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| School on The geometry and integrability of topological QFT and string theory | |||
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| Date: | Monday 24th - Saturday 29th March, 2008 | ||
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Ron Donagi (UPenn Philadelphia) Claus Hertling (Mannheim) Nigel Hitchin (Oxford) Miles Reid (Warwick) Emanuel Scheidegger (Augsburg) Katrin Wendland (Augsburg) |
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| Abstract: | The geometric properties of spaces of topological quantum field theories, their origin in mathematics and their impact in string theory are the broad topics of this school. In particular, the meaning, applications, and generalisations of the tt* equations and the holomorphic anomaly equations will be taught. We aim at a graduate and nonspecialist audience with some basic knowledge in algebraic geometry and topological field theory or string theory. The school will consist of four lecture courses, comprised of about three lectures each. |
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| Website: | http://www.math.uni-augsburg.de/geo/wendland/Warwick_TQFT/Warwick_TQFT.html#school | ||
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| Workshop on The geometry and integrability of topological QFT and string theory | |||
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| Date: | Monday 31st March - Saturday 5th April, 2008 | ||
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| Organizing Committee: | Ron Donagi (UPenn Philadelphia) Claus Hertling (Mannheim) Nigel Hitchin (Oxford) Miles Reid (Warwick) Emanuel Scheidegger (Augsburg) Katrin Wendland (Augsburg) |
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| Abstract: | The workshop will be devoted to recent developments in the study of the geometry and integrability of topological QFT and string theory. The spectrum of ideas we will explore range from the physics of string theory, topological QFT, the formalism of tt* equations and their classical limits, to mathematical rigorous notions such as Dubrovin's Frobenius structures on manifolds and Hertling's TERP structures. Furthermore, the current developments on extending these structures to open strings, to manifolds with prescribed submanifolds and bundles, the so-called D-branes, will be a focus of the conference. | ||
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| Website: | http://www.math.uni-augsburg.de/geo/wendland/Warwick_TQFT/Warwick_TQFT.html#conference | ||
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| Algebraic Geometry, Symplectic Geometry and Theoretical Physics: a conference celebrating the contribution of women researchers | |||
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| Date: | May 6-8, 2005 | ||
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| Organizing Committee: | R. Donagi A. Grassi R. Kallosh C. Nappi B. Ovrut L. Traynor |
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| Abstract: | The conference will take place Friday, May 6 through the morning of Sunday, May 8. This conference is intended for mathematicians and physicists from different specialties in algebraic geometry, symplectic geometry and theoretical physics. All speakers will strive to make their presentations explanatory and expository rather than technical. In addition to talks, poster sessions will be an integral part of the workshop; researchers from all levels of their careers will be presenting posters about their research interests. All participants are asked to register. Some funding will be available, especially for graduate students and recent Ph.D.'s. |
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| Website: | http://www.math.upenn.edu/~grassi/frg/ | ||
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| Aspen Center for Physics Workshop: Strings, Branes and Superpotentials | |||
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| Date: | July 19-August 15, 2004 | ||
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| Organizing Committee: | Robbert Dijkgraaf Daniel Freed Gregory Moore Hirosi Ooguri Tony Pantev |
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| Abstract: | In the recent years the collaboration of string theorists and mathematicians has been very fruitful. Many deep result in suppersymetric gauge theories, topological strings, M-theory, nonperturbative string theory, algebraic geometry, symplectic topology and category theory have been obtained as a direct result of the joint efforts of physicists and geometers. The current activity aims to streamline and organize the trends in the cooperation between string theorists and mathematicians. | ||
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| Website: | http://www.aspenphys.org/aspen.html#workshops | ||
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| KITP Miniprogram: Geometry, Topology, and Strings (miniprogram) | |||
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| Date: | July 14, 2003 - August 08, 2003 | ||
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| Organizing Committee: | R. Dijkgraaf (UAmsterdam) D. Freed (UTexas) T. Pantev (UPenn) |
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| Abstract: | This is the fourth in a series of workshops for mathematicians and string theorists will take place at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITP) in Santa Barbara. The program will run for four weeks July 14 - August 8. Each day there will be two lectures in the morning. Weeks 1, 2, and 4 will be devoted to minicourses, two each week. The lecturers for these courses are: Emanuel Diaconescu, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Nigel Hitchin, Michael Hopkins, Anton Kapustin, and Paul Seidel. During week 3 there will be single talks by other participants. There are no formal activities planned in the afternoons. | ||
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| Website: | http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/mp03 | ||
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| IPAM Workshop: Symplectic Geometry and String Theory | |||
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| Date: | June 2 - 6, 2003 | ||
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| Organizing Committee: | R. Donagi (UPenn) A. Kapustin (CIT) M. Kontsevich (IHES) B. Ovrut (UPenn) T. Pantev (UPenn) S.-T. Yau (Harvard) |
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| Abstract: | This workshop will focus on the less common applications of symplectic geometry to String theory. The principal goal of the String theory workshop will be to go beyond the stringy applications of integrable systems and moment map techniques. The collaborative emphasis will be on the implementation of the new methods developed by the symplectic topologists to the physics of D-branes, cosmology and astrophysics. | ||
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| Website: | http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/sgp2003/index.html#sgpstring | ||
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| KITP Miniprogram: The Duality Workshop: A Math/Physics Collaboration (miniprogram) | |
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| Date: | June 18, 2001 - July 13, 2001 |
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| Organizing Committee: | R. Donagi (UPenn) A. Klemm (HumboldtU) B. Ovrut (UPenn) E. Zaslow (NorthwesternU) |
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| Abstract: | The Duality Workshop: A Math/Physics Collaboration is a four week program held at the Institute for Theoretical Physics of the University of California, Santa Barbara, from June 18-July 13, 2001. The program will focus on the interplay between physics and mathematics in strings and M-theory, aiming to create an atmosphere mutually beneficial to members of the two communities. There will be a series of short courses on specific topics, interspersed with specialized seminars. |
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| Website: | http://online.itp.ucsb.edu/online/mp01/si-mp01-info.html |
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