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

Senior Research Fellow Lecture Course by Prof. Benedict Leimkuhler starts on April 16, 2026

Published on March 30, 2026

New SAB members in 2026

Published on March 27, 2026

New directorate of the ESI appointed

Published on March 9, 2026

Senior Research Fellow Lecture Course by Prof. Joachim Escher starts on March 3, 2026

Published on Feb. 27, 2026

Thematic Programmes at the ESI in 2027

Published on Feb. 26, 2026

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Current and Upcoming Activities

Benedict Leimkuhler (U of Edinburgh): Langevin Sampling Algorithms April 13, 2026 — May 31, 2026 SRF Course
Differential Complexes: Theory, Discretization, and Applications April 20, 2026 — June 5, 2026 Thematic Programme
Prof. Bettina G. Keller (Free U of Berlin): Girsanov reweighting for simulations of underdamped Langevin dynamics May 22, 2026 Lecture
Gilles Vilmart (U of Geneva): High-order sampling of the invariant distribution of ergodic stochastic dynamics: preconditioning and postprocessing May 28, 2026, 11:30 — 12:30 Lecture
Joachim Escher (Leibniz U of Hannover): Fluid Mechanics, covering Rotational Water Waves and Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities for Potential Flows June 1, 2026 — June 20, 2026 SRF Course

ESI Fellows Activities

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
Research in Teams: O-Minimality in Interaction May 25, 2026 — July 5, 2026 Research in Teams
Research in Teams: Convergence of Lorentzian Spaces June 1, 2026 — June 30, 2026 Research in Teams
Research in Teams: Quivers, VOAs, and Generalised Symmetries June 1, 2026 — Aug. 7, 2026 Research in Teams

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Upcoming Talks

May 26. 2026

Distributional finite elements for the Einstein Bianchi eigen-problem Edoardo Bonetti (TU Wien) May 26. 2026, 14:00 - 14:45 Part of Differential Complexes: Theory, Discretization, and Applications (Thematic Programme).

May 27. 2026

Finite elements for symmetric and traceless tensors in three dimensions Bowen Shi (U of Texas, Austin) May 27. 2026, 14:00 - 14:45 Part of Differential Complexes: Theory, Discretization, and Applications (Thematic Programme).

May 28. 2026

High-order sampling of the invariant distribution of ergodic stochastic dynamics: preconditioning and postprocessing Gilles Vilmart (U of Geneva) May 28. 2026, 11:30 - 12:30 Part of Gilles Vilmart (U of Geneva): High-order sampling of the invariant distribution of ergodic stochastic dynamics: preconditioning and postprocessing (Lecture).
Finite element exterior calculus for time-dependent Hamiltonian partial differential equations Enrico Zampa (U of Vienna) May 28. 2026, 14:00 - 14:45 Part of Differential Complexes: Theory, Discretization, and Applications (Thematic Programme).

May 29. 2026

Orthogonal circle patterns and their applications Puchun Zhou (U of Oxford) May 29. 2026, 14:00 - 14:45 Part of Differential Complexes: Theory, Discretization, and Applications (Thematic Programme).

Jun 08. 2026

Mathematical Analysis on the Limitation of Bone Density Mineral Measurement by X-Ray Ming Jiang (Peking U) Jun 08. 2026, 10:00 - 10:30 Part of Applications of Tomographic Methods (Workshop).

Jun 09. 2026

Faster Sampling for Bayesian Inverse Imaging Problems Andreas Habring (TU Graz) Jun 09. 2026, 09:40 - 10:10 Part of Applications of Tomographic Methods (Workshop).
One shot inverse scattering revisited Martin Hanke (U Mainz) Jun 09. 2026, 15:10 - 15:40 Part of Applications of Tomographic Methods (Workshop).
Diffraction Tomography with Generalized Incident Fields Noemi Naujoks (U of Vienna) Jun 09. 2026, 16:00 - 16:45 Part of Applications of Tomographic Methods (Workshop).

Jun 10. 2026

Flowing Cells, Label-Free 3D Imaging: Progress in Holographic Tomography Pietro Ferraro (CNR - ISASI) Jun 10. 2026, 09:00 - 09:30 Part of Applications of Tomographic Methods (Workshop).