A Regional Conference Series in Mathematical String Theory

该奖项由杜克大学的Ronen Plesser教授主持，旨在资助一系列数学弦理论的区域性会议。弦理论是统一广义相对论和量子场论的主要竞争者，这两个理论是20世纪物理学最重要的两个发展。 该奖项提供了一系列的两年一度的区域会议在北卡罗来纳州和弗吉尼亚州的重点是数学方面的这一问题的支持。 该领域的研究不仅促进了我们对基础物理学的理解，而且已被证明与数学有着极其富有成效的相互作用。 因此，这一领域的研究通过促进科学进步而增进了国家利益。 这些会议满足了一个迫切的需要，定期将孤立的研究小组聚集在一起，合作并听取关于数学弦理论各个方面的研究报告。 这些会议还为学生和博士后提供了必要的培训，既让他们接触到各种各样的想法，也给他们一个演讲的论坛，从而大大有助于培训和研究工作。

This award, under the direction of Professor Ronen Plesser of Duke University, supports a series of regional conferences in mathematical string theory.String theory is the leading contender to unify general relativity and quantum field theory, two of the most significant developments of twentieth-century physics. This award provides support for a series of bi-annual regional meetings in North Carolina and Virginia which focus on the mathematical aspects of this subject. Research in this area not only advances our understanding of fundamental physics but has also proven to have extremely fruitful interactions with mathematics. As a result, research in this area advances the national interest by promoting the progress of science. These meetings fill a critical need by regularly bringing together isolated research groups to collaborate and hear research talks on various aspects of mathematical string theory. These meetings also provide essential training for students and postdocs, both by exposing them to a wide array of ideas as well as giving them a forum in which to give talks, thereby substantially aiding both training and research efforts.