Voordrachten Symposium en Afscheidscollege Sander Bais

Voordrachten dinsdag 15 juni 2010

• Massless magnetic monopoles by Erick Weinberg, Columbia University, New York
• Duality by David Olive, University of Wales, Swansea
• Hunting the heffalump: electric-magnetic symmetry in non-abelian gauge theories by Bernd Schroers, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
• W-algebras: past, present and future by Peter Bouwknegt, The Australian National University, Canberra
• Topological phase transtions - Symmetry breaking and condensation in anyonic systems by Joost Slingerland, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
• Flux metamorphosis = Non-Abelian Braiding by Erik Verlinde, University of Amsterdam

Voordrachten woensdag 16 juni 2010

• Topological Quantum Computation by prof.dr. Paul Fendley, University of Virginia
• Topological Toys in field theory and gravity by prof. dr. Gerard 't Hooft, Universiteit Utrecht
• Economics as a natural science by prof.dr. James d. Farmer, Santa Fe Institute
• Welkomstwoord door prof. dr. Bart Noordam, decaan FNWI van de Universiteit van Amsterdam

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