Problems in Extremal and Probabilistic Combinatorics seek to understand the maximum/minimum value attainable by one parameter of a discrete structure assuming only the value of another parameter of that structure. The discrete structure can be either deterministic, or drawn from some distribution. For example, the discrete structure can be a graph, and the question can […]

BPS states provide a computable sector for addressing fundamental questions on non-perturbative dynamics in both gauge theory and string theory. Significant progress on this subject has emerged in recent years from various directions of research, spurred by foundational work on Wall-Crossing within the past decade. The workshop will focus on the most recent developments on […]

The theory of resurgence was developed to provide a deeper understanding of asymptotic series in various fields of mathematics. More recently, this theory has been applied to problems in geometry and topology, leading to a new perspective on enumerative invariants in three-manifold topology and in algebraic geometry. A remarkable synthesis is emerging, relating analytic invariants […]

Mini courses by Andre Henriques (University of Oxford) Andrei Negut (MIT) Julian Sonner (University of Geneva) Place: Maison des Congrès, Les Diablerets, Switzerland

The ERG conferences, held every second year, are intended to bring together researchers from different branches of theoretical physics who apply modern functional renormalization group (fRG) methods to describe and understand a variety of physical phenomena. For example, applications include quantum many-body systems, statistical mechanics, particle physics, nuclear physics and quantum theories of gravity. The […]

Quantization is the mathematical tool to understand the transition between classical and quantum mechanics. Intuitively, classical mechanics is the limit of quantum mechanics as the quantum parameter tends to zero and, conversely, quantization is “an algorithm by which a quantum system corresponds to a classical dynamical one” (F.A. Berezin). The ultimate goal of this workshop […]

Registration open until July 15 and proposals for contributions until June 4 !

This event is the conclusive week of an overarching Summer program inclusive of a 4 weeks School and Conference at Les Houches (July 29 – August 25). The Summer program features research talks and PhD courses by leading experts in quantisation, string theory, resurgence, topological recursion, enumerative geometry and integrable systems, Chern-Simons theory and stability […]

While classical cryptographic schemes always have to fear the risk of being broken, in particular with the possibility that quantum computers are built, quantum cryptography promises unconditional security solely based on the laws of physics. This field of research is currently in an exciting phase in which theoretical concepts and ideas are not only experiencing […]

The Mathematical Physics Summer School for masters students and beginning PhD students is organized by SwissMAP and offers introductory lectures to different aspects of mathematical physics. Confirmed speakers: Nikita Nikolaev (University of Birmingham ) Donald Huber-Youmans (University of Heidelberg) Fridrich Valach (Imperial College London) Alexander Thomas (University of Heidelberg) Chiara Saffirio (University of Basel)

The workshop aims to explore various connections between birational geometry and complex dynamics, focusing on recent achievements in the field. The projective space Pn is one of the most fundamental objects in geometry. Therefore, it is important to understand the structure of its group of birational transformations Bir(Pn), called the Cremona group. In the past […]

Over 50 years ago, Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) emerged as the fundamental description of the strong nuclear interactions. Another major milestone was the formulation in 1974 of the large N limit of QCD where the planar Feynman diagrams make the dominant contributions. This exhibited a connection of QCD with weakly coupled string theory, which has stimulated […]

CERN, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons   The year 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of Bell’s theorem, a result that arguably had the single strongest impact on modern foundations of quantum physics, both at the conceptual and methodological level, as well as at the level of its applications in information theory and technology. We […]

The concept of information permeates both our everyday life as well as our understanding of the universe. With quantum theory and not classical theory at the base, our concept of information needs a fundamental revision. This workshop will take a fresh look at this maturing subject bringing together thinkers of all levels of seniority. Focus […]