We are organising a Geometry-related LMS-CMI Research School this July at Imperial. Details follow. Please circulate the details to any PhD students you think may be interested in attending.
NB 1. The research school is aimed broadly at Geometry PhD students not only those wishing to specialise in special or exceptional holonomy. 2. The deadline for application is May 12 (Monday next week).
LMS-CMI Research School, “An invitation to Geometry and Topology via G_2”.
Imperial College London, July 7-11, 2014.
The aim of the research school will be to give a thorough introduction to G2 geometry aimed at beginning PhD students, starting from fundamental material and progressing through to recent breakthroughs and current research in which the UK plays a leading role. The school will also introduce participants to topics of broader interest in algebra (e.g. representation theory), analysis (e.g. elliptic regularity), geometry (e.g. holonomy) and topology (e.g. characteristic classes). The course will also indicate some connections beyond mathematics to contemporary theoretical physics (M-theory)
The main lecturers are:
Robert Bryant (Duke) Jason Lotay (UCL) Johannes Nordström (Bath)
The lecture courses will be supported by tutorial sessions.
Additional lectures will be given by Bobby Acharya (King’s College London), Mark Haskins (Imperial) and Nigel Hitchin (Oxford).
The closing date for applications is Monday May 12th 2014. Numbers will be limited and those interested are advised to make an early application.
Applications should be made at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MGFJC62
Some contribution to travel costs will be available for both UK-based and overseas-based participants.
For further information see http://www.claymath.org/events/invitation-geometry-and-topology-g2
There will also be a 2-3 day research workshop the following week at UCL on G_2 geometry. Further details will be available shortly.
Organisers: Mark Haskins (Imperial), Jason Lotay (UCL), Simon Salamon (KCL).