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Derived Categories in Mathematics and Physics Sunday, June 17– Thursday, June 21 Organizing Committee The notion of a derived category first appeared in mathematics in 1967 in Grothendieck and Verdier's s search for a natural language in which to describe homological algebra. Interest in derived categories has recently intensified significantly due to new developments in both algebraic geometry and physics. Moreover, these developments have provided fertile ground for interactions between the two subjects in topics such as: homological mirror symmetry, D-branes, \pi-stability, Lagrangian fibrations and matrix factorization. Experts in derived categories in both mathematics and physics will be invited to attend the workshop, whose schedule is based upon the following format: lecture series in the morning, and seminar talks in the afternoon. In addition, there will be a two-week-long VIGRE minicourse on derived categories at the University of Utah immediately preceeding the workshop. The topics of the mini-course will range from the basics of the derived category to the preliminary material of the topics listed above. Some experts, e.g. those scheduled to give the morning lecture series in the Workshop, will be invited to give the minicourse lectures. Graduate students (especially those interested in attending the workshop) will be encouraged to apply for the minicourse. Further information will be posted at http://www.math.utah.edu/yplee/src2007. |
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