Fourth International Symposium: Quantum Theory and Symmetries

该奖项为参加2005年8月15日至21日在保加利亚瓦尔纳附近举行的第四届“量子理论与对称”国际研讨会（QTS-4）的美国与会者提供旅费支持。该研讨会是物理学家、数学家和工程师研究与物理应用相关的对称的数学方面的两年一次会议。会议的主题包括李群和李代数、超代数和量子群。研讨会将包括一个关于“谎言理论及其在物理学中的应用”的研讨会，这是一系列关于该主题的国际研讨会中的第六次。会议为数学物理重要领域的顶尖专家和初级研究人员提供了一个互动的机会。一个名为“二十一世纪的量子理论与对称”的特别小组专门为新研究人员提供指导。会议将为博士后和学生提供一个宝贵的机会来了解这些领域的开放问题，并建立国际研究合作。该奖项为支持美国学生和年轻研究人员的参与分配了大量资金。对称可以说是指导科学探索自然的最重要的概念。数学中的对称思想为广泛的物理理论提供了结构。元素周期表、原子光谱分析、晶体结构分类和基本粒子模型都是以对称性为基础的。工程应用如层析成像和信号处理，包括小波、雷达和声纳，与谐波分析、反映对称特性的群上的函数的扩展和分析密切相关。本次会议将促进这一跨学科领域的国际研究合作。会议网页：http://theo.inrne.bas.bg/~dobrev/qts-4.htm

This award furnishes travel support for U.S. participants in the Fourth International Symposium "Quantum Theory and Symmetries" (QTS-4), held near Varna, Bulgaria, August 15-21, 2005. The Symposium is a biannual meeting of physicists, mathematicians, and engineers studying mathematical aspects of symmetry relevant to physical applications. Topics of the meeting include Lie groups and Lie algebras, superalgebras, and quantum groups. The Symposium will include a workshop on "Lie Theory and Its Applications in Physics," the sixth in a series of international workshops on the topic. The meeting provides an opportunity for interaction between leading experts and junior researchers in important areas of mathematical physics. A special panel, "Quantum Theory and Symmetry in the XXI Century," is designed specifically to provide guidance to new researchers. The conference will provide a valuable opportunity for postdocs and students to learn about open problems in these areas and to establish international research collaborations. This award allocates significant funding to support participation of U.S. students and young researchers.Symmetry is arguably the most important concept that guides science in its exploration of nature. Symmetry ideas from mathematics provide structure in a wide range of physical theories. The periodic table of the elements, atomic spectral analysis, classifications of crystal structure, and models of elementary particles are all based on symmetries. Engineering applications such as tomography and signal processing, including wavelets, radar, and sonar, are intimately related to harmonic analysis, the expansion and analysis of functions on groups that reflect symmetry properties. This meeting will foster international research collaboration in this interdisciplinary field. Conference web page:http://theo.inrne.bas.bg/~dobrev/qts-4.htm