Algebraic Geometry in String Theory Seminar Speaker: Pierrick Bousseau, University of Georgia Title: The KSBA moduli space of log Calabi-Yau surfaces Abstract: The KSBA moduli space, introduced by Kollár--Shepherd-Barron, and Alexeev, […]
AQFT Lecture Series Speaker: Ezra Getzler (Northwestern) Title: Flat connections on derived stacks and the Gauss-Manin connection in derived algebraic geometry
Active Matter Seminar Speaker: Max Bi (Northeastern University) Title: Decoding The Origins of Fluidity in Multicellular Systems Abstract: Organisms continually adapt to mechanical forces at the cellular and tissue levels, […]
Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar Speaker: Sungwoo Hong, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Title: Non-Invertible Peccei-Quinn Symmetry and the Massless Quark Solution to the Strong […]
CMSA Member Seminar Speaker: Chuck Doran (Harvard CMSA) Title: Modularity and Fibrations in Mirror Symmetry Abstract: We will introduce appearances of modularity in the study both of families of Calabi-Yau threefolds and […]
AQFT Lecture Series Speaker: Jayce Getz (Duke University) Title: The Poisson summation conjecture and the fiber bundle method Abstract: The Poisson summation conjecture of Braverman-Kazhdan, L. Lafforgue, Ngo, and Sakellaridis predicts that spherical […]
Arithmetic Quantum Field Theory Conference Dates: March 25-29, 2024 Location: Room G10, Harvard CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 Youtube Playlist Organizers: David Ben-Zvi (University of Texas Austin) Solomon Friedberg (Boston […]
https://youtu.be/MiqLoAZFRSE LECTURE SLIDES (pdf) On March 28, 2024, the CMSA will host the fifth annual Ding Shum Lecture, given by Yann LeCun. Time: 4:30–5:30 pm ET Speaker: Yann Lecun, New […]
General Relativity Seminar Speaker: Zihan Yan, Cambridge University Title: Linearised Second Law for Higher Curvature Gravity and Non-Minimally Coupled Vector Fields Abstract: Expanding the work of arXiv:1504.08040, we show that black holes […]
CMSA Q&A Seminar Speaker: Yannai Gonczarowski, Harvard University Question: What do people mean when they say 'the intersection between theoretical computer science and economic theory'?
Algebraic Geometry in String Theory Seminar Speaker: Jonathan Rosenberg, University of Maryland Title: Derived categories of genus one curves and torsors over abelian varieties Abstract: Studying orientifold string theories on elliptic curves […]
Active Matter Seminar Speaker: Abby Plummer, Boston University Title: Shape morphing with swelling hydrogels and expanding foams Abstract: Materials that increase in size offer intriguing possibilities for shape-morphing applications. Here, […]