Knots, Strings, Symplectic Geometry and Dualities

September 1 - December 11, 2020

Very fruitful interactions between geometry and physics has had large impact on mathematics over the last 35 years. Exceptionally symmetric theories in physics become topologically invariant and have found their mathematical counterparts. These physical theories are typically part of a larger framework that is often hard to capture mathematically but nevertheless very useful and effective for finding dualities between different theories.

For a brief description of how such dualities arise consider some intrinsically quantum theory. The classical limit of such a theory is not unique but any two of its classical limits are naturally related. This leads to dualities between distinct limits, and these can even interchange small fluctuations near one limit with large fluctuations near another.

A well-known example of a duality is mirror symmetry where certain twists in topological string theory gives rise to connections between symplectic (A-model topological string) and complex (B-model topological string) geometry. Another key example from the interface between geometry, topology, and physics that is central to this proposal is the connection between knot invariants and holomorphic curve counting that arise from a chain of dualities connecting Chern-Simons gauge theory to open strings and then through a geometric transition to closed string.

Interactions between geometry, topology and physics continue to pose and solve central mathematical problems and it is to this framework the proposed program belongs.

Participation in the program is by invitation only.

Seminars Scroll to the next upcoming seminar

  • Augmentations, Annuli, and Alexander polynomials September 03 14:00 - 15:00

    Augmentations, Annuli, and Alexander polynomials

  • Secondary coproducts in Morse and Floer homology September 08 14:00 - 15:00

    Secondary coproducts in Morse and Floer homology

  • Floer homotopy without spectra September 15 14:00 - 15:00

    Floer homotopy without spectra

  • Skeins on branes September 24 14:00 - 15:00

    Skeins on branes

  • Fiber Floer cohomology and conormal stops October 01 14:00 - 15:00

    Fiber Floer cohomology and conormal stops

  • On the spatial restricted three-body problem October 08 14:00 - 15:00

    On the spatial restricted three-body problem

  • A symplectic look at the Fargues-Fontaine curve October 15 14:00 - 15:00

    A symplectic look at the Fargues-Fontaine curve

  • Infinitely many fillings through augmentations October 22 14:00 - 15:00

    Infinitely many fillings through augmentations

  • Knot Floer homology and monodromy October 29 14:00 - 15:00

    Knot Floer homology and monodromy

  • Displacement energy of Lagrangian 3-spheres November 05 14:00 - 15:00

    Displacement energy of Lagrangian 3-spheres

  • Perturbations for bare curve counts November 12 14:00 - 15:00

    Perturbations for bare curve counts

  • Legendrian lifts of montone tori November 17 14:00 - 15:00

    Legendrian lifts of montone tori

  • Contact geometry in the restricted three-body problem (part I) November 23 17:00 - 19:30

    Contact geometry in the restricted three-body problem (part I)

  • Contact geometry in the restricted three-body problem (part II) November 25 17:00 - 19:30

    Contact geometry in the restricted three-body problem (part II)

  • Contact geometry in the restricted three-body problem (part III) November 26 17:00 - 19:30

    Contact geometry in the restricted three-body problem (part III)

  • Small energy isotopies of loose Legendrians December 03 14:00 - 15:00

    Small energy isotopies of loose Legendrians

Participants

Name University Country Arrival and Departure
Mohammed
Abouzaid
University: Columbia University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 6, 2020
Dylan
Allegretti
University: University of Sheffield City: United Kingdom Arrival and Departure: Oct 4 - Dec 4, 2020
Hulya
Arguz
University: University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines City: France Arrival and Departure: Nov 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Johan
Asplund
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Jennifer
Brown
University: University of California, Davis City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 30, Nov 9 - Nov 8, Dec 11, 2020
Roger
Casals
University: University of California, Davis City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Oct 3, 2020
Marco
Castronovo
University: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey City: Canada Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 30, 2020
Baptiste
Chantraine
University: Université de Nantes City: France Arrival and Departure: Oct 24, Nov 29 - Nov 1, Dec 6, 2020
Zhechi
Cheng
University: Columbia University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Nov 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Kai
Cieliebak
University: University of Augsburg City: Germany Arrival and Departure: Aug 31, Sep 15 - Sep 15, Oct 1, 2020
Vincent
Colin
University: Université de Nantes City: France Arrival and Departure: Oct 26 - Nov 7, 2020
Laurent
Côté
University: Harvard University City: United Kingdom Arrival and Departure: Oct 6 - Oct 16, 2020
Ben
Davison (Online)
University: University of Edinburgh City: United Kingdom Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 20, 2020
Michele
Del Zotto
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Georgios
Dimitroglou Rizell
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Tudor
Dimofte
University: University of California, Davis City: United States Arrival and Departure: Oct 5 - Oct 18, 2020
Luis
Diogo
University: Universidade Federal Fluminense City: Brazil Arrival and Departure: Aug 29 - Dec 12, 2020
Aleksander
Doan
University: Columbia University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2020
Tobias
Ekholm
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Yakov
Eliashberg
University: Stanford University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 17, 2020
Kenji
Fukaya
University: Stony Brook University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 30, 2020
Sheel
Ganatra
University: University of Southern California City: United States Arrival and Departure: -
Niklas
Garner
University: University of California, Davis City: United States Arrival and Departure: Oct 2 - Dec 11, 2020
Penka
Georgieva
University: Sorbonne University City: France Arrival and Departure: Oct 11 - Oct 22, 2020
Ezra
Getzler
University: Northwestern University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Paolo
Ghiggini
University: Université de Nantes City: France Arrival and Departure: Oct 7 - Dec 11, 2020
Roman
Golovko
University: Charles University in Prague City: Czech Republic Arrival and Departure: Oct 1 - Oct 31, 2020
Sergei
Gukov (Online)
University: California Institute of Technology, Caltech City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Pavel
Hajek
University: Universität Hamburg City: Germany Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
William
Hedlund
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Ko
Honda
University: University of California, UCLA City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 15, 2020
Yang
Huang
University: Aarhus University City: Denmark Arrival and Departure: Oct 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Axel
Husin (Online)
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Michael
Hutchings
University: University of California, Berkeley City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Nikolaos
Iakovidis
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Dionne
Ibarra
University: The George Washington University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Nov 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Eleny
Ionel
University: Stanford University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 30, 2020
Sudipta
Kolay
University: Georgia Institute of Technology City: United States Arrival and Departure: Nov 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Thomas
Kragh
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Piotr
Kucharski
University: California Institute of Technology, Caltech City: United States Arrival and Departure: Oct 11, Sep 1, Nov 2 - Nov 1, Oct 10, Dec 11, 2020
Tatsuki
Kuwagaki
University: Osaka University City: Japan Arrival and Departure: Sep 18 - Sep 30, 2020
Janko
Latschev
University: Universität Hamburg City: Germany Arrival and Departure: Aug 31 - Sep 30, 2020
Oleg
Lazarev
University: Columbia University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Oct 4, Oct 16 - Oct 16, Nov 15, 2020
Heather
Lee
University: University of Washington City: United States Arrival and Departure: Nov 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Nomie
Legout
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Yanki
Lekili
University: King's College London City: United Kingdom Arrival and Departure: Sep 25 - Oct 25, 2020
Wanmin
Liu
University: City: Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Pietro
Longhi
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Oct 18, Nov 29 - Oct 30, Dec 11, 2020
Matthew
Magill
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Agustin
Moreno
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Hiraku
Nakajima
University: The University of Tokyo City: Japan Arrival and Departure: Sep 21 - Oct 2, 2020
Lukas
Nakumara
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Satoshi
Nawata
University: Fudan University City: China Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Nikita
Nekrasov
University: Simons Center for Geometry and Physics City: United States Arrival and Departure: Oct 1 - Oct 14, 2020
Lenhard
Ng
University: Duke University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Nov 15, Oct 4 - Nov 21, Oct 17, 2020
Alexandru
Oancea
University: Institut Mathematiques de Jussieu City: France Arrival and Departure: Oct 17 - Nov 1, 2020
Alexei
Oblomkov
University: University of Massachusetts Amherst City: United States Arrival and Departure: Oct 1 - Nov 30, 2020
Nadia
Ott
University: University of Minnesota City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 6 - Dec 11, 2020
John
Pardon
University: Princeton University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Oct 31, 2020
Sunghyuk
Park
University: California Institute of Technology, Caltech City: United States Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Oct 31, 2020
Lada
Peksova
University: Charles University in Prague City: Czech Republic Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Adrian
Petr
University: Université de Nantes City: France Arrival and Departure: Nov 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Pavel
Putrov
University: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, ICTP City: Italy Arrival and Departure: Sep 21 - Oct 9, 2020
Sebastian
Pöder Balkenståhl
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Jian
Qiu
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Daniel
Roggenkamp
University: University of Mannheim City: Germany Arrival and Departure: Oct 26 - Nov 4, 2020
Johan
Rydholm
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Ingmar
Saberi
University: Heidelberg University City: Germany Arrival and Departure: Nov 2 - Nov 16, 2020
Vivek
Shende
University: Centre for Quantum Mathematics City: Denmark Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Ivan
Smith
University: University of Cambridge City: United Kingdom Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 27, 2020
Yan
Soibelman
University: Kansas State University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Nov 23 - Dec 6, 2020
Jake
Solomon
University: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem City: Israel Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 5, 2020
Andras
Stipsicz
University: Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics City: Hungary Arrival and Departure: Sep 14 - Oct 11, 2020
Marko
Stosic
University: Technical University of Lisbon City: Portugal Arrival and Departure: Nov 5 - Nov 12, 2020
Piotr
Sulkowski
University: California Institute of Technology, Caltech City: United States Arrival and Departure: -
Yuhan
Sun (Online)
University: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey City: Canada Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020
Alex
Takeda
University: Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS) City: France Arrival and Departure: Sep 4 - Dec 12, 2020
Jörg
Teschner
University: Universität Hamburg City: Germany Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 17, 2020
Johannes
Walcher
University: Heidelberg University City: Germany Arrival and Departure: Oct 3 - Oct 10, 2020
Thomas
Walpuski
University: Michigan State University City: United States Arrival and Departure: Nov 21 - Nov 29, 2020
Luya
Wang
University: University of California, Berkeley City: United States Arrival and Departure: Oct 15 - Dec 7, 2020
Paul
Wedrich
University: Australian National University City: Australia Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Sep 25, 2020
Harold
Williams
University: University of California, Davis City: United States Arrival and Departure: Nov 2 - Nov 6, 2020
Maxim
Zabzine
University: Uppsala University City: Sweden Arrival and Departure: Sep 1 - Dec 11, 2020

Preprints

  1. A generalized Poincaré-Birkhoff theorem - Agustin Moreno Otto van Koert van Koert
  2. Colored HOMFLYPT counts holomorphic curves - Tobias Ekholm Vivek Shende