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

Call for CECAM-ESI-Workshop

Published on June 9, 2026

The ESI Medal 2026 is awarded to Ingrid Daubechies

Published on June 1, 2026

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

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Current and Upcoming Activities

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory June 15, 2026 — July 17, 2026 Thematic Programme
New Paradigms for Harnessing Quantum Field Theory at Colliders July 27, 2026 — Aug. 28, 2026 Thematic Programme
Individual Visiting Scientists 2026 Sept. 7, 2026 — Sept. 11, 2026 Workshop
FLINTA* in Set Theory Sept. 9, 2026 — Sept. 11, 2026 Workshop
Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures Sept. 14, 2026 — Oct. 30, 2026 Thematic Programme

ESI Fellows Activities

Research in Teams: Quivers, VOAs, and Generalised Symmetries June 1, 2026 — Aug. 7, 2026 Research in Teams
Research in Teams: Eliminating (or correcting?) topology violations in dissipative particle Dynamics Aug. 1, 2026 — Sept. 1, 2026 Research in Teams
Priyadarshini Pandit (TIFR): Boundary Carrollian Symmetries and Null Open Strings Oct. 1, 2026 — Nov. 30, 2026 Junior Research Fellow

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Upcoming Talks

Jul 10. 2026

Positive charts of toric varieties Simon Telen (MPI MIS, Leipzig) Jul 10. 2026, 09:30 - 10:15 Part of The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory (Thematic Programme).
Calabi-Yau metrics with full moduli dependence Luca Nutricati (U of Oxford) Jul 10. 2026, 10:45 - 11:30 Part of The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory (Thematic Programme).
Exploring the Fine adjunction spectrum Christian Haase (FU Berlin) Jul 10. 2026, 11:30 - 12:15 Part of The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory (Thematic Programme).

Jul 13. 2026

Toric Stratification and Topology of Subvarieties (lecture 1) Andreas Braun (Durham U) Jul 13. 2026, 09:30 - 10:30 Part of The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory (Thematic Programme).
Gopakumar-Vafa (GV) invariants, Part I: GV-invariants are BPS-indices Jakob Moritz (U of Wisconsin-Madison) Jul 13. 2026, 14:00 - 15:00 Part of The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory (Thematic Programme).

Jul 14. 2026

Toric Stratification and Topology of Subvarieties (lecture 2) Andreas Braun (Durham U) Jul 14. 2026, 09:30 - 10:30 Part of The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory (Thematic Programme).
Gopakumar-Vafa (GV) invariants, Part II: GV-invariants determine birational geometry Jakob Moritz (U of Wisconsin-Madison) Jul 14. 2026, 14:00 - 15:00 Part of The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory (Thematic Programme).

Jul 15. 2026

Brane Brick Models and toric Calabi-Yau 4-folds, Lecture 1 Rak-Kyeong Seong (UNIST) Jul 15. 2026, 09:30 - 10:30 Part of The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory (Thematic Programme).

Jul 16. 2026

Brane Brick Models and toric Calabi-Yau 4-folds, Lecture 2 Rak-Kyeong Seong (UNIST) Jul 16. 2026, 09:30 - 10:30 Part of The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory (Thematic Programme).
Gopakumar-Vafa (GV) invariants, Part III: Computing GV-invariants — explicit examples and HKTY implementation in CYtools Jakob Moritz (U of Wisconsin-Madison) Jul 16. 2026, 14:00 - 15:00 Part of The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Toric Geometry: Bridging Mathematics, Computation, and String Theory (Thematic Programme).