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

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

ESI Medal Award Ceremony 2025 will take place on November 7

Published on Oct. 1, 2025

The ESI Medal 2025 goes to Michele Parrinello

Published on May 6, 2025

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Current and Upcoming Activities

Free Boundary Problems Sept. 29, 2025 — Dec. 19, 2025 Thematic Programme
Hyperboloidal Foliations and their Application Jan. 12, 2026 — Jan. 16, 2026 Workshop
The World in One Line – Schrödinger’s Equation Turns 100 Jan. 22, 2026 — Jan. 23, 2026 Symposium
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

ESI Fellows Activities

Research in Teams: Towards q-characters for quantum affine symmetric pairs Jan. 11, 2026 — Jan. 24, 2026 Research in Teams
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
Priyadarshini Pandit (TIFR): Boundary Carrollian Symmetries and Null Open Strings May 1, 2026 — June 30, 2026 Junior Research Fellow
Research in Teams: Convergence of Lorentzian Spaces June 1, 2026 — June 30, 2026 Research in Teams

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Upcoming Talks

Jan 26. 2026

Can we predict wavelength changes in models for banded vegetation patterns? Lukas Eigentler (U Warwick) Jan 26. 2026, 09:30 - 10:00 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).
Surviving the winds through pattern formation Toyo Vignal (Okinawa IST) Jan 26. 2026, 10:00 - 10:30 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).
Diffusion of the Dead – The mathematics of zombie invasion. Thomas Woolley (Cardiff U) Jan 26. 2026, 14:00 - 15:00 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).

Jan 27. 2026

Mean-fields limits and the multiscale approach to cell movements Roberto Natalini (CNR-IAC) Jan 27. 2026, 11:00 - 11:30 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).
Phenotype-structured PDE models for chemotaxis self-organisation. Kevin Painter (Politecnico, Torino) Jan 27. 2026, 14:30 - 15:00 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).

Jan 28. 2026

Segregation and instabilities in a Lotka–Volterra competition model with diffusion and avoidance Gaetana Gambino (UniPa) Jan 28. 2026, 09:30 - 10:00 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).
Communicating Nonlinear Dynamics Across Boundaries via Interactive Simulations Andrew Krause (Durham U) Jan 28. 2026, 11:00 - 11:30 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).

Jan 29. 2026

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).

Jan 30. 2026

How spatial patterns can lead to less resilient ecosystems David Pinto-Ramos (HZDR) Jan 30. 2026, 09:30 - 10:00 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).
Aggregation-diffusion in heterogeneous environments Jonathan Potts (U of Sheffield) Jan 30. 2026, 10:00 - 10:30 Part of Modelling Diffusive Systems: Theory & Biological Applications (MoDiS) (Workshop).