Topic: Relaxation and Diffusion of Chaotic Systems September 20

Presenter: Shmuel Fishman, Technion, Israel

Topic: TBA September 21

Presenter: Christian Gruber, Lausanne, Ecole Polythechnic Federale

Topic: Applied string/M theory September 21

Presenter: Nikita Nekrassov, Princeton University Physics and IHES

Abstract: The four-lecture mini-course will give a brief introduction to modern string theory, aimed at the mathematical audience. The first lecture will be devoted to the basics: from quantum field theory to first quantized string theory, bosonic string amplitudes, Deligne-Mumford moduli space of curves and Mumford measure on it. The second lecture will deal exclusively with closed topological strings, Gromov-Witten theory, mirror symmetry, applications to singularity theory. The third lecture will deal with open topological strings and D-branes, deformation quantization, Chern-Simons theory. The last lecture will introduce to M-theory, and

noncommutative geometry as seen by string theory.

Topic: Universality and the two dimensional Ising Model September 27

Presenter: Thomas Spencer, Institute for Advanced Study

Topic: Applied string/M theory October 3

Presenter: Nikita Nekrassov, Princeton University Physics and IHES

Abstract: The four-lecture mini-course will give a brief introduction to modern string theory, aimed at the mathematical audience. The first lecture will be devoted to the basics: from quantum field theory to first quantized string theory, bosonic string amplitudes, Deligne-Mumford moduli space of curves and Mumford measure on it. The second lecture will deal exclusively with closed topological strings, Gromov-Witten theory, mirror symmetry, applications to singularity theory. The third lecture will deal with open topological strings and D-branes, deformation quantization, Chern-Simons theory. The last lecture will introduce to M-theory, and

noncommutative geometry as seen by string theory.

Topic: Applied string/M theory October 5

Presenter: Nikita Nekrassov, Princeton University Physics and IHES

Date: Thursday, October 5, 2000, Time: 4 p.m., Location: Fine 314

Abstract: The four-lecture mini-course will give a brief introduction to modern string theory, aimed at the mathematical audience. The first lecture will be devoted to the basics: from quantum field theory to first quantized string theory, bosonic string amplitudes, Deligne-Mumford moduli space of curves and Mumford measure on it. The second lecture will deal exclusively with closed topological strings, Gromov-Witten theory, mirror symmetry, applications to singularity theory. The third lecture will deal with open topological strings and D-branes, deformation quantization, Chern-Simons theory. The last lecture will introduce to M-theory, and

noncommutative geometry as seen by string theory.

Topic: Applied string/M theory October 18

Presenter: Nikita Nekrassov, Princeton University Physics and IHES

Abstract: The four-lecture mini-course will give a brief introduction to modern string theory, aimed at the mathematical audience. The first lecture will be devoted to the basics: from quantum field theory to first quantized string theory, bosonic string amplitudes, Deligne-Mumford moduli space of curves and Mumford measure on it. The second lecture will deal exclusively with closed topological strings, Gromov-Witten theory, mirror symmetry, applications to singularity theory. The third lecture will deal with open topological strings and D-branes, deformation quantization, Chern-Simons theory. The last lecture will introduce to M-theory, and

noncommutative geometry as seen by string theory.