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]


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Current and Upcoming Activities

Algebraicity and Transcendence for Singular Differential Equations Oct. 7, 2024 — Oct. 19, 2024 Workshop
Thomas Strobl (U of Lyon): Geometry of Gauge Theories: old and new Oct. 15, 2024 — Dec. 15, 2024 SRF Course
Erwin Schrödinger Lecture by Martina Krämer (U of Mainz): "Ice clouds over the Asian monsoon and their role in the global climate" Oct. 23, 2024, 17:00 — 18:00 Lecture
IMO Training 2024 Oct. 28, 2024 — Oct. 31, 2024 Graduate School
ESI Medal Award Ceremony 2024 Dec. 6, 2024 Symposium
Research in Teams: Entropy methods for evolutionary systems: Analysis and Numerics Dec. 6, 2024 — Dec. 20, 2024 Research in Teams
Lensing and Wave Optics in Strong Gravity Dec. 9, 2024 — Dec. 13, 2024 Workshop
Isao Sauzedde (University of Warwick): Jan. 5, 2025 — March 5, 2025 Junior Research Fellow
Infinite-dimensional Geometry: Theory and Applications Jan. 13, 2025 — Feb. 14, 2025 Thematic Programme
Research in Teams: Weyl Pseudodifferential Calculus with Applications Feb. 1, 2025 — Feb. 28, 2025 Research in Teams

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Upcoming Talks

Oct 16. 2024

On Katz' nilpotence conjecture, p-determinants, and q-generalization Maxim Kontsevich (IHES, Bures-sur-Yvette) Oct 16. 2024, 11:00 - 12:15 Part of Algebraicity and Transcendence for Singular Differential Equations (Workshop).

Oct 17. 2024

Beyond Complex Multiplication Vasily Golyshev (Abdus Salam ICTP) Oct 17. 2024, 15:30 - 16:45 Part of Algebraicity and Transcendence for Singular Differential Equations (Workshop).

Oct 18. 2024

Extending Hölder's result on the differential transcendence of the Gamma function Charlotte Hardouin (IMT, Toulouse) Oct 18. 2024, 09:00 - 10:15 Part of Algebraicity and Transcendence for Singular Differential Equations (Workshop).