Open Problems in Physics and Novel Solutions from Math
Member Seminar Speaker: Juven Wang Title: Open Problems in Physics and Novel Solutions from Math Abstract: (1) How do neutrinos obtain tiny mass and oscillate between e, \mu, \tau three […]
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Fermi surface symmetric mass generation and its application in nickelate superconductor
Joint Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics & Topological Quantum Matter Seminar Speaker: Da-Chuan Lu (UCSD) Title: Fermi surface symmetric mass generation and its application in nickelate superconductor Abstract: Symmetric […]
M-theory on nodal Calabi-Yau 3-folds and torsion refined GV-invariants
Algebraic Geometry in String Theory Seminar Speaker: Thorsten Schimannek (Utrecht University) Title: M-theory on nodal Calabi-Yau 3-folds and torsion refined GV-invariants Abstract: The physics of M-theory and Type IIA strings […]
Homology, higher derived limits, and set theory
Colloquium Speaker: Justin Moore (Cornell University) Title: Homology, higher derived limits, and set theory Abstract: Singular homology has a number of well-known defects when used to study spaces such as […]
When does a three-dimensions Chern-Simons theory have a time reversal symmetry?
Speaker: Roman Geiko (UCLA) Title: When does a three-dimensions Chern-Simons theory have a time reversal symmetry? In this talk, I will discuss the time reversal invariance of (spin-) Chern-Simons theory […]
Exact lattice chiral symmetry in 2d gauge theory
Quantum Matter Seminar Speaker: Aleksey Cherman (UMN) Title: Exact lattice chiral symmetry in 2d gauge theory Abstract: Preserving the symmetries of massless fermions is a well-known challenge in lattice field […]
On compactness phenomena
Member Seminar Speaker: Alejandro Poveda Title: On compactness phenomena Abstract: In this presentation I shall be preoccupied with compactness phenomena in set theory. Compactness is the phenomenon by which the local properties of […]
Approaches to the formalization of differential geometry
https://youtu.be/oiOpudgC0J4 New Technologies in Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Heather Macbeth, Fordham University Title: Approaches to the formalization of differential geometry Abstract: In the last five years, there has been early work […]
Gauging spacetime inversions
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar Speaker: Daniel Harlow (MIT) Title: Gauging spacetime inversions Abstract: Spacetime inversion symmetries such as parity and time reversal play a central role in […]
Anti-Iitaka conjecture in positive characteristic
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesCMSA Member Seminar Speaker: Iacopo Brivio (Harvard) Title: Anti-Iitaka conjecture in positive characteristic Abstract: Given a smooth projective variety, its Kodaira dimension kappa(K_X) is an important invariant that measures the rate of growth […]
CMSA/MATH Bi-Annual Gathering
On Friday, Jan. 26, 2024 the CMSA will host the CMSA/MATH Bi-Annual Gathering for Harvard CMSA and Math affiliates in the CMSA Common Room at 20 Garden Street, Cambridge MA […]
A quasi-local mass in general relativity
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United Stateshttps://youtu.be/hmRFX1Js6IA General Relativity Seminar Speaker: Aghil Alaee, Clark University Title: A quasi-local mass in general relativity Abstract: In this talk, we define a new gauge-independent quasi-local mass and energy with respect to the Minkowski spacetime. In contrast to other […]