Fields Institute conference on elliptic cohomology and string topology

这个项目将支持参加2004年9月在多伦多菲尔兹研究所举行的“同伦理论的形式：椭圆上同调和环空间”会议。会议的目的是将最近在弦理论相关的同伦理论，特别是椭圆上同伦和弦拓扑方面取得重大进展的几个小组的研究人员聚集在一起。该主题最近吸引了一些令人印象深刻的新人才，拟议项目的目的是支持博士后和研究生参加会议。椭圆上同论是一个丰富的组合，看似遥远的数学和物理领域。椭圆上同性将这些领域结合在一起的方式主要仍然是现象学的问题，暗示着深刻而美丽的理论机制，可以适当地解释观察到的联系。近年来，一些研究人员对椭圆上同现象有了更深入的认识。这次会议将把这些研究人员聚集在一起。

DMS-0438807Matthew AndoThis project will support travel to the conference "Forms of Homotopy Theory: elliptic cohomology and loop spaces", at the Fields Institute in Toronto in September 2004. The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers from several groups which have recently made substantial progress in the homotopy theory related to string theory, particularly elliptic cohomology and string topology. The subject has recently attracted some impressive new talent, and the purpose of the proposed project is to support participation in the conference by postdocs and graduate students.Elliptic cohomology is a rich mix of seemingly distant areas of mathematics and physics. The way in which elliptic cohomology brings these areas together is still mainly a matter of phenomenology, hinting at deep and beautiful theoretical mechanisms which properly explain the observed connections. Recently there has been progress towards a deeper understanding of elliptic cohomology by several groups of researchers. The conference will bring these researchers together.