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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News
Senior Research Fellow Lecture Course by Prof. Joachim Escher starts on March 3, 2026Published on Feb. 27, 2026
Thematic Programmes at the ESI in 2027Published on Feb. 26, 2026
Workshops at the ESI in 2026Published on Feb. 12, 2026
New Members of the ESI Board 2026Published on Jan. 26, 2026
The World in One Line – Schrödinger’s Equation Turns 100: Symposium January 22 & 23, 2026Published on Dec. 16, 2025
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If you are interested in applying for an ESI activity, please check out the links below:
Current and Upcoming Activities
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Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry
Feb. 16, 2026 — March 27, 2026
Thematic Programme
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Joachim Escher (Leibniz U of Hannover): Fluid Mechanics, covering Rotational Water Waves and Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities for Potential Flows
March 1, 2026 — June 30, 2026
SRF Course
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Benedict Leimkuhler (U of Edinburgh): Langevin Sampling Algorithms
April 13, 2026 — May 31, 2026
SRF Course
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Random Matrices and Operators
April 13, 2026 — April 17, 2026
Workshop
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Differential Complexes: Theory, Discretization, and Applications
April 20, 2026 — June 5, 2026
Thematic Programme
ESI Fellows Activities
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Lea Mele (UMONS): Carrollian higher-spin holography
March 1, 2026 — April 30, 2026
Junior Research Fellow
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Research in Teams: Aperiodic Order and Complexity in Substitution Base Systems
March 9, 2026 — May 10, 2026
Research in Teams
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Research in Teams: Gabor frames in Higher Dimensions
April 6, 2026 — May 5, 2026
Research in Teams
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Beatrice Balzarotti (U of Milan): Nonlocal-to-local convergence results for Cahn-Hilliard equations
May 1, 2026 — June 30, 2026
Junior Research Fellow
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Priyadarshini Pandit (TIFR): Boundary Carrollian Symmetries and Null Open Strings
May 1, 2026 — June 30, 2026
Junior Research Fellow
Upcoming Talks
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Mar 04. 2026
- Modular Forms and AdS/CFT, III Daniele Dorigoni (Durham U) Mar 04. 2026, 09:30 - 10:45 Part of Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme).
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Mar 05. 2026
- Theta Functions and Moduli Spaces, III Samuel Grushevsky (Stony Brook U, New York) Mar 05. 2026, 11:15 - 12:30 Part of Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme).
- Cluster Algebras, III James Drummond (U Southampton) Mar 05. 2026, 14:15 - 15:30 Part of Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme).
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Mar 09. 2026
- Toric Amplitudes and Universal Adjoints Simon Telen (MPI MIS, Leipzig) Mar 09. 2026, 09:30 - 10:30 Part of Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme).
- Positive charts of toric varieties Veronica Calvo Cortes (MPI MIS, Leipzig) Mar 09. 2026, 10:45 - 11:45 Part of Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme).
- Reciprocal A-determinants Saiei-Jaeyeong Matsubara-Heo (Tohoku U) Mar 09. 2026, 11:45 - 12:45 Part of Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme).
- Positive geometries and canonical forms via mixed Hodge theory Clément Dupont (Université de Montpellier) Mar 09. 2026, 14:15 - 15:15 Part of Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme).
- Positive del Pezzo geometry Claudia He Yun (Arctic U) Mar 09. 2026, 15:45 - 16:45 Part of Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme).
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Mar 10. 2026
- Negative Geometry Expansion of Scattering Amplitudes Jaroslav Trnka (UC Davis) Mar 10. 2026, 09:30 - 10:30 Part of Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme).
- Tilings of the Amplituhedron beyond m=4 Chaim Even-Zohar (Technion Haifa) Mar 10. 2026, 14:15 - 15:15 Part of Amplitudes and Algebraic Geometry (Thematic Programme).