A summer minicourse and workshop on mathematics and string theory

几年来，犹他州大学一直在举办为期两周的暑期密集迷你课程，向来访的数学研究生和博士后教授现代数学的某些方面。在2007年6月，迷你课程将是关于数学和弦理论，与最近的物理学相关的主题。联合PI和埃里克·夏普（犹他州大学的物理学家）希望这对年轻的物理学家和数学家来说都是一个重要的机会。支持访问南极洲学生的资金已经存在（通过犹他大学的VIGRE赠款，并可能通过额外的MSRI支持）。该提案要求支持为五名来访的年轻物理学家报销住宿和旅行费用。小型课程之后，将立即在犹他州的雪鸟举行AMS夏季研究会议，由Co-PI和Eric Sharpe再次组织。这个研究工作坊将在相同的主题作为minicourse举行，和minicourse的主要资金已经存在。参加minicourse的物理学家也将能够参加工作坊这个主题的智力价值是合理的，目前的活动在物理学和物理学社区。一些研究成果可能直接来自这个夏季迷你课程，因为与会者应用他们所学到的。通过将物理学家和数学家聚集在一起，将扩大小型课程的影响，帮助他们形成良好的跨学科联系，这将在未来几年中为他们提供很好的服务。此外，Co-PI计划将讲座录像并在网络上提供，这样非与会者也可以受益，进一步扩大今年夏季小型课程的影响。将努力鼓励妇女和代表性不足的少数民族的参与。科学基金会日记笔记提案：0652421 PI姓名：李元品印刷体

For several years now, the University of Utah has run two-week intensive summerminicourses in which some aspect of modern mathematics was taught to visitingmathematics graduate students and postdocs. In June 2007, the minicourse will be onmathematics and string theory, topics relevant to recent physics. The Co-PIs togetherwith Eric Sharpe (a physicist at Utah U) expect this to be an important opportunity foryoung physicists as well as mathematicians. Money to support visiting mathematicsstudents already exists (through the University of Utahs VIGRE grant, and potentiallythrough additional MSRI support). This proposal requests support to reimburse lodgingand travel for five visiting young physicists. The minicourse will be immediately followedby an AMS Summer Research Conference to be held at Snowbird, Utah, againorganized by the Co-PIs and Eric Sharpe. This research workshop will be held on thesame topics as the minicourse, and like the minicourse primary funding already exists.The physicists who attend the minicourse will also be able to attend the workshop Theintellectual merit of this subject is justified by the current activity in both the mathematicsand physics communities. Some research results may come directly out of this summerminicourse, as attendees apply what they have learned. The impact of the minicoursewill be broadened by bringing the physicists and mathematicians together, to help themform good interdisciplinary contacts that will serve them well in future years.Furthermore, the Co-PIs plan to videotape the lectures and make them available on theweb, so that non-attendees can also benefit, further broadening the impact of thissummer minicourse. Efforts will be made to encourage participation of women andunderrepresented minorities.NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONDiary NoteProposal:0652421 PI Name:Lee, Yuan-PinPrinted