Number Theory and Physics at the Crossroads
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This is the fifth gathering of this series of workshops in the interface of number theory and string theory. The first one was held at the Fields Institute in 2001. The subsequent workshops were all held at BIRS, and this one was the fourth BIRS workshop. The workshop met from May 8th to May 13th for five days. Altogether 40 mathematicians (number theorists and geometers) and physicists (string theorists) converged at BIRS for the five-days’ scientific endeavors. About half of the participants were familiar faces, while the other half were new participants. There were 24 one-hour talks, and our typical working day started at 9:30am and ended at 9:30pm. Indeed we worked very hard, and the workshop was a huge success! This fourth workshop was partially dedicated to Don Zagier on the occasion of his completing the first life cycle and reaching the 60 years of age. This series of workshops has been getting very prominent in the community and attracted more applications than the workshop could accommodate. There was overwhelming urge from the participants to organize a five-day workshop in two or three years time at BIRS. We are indeed planning to submit a proposal for the next BIRS workshop in due course.
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