2008 Yamabe Memorial Symposium, September 2008

摘要主要研究者提议于2008年9月26日至28日（周五至周日）在明尼苏达大学数学学院组织第四届山部纪念研讨会，重点讨论几何和分析。演讲嘉宾包括Simon Brendle， Alice Chang, Jean-Pierre Demailly, Gerhard Huisken, Leon Simon, Yum-Tong Siu， Neil Trudinger和Burkhard Wilking。山部英彦教授（1923- 1960），1954年至1960年在明尼苏达大学数学学院工作，是一位活跃和高度协作的数学家。他的突发疾病和英年早逝发生在他搬到西北大学的同一年。他在拓扑群、几何和分析方面的工作是对现代数学的杰出贡献。2001年，我们提议通过创建山部纪念研讨会来加强山部纪念讲座，这是明尼苏达大学数学学院两年一次的顶级几何会议。每隔两年，也许是在偶数年的秋天，数学家们将聚集在明尼苏达大学度过一个漫长的周末，聆听几何讲座，讨论最新的研究成果，并与研究生和初级研究人员互动。在每一个两年期，将特别强调几何学中的一个特定领域。其中一个目标是，为了纪念山部英彦，推进与他的兴趣相关的数学领域，他的兴趣在数学的几个不同领域都有实质性的突破，所有这些领域都可以粗略地描述为具有重要的几何方面。同时，它将为研究生和初级研究人员提供一个与国际最高水平的数学家互动和学习的宝贵机会。最后，一个长期的好处将是刺激数学研究的创新发展。第一届、第二届和第三届山部纪念研讨会分别于2002年、2004年和2006年举行，并取得了圆满成功。会议网页为http://www.math.umn.edu/yamabe/。

AbstractThe principal investigators propose to organize the forth Yamabe Memorial Symposium, with an emphasis on geometry and analysis, at the School of Mathematics of the University of Minnesota from Friday to Sunday, September 26-28, 2008. The list of speakers includes Simon Brendle, Alice Chang, Jean-Pierre Demailly, Gerhard Huisken, Leon Simon, Yum-Tong Siu, Neil Trudinger and Burkhard Wilking.Professor Hidehiko Yamabe (1923--1960) was an active and highly collaborative mathematician in the School of Mathematics of the University of Minnesota from 1954 to 1960. His sudden illness and untimely death occurred in the same year that he moved to Northwestern University. His work on topological groups, geometry and analysis were outstanding contributions to modern mathematics. In year 2001, we proposed to enhance the Yamabe Memorial Lecture by creating the Yamabe Memorial Symposium, a top-level biennial geometry conference in the School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota. Every two years, perhaps in the Fall of even-numbered years, mathematicians will gather at the University of Minnesota for a long weekend to hear geometry talks, discuss the latest research and interact with graduate students and junior researchers. In each biennium, a specific area within geometry will be singled out for special emphasis.One goal will be, as a way to honor the memory of Hidehiko Yamabe, to advance areas of mathematics related to his interests, which touched in a substantial and ground-breaking way on several quite different areas of mathematics, all of which may be roughly described as having significant geometric aspects. At the same time, it will provide a valuable opportunity for graduate students and junior researchers to interact with, and learn from, mathematicians working at the highest international level. Finally, a long-lasting benefit will be the stimulation of innovative developments in mathematics research.The first, second and third Yamabe Memorial Symposium were held in 2002,2004 and 2006 respectively with a great success.The conference web page is http://www.math.umn.edu/yamabe/.