Events and Activities

Explore current and upcoming events and activities happening at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Dec
10
2024

IAS CMP/QFT Group Meeting

Generalizations of Kitaev’s Honeycomb Model and 2+1d Dualities from Braided Fusion Categories
Luisa Eck
2:00pm|Bloomberg Hall Physics Library (IAS)

Abstract: Fusion surface models, as introduced by Inamura and Ohmori, extend the concept of anyon chains to 2+1 dimensions, taking fusion 2-categories as their input. In this talk, I will focus on fusion surface models constructed from braided...

Dec
16
2024

IAS CMP/QFT Group Meeting

Dynamics of Floquet Systems with Duality Defects
Aditi Mitra
11:00am|Bloomberg Lecture Hall (IAS)
Jan
29
2025

Focus Meeting on de Sitter, SYK, and Matrix Models

9:00am|Rubenstein Commons | Meeting Room 5

Summary: This will be a relaxed, informal gathering with only 2–3 talks each day, allowing ample time for in-depth discussions and collaborative exploration. With recent developments in the field, we hope this meeting will serve as a valuable...

Jan
30
2025

Focus Meeting on de Sitter, SYK, and Matrix Models

9:00am|Rubenstein Commons | Meeting Room 5

Summary: This will be a relaxed, informal gathering with only 2–3 talks each day, allowing ample time for in-depth discussions and collaborative exploration. With recent developments in the field, we hope this meeting will serve as a valuable...

Jan
31
2025

Focus Meeting on de Sitter, SYK, and Matrix Models

9:00am|Rubenstein Commons | Meeting Room 5

Summary: This will be a relaxed, informal gathering with only 2–3 talks each day, allowing ample time for in-depth discussions and collaborative exploration. With recent developments in the field, we hope this meeting will serve as a valuable...