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 foundation in 1992 it has been the mission of the ESI to advance research in mathematics, physics and mathematical physics at the highest international level through fruitful interaction between scientists from these disciplines.
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First ESI-Medal goes to Anton AlekseevPublished on June 23, 2020
Wittgenstein-Award for ESI Kollegium Member Adrian ConstantinPublished on June 22, 2020
Deadline for submission of ESI Thematic Programmes postponed to October 1Published on April 23, 2020
Update concerning Covid-19 pandemicPublished on April 23, 2020
Information regarding coronavirus (updated on March 11, 2020)Published on March 11, 2020
[All news entries]Current and Upcoming Activities
Due to Covid-19, many events cannot take place as intended. Click here to view all events which have been cancelled, postponed or rescheduled.
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Research in Teams Project: Noncommutative Cluster Structures and their Symmetries
July 1, 2020 — Aug. 31, 2020
Research in Teams
Postponed due to Covid-19
- Sebastian Falkner (Goethe University of Frankfurt): Heterogeneous cavitation on graphitic surfaces in a Lennard‐Jones fluid and water at negative pressures Aug. 1, 2020 — Nov. 30, 2020 Junior Research Fellow
- Higher Structures and Field Theory - online Aug. 2, 2020 — Aug. 21, 2020 Online Workshop
- Higher Structures and Field Theory Aug. 3, 2020 — Sept. 25, 2020 Thematic Programme
- Aliaksandr Hancharuk (U Lyon): Higher Gauge Theories Aug. 24, 2020 — Sept. 25, 2020 Junior Research Fellow
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Spectral Theory of Differential Operators in Quantum Theory
Sept. 7, 2020 — Sept. 11, 2020
Workshop
Postponed due to Covid-19
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Research in Teams Project: l-modular Langlands Quotient Theorem and Applications
Sept. 12, 2020 — Sept. 27, 2020
Research in Teams
Partially rescheduled for September 2020
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Research in Teams Project: Blackbody Radiation Induced Inertial Effects and Collective Phenomena - Theoretical Basis and Experimental Feasibility
Sept. 20, 2020 — Sept. 26, 2020
Research in Teams
Rescheduled for September 2020
- Higher Structures Emerging from Renormalisation Oct. 5, 2020 — Oct. 16, 2020 Workshop
- Davide Pradovera (CSQI, EPFL, Lausanne): Model Order Reduction of parametric PDEs with meromorphic structure based on minimal rational approximation Oct. 12, 2020 — Nov. 15, 2020 Junior Research Fellow
Upcoming Talks
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Aug 04. 2020
- Construction and classification of symmetry protected topological phase in interacting fermion systems. Zheng-Cheng Gu (City U of Hong Kong) Aug 04. 2020, 12:00 - 12:45 Part of Higher Structures and Field Theory - online (Online Workshop).
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Aug 07. 2020
- Higher symmetry enriched topological phases Tian Lan (U Waterloo) Aug 07. 2020, 17:00 - 17:45 Part of Higher Structures and Field Theory - online (Online Workshop).
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Aug 25. 2020
- Advances in Algebraic Quantum Field Theory I: Framework of AQFT Klaus Fredenhagen (U Hamburg) Aug 25. 2020, 09:00 - 10:00 Part of Higher Structures and Field Theory (Thematic Programme).
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Aug 26. 2020
- Topological quantum field theory with defects Nils Carqueville (U Vienna) Aug 26. 2020, 10:00 - 11:00 Part of Higher Structures and Field Theory (Thematic Programme).
- Higher 4d Chern-Simons theory: holographic aspects. Roberto Zucchini (U Bologna) Aug 26. 2020, 15:30 - 16:30 Part of Higher Structures and Field Theory (Thematic Programme).
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Aug 27. 2020
- Advances in Algebraic Quantum Field Theory II: Perturbative approach towards AQFT Klaus Fredenhagen (U Hamburg) Aug 27. 2020, 09:00 - 10:00 Part of Higher Structures and Field Theory (Thematic Programme).
- Operations on the Hochschild bicomplex of a diagram of algebras Eli Hawkins (UCAS) Aug 27. 2020, 15:30 - 16:30 Part of Higher Structures and Field Theory (Thematic Programme).
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Aug 28. 2020
- Advances in Algebraic Quantum Field Theory III: Perspectives and open problems Klaus Fredenhagen (U Hamburg) Aug 28. 2020, 09:00 - 10:00 Part of Higher Structures and Field Theory (Thematic Programme).
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Aug 31. 2020
- Higher structures in algebraic quantum field theory I Alexander Schenkel (U of Nottingham) Aug 31. 2020, 10:00 - 11:00 Part of Higher Structures and Field Theory (Thematic Programme).
- Topological field theories with boundaries - some constructions and some applications Christoph Schweigert (U Hamburg) Aug 31. 2020, 15:30 - 16:30 Part of Higher Structures and Field Theory (Thematic Programme).