A Celebration of Raoul Bott's Legacy in Mathematics, Montreal, Quebec

奖项：dms -0805925首席研究员：P. Robert kotiuga该奖项为计划于2008年6月在魁北克蒙特利尔化学数学研究中心举行的拉乌尔·博特遗产会议提供部分支持。会议报告的主题包括：算子代数方法和k理论、超对称和量子场论、莫尔斯理论、弦拓扑、伪全纯曲线、花同调、等变上同调和局部化、广义上同调理论和物理、网络；应用程序和模块化表单。这次会议由克莱数学研究所共同主办，重点关注拉乌尔·博特的数学遗产，以及他对拓扑学和数学、物理和技术之间的相互作用的非凡影响。马胃蝇蛆吗?美国学生、合著者和知识分子后代将讨论前瞻性的研究课题，面向广泛的受众。之所以选择蒙特利尔作为会议地点，是因为博特于20世纪40年代在麦吉尔大学获得了电气工程的两个学位，1987年获得了麦吉尔大学的荣誉博士学位，而数学研究中心（CRM）是蒙特利尔数学的焦点，在那里你可以找到三代与博特关系密切的数学家。为期一周的会议包括长达26小时的技术会谈或小组讨论。详见http://www.crm.math.ca/Bott08。

AbstractAward: DMS-0805925Principal Investigator: P. Robert KotiugaThis award provides partial support of the conference on theheritage of Raoul Bott planned for the Centre de RechercheMathematique in Montreal, Quebec during June 2008. Topics ofconference presentations include: operator algebraic methods andK-theory, supersymmetry and quantum field theory, Morse theory,string topology, pseudoholomorphic curves, Floer homology,equivariant cohomology and localization, generalized cohomologytheories and physics, and networks; applications and modularforms.This conference, cosponsored by the Clay Mathematics Institute,focuses on the mathematical legacy of Raoul Bott and theextraordinary impact he had on both topology and interactionsbetween mathematics, physics and technology. Bott?s students,coauthors, and intellectual descendents will talk onforward-looking research topics, addressing a broad audience.Montreal was chosen as the conference venue because Bott obtainedtwo degrees in Electrical Engineering at McGill University in the1940s, an Honorary Doctorate from McGill in 1987 and the Centrede Recherches Mathematiques (CRM) is the focal point ofmathematics in Montreal where one can find three generations ofmathematicians with close connections to Bott. The week-longconference features 26 hour long slots for technical talks orpanel discussions. See http://www.crm.math.ca/Bott08 fordetails.