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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200504T103000
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DTSTAMP:20260420T172809
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SUMMARY:5/4/2020 Mathematical Physics Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-4-2020-mathematical-physics-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200504T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200504T123000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172809
CREATED:20240209T110935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T110935Z
UID:10001846-1588588200-1588595400@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/4/2020 Condensed Matter Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-4-2020-condensed-matter-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200504T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200504T140000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172809
CREATED:20230715T081933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T192434Z
UID:10000131-1588597200-1588600800@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture:  Rationality questions in algebraic geometry
DESCRIPTION:Joe Harris (Harvard) \nTitle: Rationality questions in algebraic geometry \nAbstract: Over the course of the history of algebraic geometry\, rationality questions — motivated by both geometric and arithmetic problems — have often driven the subject forward. The rationality or irrationality of cubic hypersurfaces in particular have led to the development of abelian integrals (dimension one)\, birational geometry (dimension two) and Hodge theory (dimension 3). But there remained much we didn’t understand about the condition of rationality\, such as how it behaves in families. However\, there has been recent progress: work of Hassett\, Tschinkel\, Pirutka and others\, working with examples in dimension 4\, showed that it is in general neither an open condition nor a closed one\, but does behave well with respect to specialization. In this talk I’ll try to give an overview of the history of rationality and the current state of our knowledge. \nVideo
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/cmsa-math-science-literature-lecture_harris/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Event,Math Science Literature Lecture Series,Special Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/media/Lecture_Harris_updated-pdf.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200504T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200504T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20230715T081344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T092426Z
UID:10000133-1588604400-1588608000@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: Quantum Groups
DESCRIPTION:Pavel Etingof (MIT) \nTitle: Quantum Groups \nAbstract: 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 quantum field theory and statistical mechanics. Since then\, it has grown into a vast subject with profound connections to many areas of mathematics\, such as representation theory\, the Langlands program\, low-dimensional topology\, category theory\, enumerative geometry\, quantum computation\, algebraic combinatorics\, conformal field theory\, integrable systems\, integrable probability\, and others. I will review some of the main ideas and examples of quantum groups and try to briefly describe some of the applications. \nVideo | Slides
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/cmsa-math-science-literature-lecture_etingof/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Math Science Literature Lecture Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/media/Lecture_Etingof-pdf.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200505T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200505T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20230715T082325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T093025Z
UID:10000132-1588676400-1588680000@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: Black Hole Formation
DESCRIPTION:Lydia Bieri (University of Michigan) \nTitle: Black Hole Formation \nAbstract: Can black holes form through the focusing of gravitational waves? This was an outstanding question since the early days of general relativity. In his breakthrough result of 2008\, Demetrios Chrstodoulou answered this question with “Yes!” In order to investigate this result\, we will delve deeper into the dynamical mathematical structures of the Einstein equations. Black holes are related to the presence of trapped surfaces in the spacetime manifold. Christodoulou proved that in the regime of pure general relativity and for arbitrarily dispersed initial data\, trapped surfaces form through the focusing of gravitational waves provided the incoming energy is large enough in a precisely defined way. The proof combines new ideas from geometric analysis and nonlinear partial differential equations as well as it introduces new methods to solve large data problems. These methods have many applications beyond general relativity. D. Christodoulou’s result was generalized in various directions by many authors. It launched mathematical activities going into multiple fields in mathematics and physics. In this talk\, we will discuss the mathematical framework of the above question. Then we will outline the main ideas of Christodoulou’s result and its generalizations\, show relations to other questions and give an overview of implications in other fields. \nVideo
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/cmsa-math-science-literature-lecture_bieri/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Event,Math Science Literature Lecture Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/media/Lecture_Bieri-pdf.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T101359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T085450Z
UID:10001819-1588761000-1588766400@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/6/2020 Quantum Matter Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-6-2020-quantum-matter-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T140000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20230715T082607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T201043Z
UID:10000134-1588770000-1588773600@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: My life and times with the sporadic simple groups
DESCRIPTION:Robert Griess (University of Michigan) \nTitle: My life and times with the sporadic simple groups \nAbstract: Five sporadic simple groups were proposed in 19th century and 21 additional ones arose during the period 1965-1975. There were many discussions about the nature of finite simple groups and how sporadic groups are placed in mathematics. While in mathematics grad school at University of Chicago\,  I became fascinated with the unfolding story of sporadic simple groups. It involved theory\, detective work and experiments. During this lecture\, I will describe some of the people\, important ideas and evolution of thinking about sporadic simple groups. Most should be accessible to a general mathematical audience. \nVideo | Slides
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/cmsa-math-science-literature-lecture_griess/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Math Science Literature Lecture Series,Public Lecture,Special Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/media/Lecture_Griess-pdf.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200506T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T102308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T102308Z
UID:10001823-1588773600-1588777200@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/6/2020 Random Matrix and Probability Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-6-2020-random-matrix-and-probability-theory-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Random Matrix & Probability Theory Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T102037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T102037Z
UID:10001822-1588847400-1588852800@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/7/2020 Condensed Matter Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-7-2020-condensed-matter-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200508T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200508T110000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T102722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T090143Z
UID:10001825-1588935600-1588935600@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/8/2020 General Relativity Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-8-2020-general-relativity-seminar/
CATEGORIES:General Relativity Seminar,Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T094925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T094925Z
UID:10001816-1589365800-1589371200@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/13/2020 Quantum Matter Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-13-2020-quantum-matter-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T103013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T103013Z
UID:10001827-1589378400-1589382000@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/13/2020 Random Matrix and Probability Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-13-2020-random-matrix-and-probability-theory-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Random Matrix & Probability Theory Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T095251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T095251Z
UID:10001817-1589452200-1589457600@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/14/2020 Condensed Matter Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-14-2020-condensed-matter-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T110000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T103347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T104016Z
UID:10001829-1589540400-1589540400@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/15/2020 General Relativity Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-15-2020-general-relativity-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T140000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T105339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T105339Z
UID:10001835-1589547600-1589551200@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/15/2020 Math Physics Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-15-2020-math-physics-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200520T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200520T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T105757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T105835Z
UID:10001838-1589970600-1589976000@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/20/2020 Quantum Matter Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-20-2020-quantum-matter-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200520T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200520T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T105531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T105531Z
UID:10001836-1589983200-1589986800@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/20/2020 Random Matrix and Probability Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-20-2020-random-matrix-and-probability-theory-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Random Matrix & Probability Theory Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T104912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T091848Z
UID:10001832-1590057000-1590062400@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/21/2020 Condensed Matter Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-21-2020-condensed-matter-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200522T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200522T133000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20230715T082921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T091238Z
UID:10000135-1590150600-1590154200@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: From string theory and Moonshine to vertex algebras
DESCRIPTION:Bong Lian (Brandeis) \nTitle: From string theory and Moonshine to vertex algebras \nAbstract: This is a brief survey of the early historical development of vertex algebras\, beginning in the seventies from Physics and Representation Theory. We shall also discuss some of the ideas that led to various early formulations of the theory’s foundation\, and their relationships\, as well as some of the subsequent and recent developments. The lecture is aimed at a general audience. \nSlides | Video
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/cmsa-math-science-literature-lecture_lian/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Event,Math Science Literature Lecture Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/media/Lecture_Lian-pdf.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200522T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200522T133000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20230715T083128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T054130Z
UID:10000136-1590150600-1590154200@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: Four-dimensional topology
DESCRIPTION:Ciprian Manolescu (Stanford) \nTitle: Four-dimensional topology \nAbstract: 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 the Seiberg-Witten equations in 1994. I will discuss these\, and then move on to what has been done in the last 20 years\, when the focus shifted to four-manifolds with boundary and cobordisms. Floer homology has led to numerous applications\, and recently there have also been a few novel results (and proofs of old results) using Khovanov homology. The talk will be accessible to a general mathematical audience. \nVideo
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/cmsa-math-science-literature-lecture_manolescu/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Event,Math Science Literature Lecture Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/media/Lecture_Manolescu-pdf.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T110154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T110154Z
UID:10001841-1590586200-1590591600@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/27/2020 Quantum Matter Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-27-2020-quantum-matter-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200528T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200528T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T172810
CREATED:20240209T102017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T102017Z
UID:10001821-1590661800-1590667200@cmsa.fas.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:5/28/2020 Condensed Matter Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/5-28-2020-condensed-matter-seminar/
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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