When:
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CT
Where: Lunt Hall, 105, 2033 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Aaron Brown
(847) 491-3298
Group: Department of Mathematics: Colloquium
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Title: Clocks and Mirrors (but not how you think)
Abstract: I will present a puzzle about a strange clock and then use mirror symmetry to solve it. This is a pretense to explain what mirror symmetry is, convey the main ideas, and try to convey why it is so compelling (to me, at least).