Operator Algebras Summer School at the University of Ottawa

算子代数是20世纪30年代在量子力学的数学严格化中兴起的一个数学分支，此后发展成为一个涉及数学许多其他部分的领域。渥太华的算子代数研究生暑期学校是一个帮助年轻研究人员（主要是博士生和博士后研究人员）了解和推进职业发展的活动。它包括三个系列讲座，由算子代数不同领域的知名研究人员提供，以及一个职业演讲和参与者提供简短演讲的机会。通过这些活动和交流机会，暑期学校的设计对研究项目和参与者的职业生涯非常有益。系列讲座的主题是国际相关和及时的，但将在研究生和博士后参与者可访问的水平上提出。主题是：(i) C*-代数的分类，重点是von Neumann代数技术，（ii）量子信息论的算子代数方面，以及（iii）群适应性及其与算子代数的联系。该奖项支持美国博士生和博士后参加本次活动的旅行。该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。

Operator algebras is a branch of mathematics that arose in the mathematical rigorization of quantum mechanics in the 1930s, and has since blossomed into an area touching many other parts of mathematics. The Graduate Summer School in Operator Algebras in Ottawa is an event that helps to inform and advance the careers of young researchers (primarily Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers). It consists of three lecture series delivered by renowned researchers in diverse areas of operator algebras, as well as a career talk and opportunities for participants to deliver short talks. Through these activities and networking opportunities, the summer school is designed to be very beneficial to the research program and the careers of the participants. The topics of the lecture series are internationally relevant and timely, yet will be presented at a level that is accessible to the graduate student and postdoc participants. The topics are: (i) the classification of C*-algebras, with an emphasis on von Neumann algebra techniques, (ii) operator algebraic aspects of quantum information theory, and (iii) group amenability and its connections to operator algebras. This award supports the travel of US based Ph.D. students and post-docs to participate in this event.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.