A summer minicourse and workshop on mathematics and string theory

几年来，犹他大学开设了为期两周的夏季强化课程，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，迷你课程将会是关于数学和弦理论，和最近的物理学相关的主题。联合项目负责人和Eric Sharpe（犹他大学的物理学家）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。支持访问数学系学生的资金已经存在（通过犹他大学的VIGRE拨款，以及潜在的MSRI额外支持）。本提案要求资助五位来访的年轻物理学家的住宿费和旅费。迷你课程结束后，将在犹他州雪鸟市举行AMS夏季研究会议，再次由联合pi和Eric Sharpe组织。这个研究研讨会将与迷你课程的主题相同，与迷你课程一样，主要资金已经存在。参加迷你课程的物理学家也可以参加研讨会。目前数学界和物理界的活动证明了这门学科的智力价值。一些研究结果可能会直接来自于这个夏季的迷你课程，因为与会者会应用他们所学到的东西。迷你课程将物理学家和数学家聚集在一起，帮助他们建立良好的跨学科联系，这将有助于他们在未来的岁月中发挥更大的作用。此外，合作项目负责人计划将讲座录像并放到网上，这样非参与者也可以从中受益，进一步扩大这个夏季迷你课程的影响。将努力鼓励妇女和代表性不足的少数民族的参与。国家自然科学基金项目编号：0652421 PI姓名：李元平

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