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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 […]