The Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)
Faculty of Mathemtaics
Faculty of Mathematics
Faculty of Physics

Welcome to the ESI

The Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI) is a programme-oriented research institute for mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna. Since its opening in 1993 it has been the mission of the ESI to advance research in mathematics and physics through fruitful interaction between scientists from these disciplines. [more]

YouTube: ESI on YouTube

Bluesky: ESI on Bluesky

X: ESI on Instagram

Youtube Video Link

News

New Members of the ESI Board 2026

Published on Jan. 26, 2026

The World in One Line – Schrödinger’s Equation Turns 100: Symposium January 22 & 23, 2026

Published on Dec. 16, 2025

ESI Medal Award Ceremony 2025 Pictures

Published on Nov. 18, 2025

Interview with Magdalena Gronau available at the Ö1 podcast

Published on Nov. 14, 2025

Erwin Schrödinger Lecture by Magdalena und Martin Gronau (ZfL, Berlin), Nov 12, 2025

Published on Oct. 15, 2025

[All news entries]

If you are interested in applying for an ESI activity, please check out the links below:

Current and Upcoming Activities

Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) Jan. 26, 2026 — Jan. 30, 2026 Workshop
Probabilistic Mass Transport - from Schrödinger to Stochastic Analysis Feb. 9, 2026 — Feb. 13, 2026 Workshop
Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry Feb. 16, 2026 — March 27, 2026 Thematic Programme
Joachim Escher (Leibniz U of Hannover): Fluid Mechanics, covering Rotational Water Waves and Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities for Potential Flows March 1, 2026 — June 30, 2026 SRF Course
Benedict Leimkuhler (U of Edinburgh): Langevin Sampling Algorithms April 13, 2026 — May 31, 2026 SRF Course

ESI Fellows Activities

Lea Mele (UMONS): Carrollian higher-spin holography March 1, 2026 — April 30, 2026 Junior Research Fellow
Research in Teams: Aperiodic Order and Complexity in Substitution Base Systems March 9, 2026 — May 10, 2026 Research in Teams
Research in Teams: Gabor frames in Higher Dimensions April 6, 2026 — May 5, 2026 Research in Teams
Beatrice Balzarotti (U of Milan): Nonlocal-to-local convergence results for Cahn-Hilliard equations May 1, 2026 — June 30, 2026 Junior Research Fellow
Priyadarshini Pandit (TIFR): Boundary Carrollian Symmetries and Null Open Strings May 1, 2026 — June 30, 2026 Junior Research Fellow

[view all activities]

Upcoming Talks

Jan 29. 2026

Multi-scale modelling of pattern formation by cell populations on surfaces Philip Pearce (U College London) Jan 29. 2026, 09:30 - 10:00 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).
Heterogeneity in Reaction - Diffusion Systems: A Feature, Not a Perturbation Martina Chirilus-Bruckner (Leiden U) Jan 29. 2026, 10:00 - 10:30 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).
Excluded Volume Effects and Anisotropic Interactions in a System of Hard Needles Markus Schmidtchen (TU Dresden) Jan 29. 2026, 11:00 - 11:30 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).
Singular limits for PDE in biology Bao Quoc Tang (U of Graz) Jan 29. 2026, 14:00 - 14:30 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).
Asymptotic analysis of an integro-differential model from quantitative genetics Sepideh Mirrahimi (U Paul Sabatier, Toulouse) Jan 29. 2026, 14:30 - 15:00 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).

Jan 30. 2026

How spatial patterns can lead to less resilient ecosystems David Pinto-Ramos (HZ Dresenden-Rossendorf) Jan 30. 2026, 09:30 - 10:00 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).
Opinion formation with continuous age structure Marie-Therese Wolfram (U Warwick) Jan 30. 2026, 10:00 - 10:30 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).