The three-day conference on Symplectic Topology and Geometry will be devoted to a very active area of current research. The notion of symplectic structures is not new; it goes back at least to Darboux, but the area expended greatly after Gromov introduced the concept of J-holomorphic curves. Since then connections have developed with gauge theory, Kahler geometry and more recently integrable systems. The will be explored and discussed in the course of conference.

The conference honoring Dusa McDuff, who is one of the leaders in Symplectic Geometry and Topology, will comprise fourteen lectures. It will also include a workshop at which several young mathematicians will present their ideas. The presentations will be accompanied by discussion which should result in suggestions for new research. Graduate students will be encouraged to participate.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
0628758
Program Officer
Christopher W. Stark
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2006-08-01
Budget End
2008-07-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$55,000
Indirect Cost
Name
State University New York Stony Brook
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Stony Brook
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
11794