)

This workshop will feature expository lectures about current developments in Diophantine geometry. This includes the uniform Mordell—Lang for rational points on curves, the Andre—Oort conjecture for special points on Shimura varieties, and effective results via Chabauty method, and related topics in Arakelov theory, unlikely intersections, arithmetic statistics, arithmetic dynamics, and p-adic Hodge theory.

Geometry and Topology,    Number Theory, Arithmetic

ICERM

Discrete periodic Schrodinger operators describe the behavior of individual electrons in "ideal" crystals in the tight-binding model of solid state physics. Spectra of such operators have the usual band-gap structure, and the corresponding dispersion relations are algebraic varieties. In the 1990's Gieseker, Knorrer, and Trubowitz used toroidal compactifications to solve questions such as irreducibility of Bloch and Fermi varieties and the density of states, for a class of mono-atomic models. Their work showed that while spectral theory is focused on the real part of the Bloch variety, the study of complex singularities and compactifications is crucial for describing formation of bands and gaps. After a gap of 30 years, spectral theory is again interacting with algebraic geometry. Recently, W. Liu gave an algebraic method to obtain more general proofs of irreducibility for Fermi surfaces, Kravaris used free resolutions to study density of states, and Kuchment and coauthors used toric varieties and numerical nonlinear algebra to study spectral edges. These and other developments have led to the realization that many open questions in spectral theory may be studied using modern tools in algebraic geometry. These include the relation of reducibility/irreducibility with physical symmetries of the crystals, the structure of spectral band edges, and Dirac cones. These methods can also be applied to quantum graphs, such as graphene-type structures, and to obtain existence and non-existence theorems for embedded eigenvalues. The goal of this workshop is to bring together experts from spectral theory, mathematical physics, and algebraic geometry to understand, apply, and advance these new methods and interactions. A significant aspect of these reemerging interactions involves computation. A key recent development in algebraic geometry is computation, both symbolic and numerical. Computation and experimentation using tools from algebraic geometry have already been important in two recent papers by Sottile on this subject, and we expect it to become a useful tool for studying periodic operators. Speakers in this workshop are firmly rooted in the uses of computation and experimentation in applications of Algebraic Geometry, and many are familiar with exploiting the atmosphere and facilities of the ICERM to initiate collaboration.

Program Staff;     Phone: [1-401-863-5030];     Email: programstaff@icerm.brown.edu

Geometry and Topology,    Applied Mathematics (in general)

American Institute of Mathematics (AIM)

This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to applications of recent foundational developments in the theory of algebraic stacks to study specific moduli problems of long-standing interest, such as the moduli of curves, the moduli of higher dimensional varieties and the moduli of principal bundles. This workshop will bring together experts in each of these moduli problems.

The workshop will focus on the following particularly promising applications: Topic 1: Compactifications of the universal G-bundle over stable curves. Topic 2: Stability conditions for singular curves and the log minimal model program for Mg. Topic 3: Stability conditions for polarized schemes and varieties.

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)

The topical workshop will be dedicated to Shouwu Zhang, to mark the occasion of his 60th birthday, and to honour his numerous beautiful contributions to the theory of Shimura varieties and special values of L-functions. It will highlight cutting edge work on topics such as the construction of Euler systems; relations between special cycles on Shimura varieties and L-functions, such as generalized Gross-Zagier formulas and the Tate conjecture; the construction of Galois representations in cohomology; and related aspects of the theory of automorphic forms.

American Institute of Mathematics (AIM)

This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to homotopy theories developed for the study of discrete and combinatorial objects. Many different models of discrete homotopy have emerged in the past 20-30 years, developed largely in isolation from one another. In this workshop, we will study different perspectives on discrete homotopy and explore their connections and differences. Among our goals is to identify important applications, particularly to combinatorics, metric geometry, and geometric group theory. We will also investigate how ideas from abstract homotopy theory (model categories, simplicial and cubical homotopy, infinity categories, etc.) may be used to extend and consolidate the theories.

The main topics of this workshop are: A-theory of graphs and simplicial complexes; Homotopy of digraphs; Digital homotopy ; Discrete homotopy of metric spaces; Homotopy theory in topological categories; Applications of abstract homotopy theory to discrete homotopy; Applications of discrete homotopy to combinatorics, metric geometry, geometric group theory, and other areas.

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MRSI)

The topical workshop will be dedicated to Shouwu Zhang, to mark the occasion of his 60th birthday, and to honour his numerous beautiful contributions to the theory of Shimura varieties and special values of L-functions. It will highlight cutting edge work on topics such as the construction of Euler systems; relations between special cycles on Shimura varieties and L-functions, such as generalized Gross-Zagier formulas and the Tate conjecture; the construction of Galois representations in cohomology; and related aspects of the theory of automorphic forms.

Algebraic Cycles, L-Values, and Euler Systems

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

CIRM - Jean-Morlet Chair

In recent years, a number of techniques have led to outstanding progress on Lang-Vojta conjectures, such as the Subspace Theorem, p-adic approaches to finiteness, and modular methods. Similarly, spectacular progress has been achieved on unlikely intersection conjectures thanks to new methods and tools, such as height formulas for special points, connections to model theory, refined counting results, and new theorems of Ax-Shanuel type (bi-algebraic geometry). The goal of this workshop is to create the opportunity for these two groups to interact, to share their techniques, to update on the most recent progress, and to attack the outstanding open questions in the field.

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MRSI)

A central topic in Diophantine Geometry is to understand how the geometry of a variety influences the arithmetic of its algebraic points, and conversely. Conjectures of Bombieri, Lang, and Vojta suggest that rational points of algebraic varieties satisfying suitable approximation conditions, are algebraically degenerate. On the other hand, conjectures on unlikely intersections suggest that algebraic points of special type —e.g. torsion points in semi-abelian varieties, special points in Shimura varieties— avoid subvarieties, unless the subvariety itself is also special (in a technical sense). In recent years, a number of techniques have led to outstanding progress on Lang-Vojta conjectures, such as the Subspace Theorem, p-adic approaches to finiteness, and modular methods. Similarly, spectacular progress has been achieved on unlikely intersection conjectures thanks to new methods and tools, such as height formulas for special points, connections to model theory, refined counting results, and new theorems of Ax-Shanuel type (bi-algebraic geometry). The goal of this workshop is to create the opportunity for these two groups to interact, to share their techniques, to update on the most recent progress, and to attack the outstanding open questions in the field.

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)

This workshop is about the recent MIP*=RE result from quantum computational complexity, and the resulting resolution of the Connes embedding problem from the theory of von Neumann algebras. MIP*=RE connects the disparate areas of computational complexity theory, quantum information, operator algebras, and approximate representation theory. The techniques used in the proof of MIP*=RE, such as self-testing and probabilistically checkable proofs, are well-known in theoretical computer science and quantum information, but are unfortunately completely foreign in operator algebras and approximate representation theory. Likewise, the tools of operator algebras and approximate representation theory are mostly unfamiliar in theoretical computer science and quantum information. This has made it challenging to translate the MIP*=RE result and the techniques used to prove it into a form digestible to operator algebraists. The aim of this workshop is to bridge this divide, by giving an in-depth exposition of the techniques used in the proof of MIP*=RE, and highlighting perspectives on the MIP*=RE result from operator algebras and approximate representation theory. In particular, this workshop will highlight connections with group stability, something that has not been covered in previous workshops. In addition to increasing understanding of the MIP*=RE proof, we hope that this will open up further applications of the ideas behind MIP*=RE in operator algebras.

American Institute of Mathematics (AIM)

This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, is devoted to combinatorial problems about infinite cardinals. There are two types of infinite cardinals to investigate: successors of regular cardinals, most notably ℵ2, and successors of singular cardinals, for example ℵω+1ω+1. The workshop will focus on combinatorial principles such as the tree property, stationary reflection and the effect of consequences on forcing axioms on cardinal arithmetic, in particular what implications they have on the continuum, and the singular cardinal hypothesis (SCH).

The main topics of the workshop are The tree property, its strengthening ITP, stationary reflection how these combinatorial principles interact with SCH; Which consequences of PFA and MM require the continuum to be ℵ2 , and more generally, their effect on cardinal arithmetic; Forcing techniques such as proper iterated forcing and Prikry type forcing.

ICERM

In spite of their omnipresence and importance, a number of questions about knots remain elusive. Addressing them solicits techniques from a range of mathematical disciplines at the interface of algebra, analysis, geometry, modeling, and low-dimensional topology. Some of the most exciting recent avenues of research include optimizing geometry, quantum knot invariants, and applications in material sciences, physics, and molecular biology. This workshop emphasizes bridging the gap between theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches in knot theory and its applications, including artificial intelligence.

Program Staff;     Phone: [1-401-863-5030];     Email: programstaff@icerm.brown.edu

Geometry and Topology,    Analysis

Commutative Algebra has seen an extraordinary development in the last few years. Long standing conjectures have been proven and new connections to different areas of mathematics have been built.This summer graduate school will consist of three mini-courses (4 lectures each) on fundamental topics in commutative algebra that are not covered in the standard courses. Each course will be accompanied by problem sessions focused on research. Six general colloquium-style lectures will be given by invited scholars who will also attend the school and help with afternoon research activities.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Courses and Events for Math Students and Early Career Researchers,    Graph Theory and Combinatorics

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)

Computational proof assistants now make it possible to develop global, digital mathematical libraries with theorems that are fully checked by computer. This summer school will introduce students to the new technology and the ideas behind it, and will encourage them to think about the goals and benefits of formalized mathematics. Students will learn to use the Lean interactive proof assistant, and by the end of the session they will be in a position to formalize mathematics on their own, join the Lean community, and contribute to its mathematical library.

Courses and Events for Math Students and Early Career Researchers,    Automated Theorem Proving

In the early 1920s, Emmy Noether introduced the fundamental concept of a Noetherian ring, a notion that has had a remarkably broad impact on mathematics over the last century. In this conference, we celebrate Noether's legacy with research talks from many areas of algebra, broadly construed, including algebraic geometry, commutative algebra, number theory, and representation theory.

Geometry and Topology,    Number Theory, Arithmetic

Courses and Events for Math Students and Early Career Researchers,    Geometry and Topology

Courses and Events for Math Students and Early Career Researchers,    Geometry and Topology

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)

Many long-standing conjectures in commutative algebra have been solved in recent years, often through the introduction of new methods that are quickly becoming central to the field. This workshop will bring together a wide array of researchers in commutative algebra and related fields, with the goal of forging new connections among topics, and with a particular emphasis on transformative new methods.