RTG program in Geometry and Physics

RTG stands for "Research Training Groups" which is a designation used by the National Science Foundation for allotting grant monies. The Stony Brook RTG program in Geometry and Physics is an attempt to re-incorporate concepts of theoretical physics into the Geometry and Topology curricula at all levels starting from the undergraduate to the post-doctoral.

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Faculty

Michael AndersonMath 4-100A631.632.8269anderson@math.sunysb.edu
James GlimmMath P-138A631.632.8355glimm@ams.sunysb.edu
Alexander Kirillov, Jr.Math 3-112631.632.8285kirillov@math.sunysb.edu
H. Blaine Lawson, Jr.Math 5-109631.632.8285blaine@math.sunysb.edu
  • Spin Geometry and Calibrations
  • Gauge Field Theory
  • Dirac Operators in Geometry and Topology
  • Differential Characters
  • Minimal varieties
  • Singular connections and characteristic currents
Claude LeBrunMath 3-108631.632.8254claude@math.sunysb.edu
Michael MovshevMath 4-109631.632.8271mmovshev@math.sunysb.edu
Anthony PhillipsMath 3-113631.632.8259tony@math.sunysb.edu
Martin Roček (YITP)Math 6-116A631.632.7965rocek@insti.physics.sunysb.edu
Leon TakhtajanMath 5-111631.632.8287leontak@math.sunysb.edu

Visitors

Pawel NurowskiMath 3-102631.632.8884nurowski@math.sunysb.edu

Post-doctoral Fellows

Eric HarrelsonMath 3-116631.632.8263harrelson@math.sunysb.edu
William D. Linch, III (YITP)Math 5-102631.632.4168mailto:wdlinch3@math.sunysb.edu
  • Covariant string (field) theories in various dimensions
  • Strings in Ramond-Ramond flux backgrounds
  • Superspaces
Corbett ReddenMath 3-114631.632.8261redden@math.sunysb.edu
Brian WeberMath 3-121631.632.8264brweber@math.sunysb.edu

Graduate Students

Christopher BayMath 2-115chrisbay@math.sunysb.edu
Jiansong ChenMath 2-106jschen@math.sunysb.edu
Marcello Mendes DisconziMath 2-114disconzi@math.sunysb.edu
Gabriel C. Drummond-ColeMath 4-118blafard@math.sunysb.edu
Chris NortonMath 5-125Achris@math.sunysb.edu
Nathaniel RoundsMath 2-119nrounds@math.sunysb.edu
Ki SongMath 2-104kiwisquash@math.sunysb.edu
Andrew StimpsonMath 3-101stimpson@math.sunysb.edu
Stephen Michael TaylorMath 3-101taylor@math.sunysb.edu
Joseph William WalshMath 2-105jwalsh@math.sunysb.edu
Loy WengMath 2-107lweng@math.sunysb.edu

Undergraduate Students

Jason Jojason.jo.86@gmail.com

Courses

Below are the courses offered as part of the RTG program in Geometry and Physics. The instructors, times, and places listed are those for the current semester (Fall '07).

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MAT 401 The Geometry of Physics I Harrelson TuTh 11:30-12:40 Harriman 115
MAT 402 The Geometry of Physics II Harrelson MWF 11:45-12:40 Earth&Space 069
MAT 560 Theoretical Physics for Mathematicians I Linch MW 15:50-17:10 Physics P-129
MAT 561 Theoretical Physics for Mathematicians II Linch MW 15:50-17:10 Lgt Engr Lab 154
MAT 570 Concepts of Quantum Mechanics Movshev MWF 11:45-12:40 Physics P130
MAT 548 Advanced topics in Quantum Mechanics N/A N/A N/A
MAT 682 Relativity, Field Theory and the Theory of Connections Nurowski TuTh 11:30-12:40 Physics P-123

RTG Seminar in Geometry and Physics

The RTG seminar in Geometry and Physics (MAT 690) is held on Mondays at 14:20-15:50 in Math P-131.

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Resources

This is a collection of open source materials relevant to the objectives of the RTG program.

Previous Seminars

Miscellanea