CMI Workshop:
Geometry and Physics of the Laudau-Ginzburg Model

January 12 – 16, 2009

The Laudau-Ginzburg model has been known to be an important model in physics for a long time. During last several years, a great deal of progress has been made toward understanding it mathematically. Its role in mirror symmetry, the Laudau-Ginzburg/Calabi-Yau correspondence, and connections to integrable hierarchies are all becoming increasingly important. With these recent advances, the sub ject seems to be at the edge of explosive growth.
The aim of this conference will be to bring together distinguished speakers from both physics and mathematics to interchange ideas and learn about the most important advances from each other. Ample opportunities will be reserved for students and early career mathematicians and physicists to participate in this conference and to become more involved in this interesting area of mathematics and physics.

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