THEMATIC PROGRAMS

December 23, 2024

Infinite Dimensional Lie Theory and Its Applications Program

Vertex Operator Algebras Workshop
October 23-27, 2000

Schedule

Monday
09:00-9:30 Registration
09:30-10:30 Y-Z. Huang,
Rutgers University
Riemann surfaces with boundaries and vertex operator algebra theory
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 G. Mason,
University of California, Santa Cruz
Automorphic and combinatorial properties of free field theories at higher genus
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 M. Douglas,
Rutgers University
D-branes in Curved Space
15:00-15:30 Tea break
15:30-16:30 H. Li,
Rutgers University
Regular representations and Zhu's $A(V)$-theory
Tuesday
09:30-10:30 C. Dong,
University of California, Santa Cruz
Vertex operator algebras and dual pairs
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 J. Fuchs,
Karlstad University
Solitonic representations and boundary categories
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 K. Nagatomo,
Osaka University
The minimal model on the projective line
15:00-15:30 Tea break
15:30-16:30 A. Tsuchiya,
Nagoya University
Seiberg - Witten differential as a period of rational elliptic surface
Wednesday
09:30-10:30 A. Recknagel,
King's College, University of London
From Branes to Boundary Conformal Field Theory
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 V. Schomerus,
Max Planck Institute
Brane Dynamics and Non-Commutative Geometry
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 R. Griess,
University of Michigan
Recent results on automorphism groups of VOAs
15:00-15:30 Tea break
15:30-16:30 J. Lepowsky,
Rutgers University
Aspects of the construction of conformal field theories
16:30-18:30 Cocktail reception
Thursday
09:30-10:30 A. Meurman,
Lund University
Integrable highest weight modules and vertex operator algebras
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 M. Primc,
University of Zagreb
Basic representations for classical affine Lie algebras
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 F. Malikov,
University of Southern California
TBA
15:00-15:30 Tea break
15:30-16:30 A. Milas,
Rutgers University
Vertex operator algebras and $\zeta$--functions
Friday
09:30-10:30 K. Barron,
University of California, Santa Cruz
Change of variables formulas for N=1 Neveu-Schwarz vertex operator superalgebras and alternate notions of superconformality
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 G. Hoehn,
University of Freiburg
Genera of Vertex Operator Algebras and $3$-dimensional Topological Quantum Field Theories
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 P. Bantay,
Rolland Eotvos University
Permutation orbifolds
15:00-15:30 Tea break
15:30-16:30 B. Feigin,
Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics
TBA