Math/Physics RIT

This is to let you know about an RIT on geometry and physics, that will discuss
problems of interest both to physicists and mathematicians (especially those
working in algebraic or differential geometry).   There has been a huge amount of
activity in the borderline between geometry and physics as you can see by
looking at the recent literature.


The Research Interaction Teams (RIT's) are informal groups intended to foster
interaction among faculty, students, and postdocs in these two departments.  
The principal organizers include Jim Gates (Physics), Amin Gholampour (Math), 
Tristan Hübsch (Physics - Howard Univ.), Jonathan Rosenberg (Math), and Richard 
Wentworth (Math).  The topical foci of this RIT include such topics as Dirac and Weyl 
semimetals, extensions of mirror symmetry, the Landau-Ginsberg/Calabi-Yau 
correspondence.

This is a hybrid weekly meeting for a joint interdisciplinary seminar between the physics and mathematics departments, on aspects of physics with a significant input from modern geometry and topology.

Math contact: Jonathan M. Rosenberg () X5-5166
Physics contact: S. James Gates, Jr. () X5-6025