Federico Ardila, Friends of the Institute for Advanced Study Member in the School of Mathematics (2024–25), describes mathematics as a deeply human, emotional, and collaborative pursuit. He shares how working alongside world experts at IAS inspires creativity in problem solving, akin to playing soccer with the best in the world.
Introducing D. Dominique Kemp, the first Black student to receive a PhD in Mathematics from Indiana University-Bloomington. He joins the IAS School of Mathematics in 2022–2023 to continue his exploration of problems that connect harmonic analysis with geometry.
Geometry and physics have long
gone hand in hand. All around us, physical processes play out in
geometric terms, such as straight lines (rays of light), ellipses
(planetary motion), or parallelograms (the combined effect of two
forces). To earlier...
Ed Witten, Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural
Sciences, and Helmut Hofer, Professor in the School of Mathematics,
along with Marc Lackenby, Martin R. Bridson, and Rahul
Pandharipande, have co-authored Lectures on Geometry
(Oxford...
Albert Einstein finished his general theory of relativity in
November 1915, and in the hundred years since, its influence has
been profound, dramatically influencing the direction of physics,
cosmology, and mathematics. The theory upended Isaac...
Mathematics has proven to be "unreasonably effective" in
understanding nature. The fundamental laws of physics can be
captured in beautiful formulae. In this lecture, given at the
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Robbert Dijkgraaf...
Mathematical language is becoming more and more pervasive. This
phenomenon ranges from the mundane (imprints on T-shirts or mugs)
to the more scientific (its use in reporting or in disciplines
outside of mathematics) and even includes art in its...
Derek and I had several conversations during lunches about the potential for “The Symplectic Piece.” And he continued to attend occasional lectures on the subject, searching for a way to map symplectic geometry onto a musical score.
On November 14, the Institute for Advanced Study announced
the appointment of Robbert Dijkgraaf as its ninth Director,
succeeding, as of July 1, 2012, Peter Goddard, who has served as
Director since January 2004.
I sometimes like to think about what it might be like inside a
black hole. What does that even mean? Is it really “like” anything
inside a black hole? Nature keeps us from ever knowing. (Well, what
we know for sure is that nature keeps us from...
