University of Adelaide
5-9 September 2011

Professor Eckhard Meinrenken, will give series of two-hour lectures on the topic of Group-valued moment maps with applications to mathematics and physics.

The theory of group valued moment maps (co-invented by Meinrenken) is an emerging hot new field in the area of symplectic geometry, a branch of mathematics originally developed in the early 19th century to provide a framework for optics and classical mechanics. It developed into a separate branch of mathematics during the 1960s, with applications involving various aspects of physics, as well as other areas of mathematics.

Professor Eckhard Meinrenken

Professor Meinrenken has been a full professor at the University of Toronto, Montreal since 2004. He obtained his doctorate from the Albert-Ludwig Universitat, Freiburg in 1994. He has been awarded a Premier Research Excellence Award in 2000; Andre Aisenstadt Prize in 2001; McLean Award in 2003; NSERC Steacie Fellowship, 2007 and elected fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2008 (which is the highest academic accolade available to scientists and scholars in Canada). He was also an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians, Beijing in 2002.

Professor Meinrenken is an international expert on problems centering around global issues in geometry and global analysis. His work often relates to questions in theoretical physics (quantum field theory, string theory), and has collaborated with both mathematicians and physicists. He has lectured extensively around the world, and is well-known for his excellent lecture notes on a variety of topics on the interface of Mathematics (Geometry, Topology, Analysis, Representation Theory) and Physics.

Organising Committee

• Dr Craig Westerland (The University of Melbourne)
• Professor Mathai Varghese (University of Adelaide)
• Dr Snigdhayan Mahanta (University of Adelaide)
• Dr Pedram Hekmati (University of Adelaide)

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