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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]
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News
Submission deadline for proposals for thematic programmes in 2028: October 1, 2026Published on Sept. 15, 2026
ESI closed on July 23 and July 26, 2026 due to maintenance worksPublished on July 20, 2026
Call for CECAM-ESI-WorkshopPublished on June 9, 2026
The ESI Medal 2026 is awarded to Ingrid DaubechiesPublished on June 1, 2026
Senior Research Fellow Lecture Course by Prof. Benedict Leimkuhler starts on April 16, 2026Published on March 30, 2026
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Current and Upcoming Activities
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Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures
Sept. 14, 2026 — Oct. 30, 2026
Thematic Programme
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ESI Medal Award Ceremony 2026 - postponed to 2027
Oct. 30, 2026 — Nov. 1, 2026
Workshop
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Quantum Probes of Gravity
Nov. 9, 2026 — Nov. 13, 2026
Workshop
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Microstructures in Materials
Nov. 16, 2026 — Nov. 20, 2026
Workshop
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New Frontiers in Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics of Glasses
Nov. 30, 2026 — Dec. 4, 2026
Workshop
ESI Fellows Activities
- There are no events scheduled at this point.
Upcoming Talks
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Oct 15. 2026
- On Romik’s Rationality Conjecture: From Dimers to Critical Percolation Melda Akyazi (Uni Wien) Oct 15. 2026, 15:20 - 15:50 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).
- A sharp threshold for Froböse percolation in hypercubes Max Gutkin (TU Graz) Oct 15. 2026, 15:50 - 16:20 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).
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Oct 19. 2026
- The area of spheres in the Brownian plane Jean-François Le Gall (U Paris Saclay) Oct 19. 2026, 09:30 - 10:30 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).
- Universality of critical exponents for catalytic equations Nicolas Curien (U Paris Saclay) Oct 19. 2026, 11:00 - 12:00 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).
- Planarity and related topics in random graphs Michael Krivelevich (Tel Aviv U) Oct 19. 2026, 14:15 - 15:15 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).
- Order statistics for vertex degrees in random unlabeled trees Konstantinos Panagiotou (LMU) Oct 19. 2026, 15:45 - 16:45 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).
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Oct 20. 2026
- Cyclic sieving phenomena for trees and maps Mireille Bousquet-Mélou (U Bordeaux) Oct 20. 2026, 09:00 - 10:00 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).
- Leap generators for composition schemes Eric Fusy (U Gustave Eiffel, Champs-sur-Marne) Oct 20. 2026, 11:30 - 12:30 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).
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Oct 21. 2026
- From Cluster Algebras to q-Identities Philippe Di Francesco (U Illinois) Oct 21. 2026, 09:00 - 10:00 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).
- An inhomogeneous q-deformation of the Tsetlin Library Arvind Ayyer (IISc) Oct 21. 2026, 10:30 - 11:30 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).