Localization is a topological technique that allows us to make
global equivariant computations in terms of local data at the fixed
points. For example, we may compute a global integral by summing
integrals at each of the fixed points. Or, if we know...
The acclaimed chorus The Crossing performed David Lang's
Pulitzer Prize-winning work, The Little Match Girl
Passion, which combines the haunting Hans Christian Andersen
story with additional texts to create a rich, enthralling,
multi-layered...
Robbert Dijkgraaf, Director and Leon Levy Professor
How did the universe begin? Robbert Dijkgraaf, Director and Leon
Levy Professor, explains what we know about the Big Bang and
explores the mysteries of our universe. This talk is geared for
children ages 10 and up.
Coffee is the most widely consumed social beverage in Japan.
Looking at coffee as a Japanese "food" allows us some observations
on culinary work in Japan in more general terms, and some
approaches to ideas of domestic, artisanal and industrial food...
When a variety \(X\) is equipped with the action of an algebraic
group \(G\), it is natural to study the \(G\)-equivariant vector
bundles or coherent sheaves on \(X\). When \(X\) furthermore has a
mirror partner \(Y\), one can ask for the...
