Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Computation
Together with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the CMSA will be hosting a lecture series on the Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Computation. Talks in this series will aim to […]
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CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: Why do some universities have separate departments of statistics?
Donald Rubin (Harvard) Title: Why do some universities have separate departments of statistics? And are they all anachronisms, destined to follow the path of other dinosaurs? Video | Slides
CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: Rationality questions in algebraic geometry
Joe Harris (Harvard) Title: Rationality questions in algebraic geometry Abstract: Over the course of the history of algebraic geometry, rationality questions — motivated by both geometric and arithmetic problems — have often driven […]
CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: Quantum Groups
Pavel Etingof (MIT) Title: Quantum Groups Abstract: The theory of quantum groups developed in mid 1980s from attempts to construct and understand solutions of the quantum Yang-Baxter equation, an important equation arising in […]
CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: Black Hole Formation
Lydia Bieri (University of Michigan) Title: Black Hole Formation Abstract: Can black holes form through the focusing of gravitational waves? This was an outstanding question since the early days of general relativity. […]
CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: My life and times with the sporadic simple groups
Robert Griess (University of Michigan) Title: My life and times with the sporadic simple groups Abstract: Five sporadic simple groups were proposed in 19th century and 21 additional ones arose during […]
CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: From string theory and Moonshine to vertex algebras
Bong Lian (Brandeis) Title: From string theory and Moonshine to vertex algebras Abstract: This is a brief survey of the early historical development of vertex algebras, beginning in the seventies from Physics […]
CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: Four-dimensional topology
Ciprian Manolescu (Stanford) Title: Four-dimensional topology Abstract: I will outline the history of four-dimensional topology. Some major events were the work of Donaldson and Freedman from 1982, and the introduction of […]
2020 Big Data Conference (Virtual)
On August 24-25, 2020 the CMSA hosted our sixth annual Conference on Big Data. The Conference featured many speakers from the Harvard community as well as scholars from across the globe, with […]
Strongly Correlated Quantum Materials and High-Temperature Superconductors Series
In the 2020-2021 academic year, the CMSA will be hosting a lecture series on Strongly Correlated Materials and High Tc Superconductor. All talks will take place from 10:30-12:00pm ET virtually on Zoom. […]
Existence of Canonical Metrics on Non-Kähler Geometry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPgLS5ehdV0 On Wednesday September 9, CMSA director Prof. Shing-Tung Yau gave a lecture for the Simons foundation on Existence of Canonical Metrics on Non-Kähler Geometry. In this lecture, Prof. Yau […]
CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: Hodge structures and the topology of algebraic varieties
Claire Voisin (Collège de France) Title: Hodge structures and the topology of algebraic varieties Abstract: We review the major progress made since the 50’s in our understanding of the topology of complex […]