Between Topology and Quantum Field Theory

该奖项为参加2019年1月14日至18日在德克萨斯州奥斯汀举行的“拓扑与量子场论之间”会议提供支持。这次会议的目的是聚集100-150名研究人员，包括研究生，博士后和教师，在数学和理论物理。这将是更广泛的研究人员社区了解过去几年的戏剧性发展以及更广泛地了解会议领域的机会。为了最大限度地发挥其影响力，会议将广泛宣传，并将提供资金支持无法出席的与会者的旅费。来自数学和理论物理领域代表性不足的群体的研究人员将优先分配这些资金。为了进一步扩大会议的影响范围，将录制会谈的音频和视频，并在网上免费提供。这次会议将促进数学和物理领域研究人员之间的新互动。具体的重点将放在三个重叠的领域：量子场论的拓扑现象，量子场论的数学公式，以及超对称的微分几何。会议计划以最近在这三个领域取得的重大进展为基础，并包括18位已确认的发言人名单，其中既有这些领域的现任国际领导人，也有崭露头角的未来领导人。会议的网页可在https://web.ma.utexas.edu/topqft/This上找到。奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award provides support for participation in the conference "Between Topology and Quantum Field Theory" in Austin, TX, on January 14-18, 2019. The conference is intended to be a gathering of 100-150 researchers, including graduate students, postdocs, and faculty, in mathematics and theoretical physics. It will be an opportunity for broader communities of researchers to learn about dramatic developments from the last few years as well as about the areas of the conference more broadly. To maximize its impact the conference will be broadly advertised, and funds will be provided to support travel expenses of participants who otherwise could not attend. Researchers from groups underrepresented in mathematics and theoretical physics will be prioritized in allocating these funds. To further increase the reach of the conference, audio and video from the talks will be recorded and made freely available online.The conference will catalyze new interactions between researchers in fields bridging mathematics and physics. The specific focus will be on three overlapping areas: topological phenomena in quantum field theory, mathematical formulations of quantum field theory, and differential geometry of supersymmetry. The conference plan builds on significant recent momentum in these three areas, and includes a list of 18 confirmed speakers, including both current international leaders in these areas and up-and-coming future leaders. The conference web page is available at https://web.ma.utexas.edu/topqft/This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.