Colloquium Speaker: L. Mahadevan, Harvard Title: Inverse problems in soft and active matter Abstract: How can one grow a face or a flower from a flat sheet? Fold a sheet […]
Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Sanjay Raman, Harvard Title: Solitonic Symmetry: Cohomology with TFT Coefficients Abstract: We review the formalism of https://arxiv.org/pdf/2307.00939, which develops the theory of solitonic symmetry in quantum field […]
Differential Geometry and Physics Seminar Speaker: Vivek Shende (Syddansk Universitet & UC Berkeley) Title: Fukaya categories and higher representation theory Abstract: I will explain how Lagrangian Floer homology in certain monopole […]
Freedman Seminar Speakers: Mattie Ji (Penn) and Jeongwan Haah (Stanford) Mattie Ji Title: Quantum Cellular Automata via Algebraic K-Theory Abstract: Algebraic K-theory, on a very high level, is the study of […]
Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Institute)
Joint Math/CMSA Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Lorenzo Riva, Harvard CMSA Title: TQFTs do not detect the Milnor sphere Abstract: I will talk about the recent paper of Gripaios […]
Differential Geometry and Physics Seminar Speaker: Surena Hozoori (Brandeis) Title: Strongly adapted contact geometry of Anosov 3-flows Abstract: We will discuss some recent developments in the contact geometric theory of […]
Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Kasia Budzik (Harvard University) Title: Finite N indices from branes and negative branes Abstract: Finite-N effects in large-N gauge theories, such as […]
New Technologies in Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Emmanuel Abbé, EPFL, Institute of Mathematics and School of Computer and Communication Sciences & Apple Title: Dynamic reasoning Abstract: In the current AI landscape, reasoning is […]
Algebra Seminar Speaker: Dawei Chen, Boston College Title: Moduli of subcanonical points Abstract: Subcanonical points are special Weierstrass points on smooth algebraic curves whose semigroups are symmetric. In this talk, I will […]
Joint Math/CMSA Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Keyou Zeng (CMSA) Title: Line operators in holomorphic QFT Abstract: We will discuss the recent work (arxiv:2508.11749), which defines the so called […]
Differential Geometry and Physics Seminar Speaker. Emily Autumn Windes (New Uzbekistan University) Title: Gauge theory on Hyperkähler manifolds Abstract: In this talk, I describe various distinguished classes of connections on Hyperkähler manifolds and their […]