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暑期强化课程，向来访的数学研究生和博士后教授现代数学的某些方面。2007年6月，迷你课程将是数学和弦理论，这两个主题与最近的物理有关。联合研究人员和埃里克·夏普(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。资助来访的数学学生的资金已经存在(通过犹他州大学的Vigre赠款，并可能通过额外的MSRI支持)。这项提案要求提供支持，以报销五名来访的年轻物理学家的住宿和旅费。在迷你球场之后，将立即举行AMS夏季研究会议，该会议将在犹他州的雪鸟举行，再次由Co-Pis和Eric Sharpe组织。本次研究工作坊的主题与迷你课程相同，并且像迷你课程已经存在的主要资金一样。参加迷你课程的物理学家也将能够参加研讨会。这门学科的学术价值从目前数学和物理学领域的活动中得到了证明。一些研究结果可能直接来自这个夏季迷你课程，因为与会者应用了他们所学到的知识。通过将物理学家和数学家聚集在一起，帮助他们形成良好的跨学科联系，这将有助于他们在未来几年建立良好的跨学科联系，从而扩大迷你课程的影响。此外，合作项目负责人计划将讲座录制下来，并在网上提供，这样不参加的人也可以受益，进一步扩大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参与。国家科学基础日记说明：0652421 PI姓名：李元平印制

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