Symmetry

Chen Ning Yang (杨振宁), Faculty (1955–66) and Member (1949–54) in the Institute for Advanced Study’s School of Mathematics/Natural Sciences, passed away on October 18, 2025 at the age of 103. At the Institute, he produced a body of work which redefined how scientists conceptualize the fundamental symmetries of the universe. 

In 2014, Nathan Seiberg, Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, "demonstrated that the most important symmetries of 20th-century physics could be extended more broadly to apply in quantum field theory, the basic theoretical framework in which physicists work today."

Video of Beyond Beauty: The Predictive Power of Symmetry now available at https://youtu.be/OFOHrCbttWE

Beyond Beauty: The Predictive Power of Symmetry
Moderator: John Hockenberry
Participants: Robbert Dijkgraaf, David Gross, Alan Lightman, and Maria...