Category Archives: Mathematical Physics

Integrable Systems

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Charles Siegel

As part of my project to not let orals actually degrade my sanity beyond recovery, today we’re going to do some physics! Well, kind of. We’ll be citing a lot of physics, at the least, and using it to motivate … Continue reading →

Posted in Abelian Varieties, Algebraic Geometry, Curves, Differential Geometry, Mathematical Physics | 2 Comments

Gauge Theory and Representation Theory, Day I

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Charles Siegel

So today was the first day of Gauge Theory and Representation Theory. I had a bit of irritation getting there (late train combined with the locals telling me that the Institute was in the opposite direction, causing me to meander … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Mathematical Physics | 2 Comments

About the lack of posts…

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Charles Siegel

So I missed last week, and I’m missing this week. Unfortunately, I’ve been busy dealing with courses and the like. However, the week after Thanksgiving, I will be at the Gauge Theory and Representation Theory conference at the Institute for … Continue reading →

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Hamiltonian Mechanics

Posted on October 24, 2007 by jwwalsh

Hi everybody, Well, I’m finally getting around to talking about the Hamiltonian formalism of classical mechanics. Of course, if you’ve been keeping up with The Everything Seminar, the good people over there have discussed this very topic recently (with some … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Symplectic Topology

Posted on October 16, 2007 by jwwalsh

Hi everybody, In my last post, I promised that I would talk about the Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formalism of classical mechanics. In order to do that, we need to first develop some topological ideas, specifically in the area of symplectic … Continue reading →

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Newtonian Mechanics

Posted on October 8, 2007 by jwwalsh

Hi everybody, I was thinking that I would do a series of posts about classical mechanics from a mathematician’s standpoint. This post will be an overview of the Newtonian formalism of the subject, with some important examples so the usual … Continue reading →

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Group Theory and Physics

Posted on September 8, 2007 by Charles Siegel

I’m posting late yet again. I seem to be making a habit of it, hopefully I’ll pull myself together eventually, but I’m going to back off on my goal of a weekly post for a bit. For now, I’m going … Continue reading →

Posted in Group Theory, Mathematical Physics | 4 Comments