Report for the Academic Years 1987-1988 and 1988-1989
Report for the Academic Years 1987-1988 and 1988-1989
Report for the Academic Years 1987-1988 and 1988-1989
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September 1 5<br />
RECORD OF EVENTS<br />
Ac\ulcnin Year <strong>1987</strong>-88<br />
What follows is a calendar of events sponsored by <strong>the</strong> Schools of<br />
Historical Studies, Ma<strong>the</strong>matics, Natural Sciences <strong>and</strong> Social Science<br />
Astrophysics Seminar Luncheon n<br />
J. GOODMAN. School of Natural Sciences, IAS;<br />
R_ GOTT, T. LAUER, M. PARK. E. TURNER,<br />
Princeton University<br />
September 2 1<br />
Dynamical Systems Seminar:<br />
• Organizational meeting M<br />
September 22<br />
Astrophysics Seminar Luncheon •<br />
<strong>and</strong> by <strong>the</strong> Director's Office<br />
n<br />
S. BAlTZYK, Princeton University; R. DUNCAN,<br />
Princeton University; P. goldrhch, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia<br />
Institute of Technology; r. juszkewicz, University<br />
oj Cali<strong>for</strong>nia at Berkeley; R. may, Princeton<br />
University; m. postman, Princeton University;<br />
L. SPITZER, Princeton University;], wheeler.<br />
University of Texas at Austin<br />
September 23<br />
Special Seminar: "Con<strong>for</strong>mal field <strong>the</strong>ory <strong>and</strong><br />
non-linear equations of <strong>the</strong> Ising model"- M<br />
BARRY MCCOY, State University of New York<br />
at Stony Brook<br />
September 24<br />
Supergeometry Seminar: "Multilinear algebra"- m<br />
PIERRE DELlGNE, Professor, School ofMa<strong>the</strong>matia, IAS<br />
Special Seminar: "Higher-genus model<br />
solutions to star-triangle equations"- m<br />
JACQUES PERK, State University of New York<br />
at Stony Brook<br />
September 25<br />
Lunchtime Seminar: "Lagrangians <strong>for</strong> chiral<br />
bosons"- N<br />
MARIO PERNICI, School of Natural Sciences, IAS<br />
September 28<br />
Dynamical Systems Seminar: "Entropy <strong>and</strong><br />
exponential growth of Tli in dimension two"- m<br />
MICHAEL HANDEL, Sclwol of Ma<strong>the</strong>matics, IAS<br />
H Sclwol of Historical Studies • M<br />
September 29<br />
Drinfeld Modules Seminar: "Introduction"- m<br />
DAVID GOSS, School of Ma<strong>the</strong>matics, IAS<br />
October 1<br />
Art History Colloquium: "The Gothic in<br />
Renaissance France"- h<br />
HENRI T. ZERNER, School of Historical Studies, IAS<br />
Topology Seminar: "Cychc homology <strong>and</strong><br />
analytic isomorphisms"- m<br />
CHARLES A. \X^EIBEL, Rutgers University<br />
Supergeometry Seminar:<br />
"Super varieties, I"- M<br />
PIERRE DELlGNE, Professor, Sclwol of<br />
Ma<strong>the</strong>matics, IAS<br />
(^ctciber 2<br />
Seminar on Con<strong>for</strong>mal Field Theory:<br />
"Introduction"- m<br />
DANIEL FRIEDAN, Sclwol of Ma<strong>the</strong>matics. IAS<br />
CXtiibcr 5<br />
Members Seminar: "Geometric complex<br />
coordinates <strong>for</strong> TeichmiiUer space"- m<br />
ALBERT MARDEN, School of Ma<strong>the</strong>matics, IAS<br />
Theoretical Physics Seminar: "Holomorphic<br />
coordinates on supermoduli space"- N<br />
PHILLIP NELSON, Boston University<br />
October 6<br />
Seminar on Orbits in Spaces of Lattices:<br />
"Survey of Margulis' proof of Oppenheim's<br />
conjecture"- m<br />
ARMAND BOREL, Professor, School of<br />
Ma<strong>the</strong>matics, IAS<br />
Drinfeld Modules Seminar:<br />
"Cyclotomic <strong>the</strong>ory" -<br />
m<br />
DAVID GOSS, School of Ma<strong>the</strong>matics, IAS<br />
School ofMa<strong>the</strong>matia N School of Natural Sciences<br />
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