Exotic R^4’s are unclassifiable
Freedman Seminar Speaker: Robert Gompf, UT Austin Title: Exotic R^4's are unclassifiable Abstract: We will use descriptive set theory to show that there is a precise sense in which exotic R^4's […]
Freedman Seminar Speaker: Robert Gompf, UT Austin Title: Exotic R^4's are unclassifiable Abstract: We will use descriptive set theory to show that there is a precise sense in which exotic R^4's […]
Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Tianqin Zhu, Columbia University Title: K-theoretic stable envelopes, quantum loop groups and wall-crossings Abstract: The stable envelope is an important tool in both […]
Joint Math/CMSA Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Vasily Krylov, Harvard Title: 1-shifted Yangians from 1-shifted Lie bialgebras Abstract: In the previous talk, Keyou explained that the fusion of line defects in […]
CMSA Q&A Seminar Speaker: Lauren Williams, Harvard Topic: The First Proof Project
Member Seminar Speaker: Elliott Gesteau, CMSA Title: Failures of Holographic Emergence Abstract: Recent developments have taught us that some semiclassical spacetimes, in particular those containing closed universe components, cannot emerge from a holographic correspondence. […]
Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Seraphim Jarov, Perimeter Institute Title: Twistorial constructions of higher genus integrability Abstract: I will present a new method to engineer integrable models […]
Colloquium Speaker: Mikhail Khovanov, Johns Hopkins University Title: Facets of link homology Abstract: We will review some link homology theories of algebraic origin and their connections to representation theory and […]
Joint Math/CMSA Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Oswaldo Vázquez (Harvard) Title: A Mumford form on infinite Grassmannians Abstract: The Polyakov measure in bosonic string theory can be expressed in terms […]
Algebra Seminar Speaker: Dale Cutkosky, University of Missouri Title: Multiplicities of graded families of ideals on Noetherian local rings Abstract: Let $R$ be an arbitrary $d$-dimensional Noetherian local ring with […]
Member Seminar Speaker: Sunghyuk Park, CMSA Title: Quantum topology from dynamics Abstract: Dynamics studies the long-term behavior of systems that evolve over time, such as the famous Lorenz system. Quantum topology, by […]
Joint Math/CMSA Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Dan Freed, Harvard Math & CMSA Title: Abelian gauge fields and duality Abstract: Motivated by the new paper arXiv:2603.19161, I will give […]
Swampland and our Universe Dates: April 15–16, 2026 Location: Harvard CMSA, Room G10, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge MA The swampland program has inspired a range of new ideas in both […]