Proposal #: DMS-0204589 Conference on Minimal Varieties in Geometry and Physics PI's: M. Anderson, D. Gromoll, C. LeBrun, M. Rocek (Stony Brook)
The Dept. of Mathematics at SUNY Stony Brook will host a conference on MINIMAL VARIETIES IN GEOMETRY AND PHYSICS June 1 - June 7, 2002 on the occasion of Blaine Lawson's 60th birthday. The progress in the study of minimal varieties in a broad sense has had a profound impact on numerous areas in geometry and physics. This conference will bring together mathematicians and physicists working on minimal varieties and their recent applications.
The award provides partial support for active researchers in this area, who otherwise have limited means of funding, to participate in the conference. Most of the funds will support younger mathematicians and mathematicians from underrepresented groups.
Confirmed Speakers: S. Bloch, J.P. Bourguignon, R. Bryant, J. Cheeger, T. Colding, J. Figueroa-O'Farrill, E. Friedlander, H. Gillet, H. Gluck, P. Griffiths, M. Gromov, R. Harvey, D. Hoffman, P. Lima-Filho, R. MacPherson, W. Meeks, W. Minicozzi, R. Osserman, M. Rocek, J. Rosenberg, R. Schoen, I. Singer, G. Tian.
Organizing Committee: M. Anderson, D. Gromoll, C. LeBrun, M. Rocek, A. Phillips, S. Simanca.
The conference has 4 main themes: minimal submanifolds of Riemannian manifolds, calibrated geometries, complex subvarieties and algebraic cycles, and the Dirac operator.
There will be 3 mini-courses: I. Minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds (Colding and Minicozzi) II. M-theory and calibrations (Figueroa-O'Farrill) III.Algebraic Cycles (TBA)
Detailed information on the conference is available at www.math.sunysb.edu/varieties
