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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 closed on July 23 and July 26, 2026 due to maintenance works

Published on July 20, 2026

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

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Current and Upcoming Activities

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 Medal Award Ceremony 2026 Oct. 30, 2026 — Nov. 1, 2026 Workshop

Quantum Probes of Gravity Nov. 9, 2026 — Nov. 13, 2026 Workshop

ESI Fellows Activities

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

Sep 11. 2026

On lifting maps to the Wallman compactification Elena Pozzan (U Torino) Sep 11. 2026, 11:30 - 12:00 Part of FLINTA* in Set Theory (Workshop).

Determinacy and Large Cardinals: Connections, Obstacles and Scenarios for Solutions Sandra Müller (TU Wien) Sep 11. 2026, 14:00 - 15:00 Part of FLINTA* in Set Theory (Workshop).

Strong Logical Axioms and Self-Distributive Algebras: Recent Results and Open Problems Sheila Miller Edwards (ASU, Phoenix) Sep 11. 2026, 15:30 - 16:30 Part of FLINTA* in Set Theory (Workshop).

Sep 14. 2026

Alternating Sign Matrices and Plane Partitions Ilse Fischer (U of Vienna) Sep 14. 2026, 09:30 - 10:50 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Sep 21. 2026

Classification of (non)-frustrated 2D Ising models in genus 1 Beatrice de Tiliere (U Paris-Dauphine) Sep 21. 2026, 10:00 - 10:50 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Small perturbations of the classical Heisenberg model Christophe Garban (U Lyon 1) Sep 21. 2026, 11:30 - 12:20 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Off-giant Criticality in the Mean-field Arboreal Gas Tyler Helmuth (Durham U) Sep 21. 2026, 14:15 - 15:05 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

The phase transition of the directed polymer in dimension $3$ is smooth, and we can quantify it Hubert Lacoin (IMPA) Sep 21. 2026, 15:45 - 16:35 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Sep 22. 2026

Mixing time and cutoff for a lifted lazy TASEP Cristina Toninelli (CEREMADE, Paris) Sep 22. 2026, 09:00 - 09:50 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).

Dimers on Speyer crosses-and-wrenches graphs Cedric Boutillier (SU, Paris) Sep 22. 2026, 10:30 - 11:20 Part of Statistical Mechanics and Combinatorics of Discrete Planar Structures (Thematic Programme).