Masterclass: Seiberg-Witten Theory
This masterclass aims to introduce the participants to Seiberg-Witten theory and showcase some applications to 4-manifolds and perspectives from stable homotopy theory. The masterclass will consist of three lecture series by Lin Jianfeng, Thomas Kragh and András Stipsicz. This will be accompanied by informal exercise sessions and contributed talks from the participants.
The course will take place June 8 - June 12 2026. It is aimed at PhD-students, Master students and early Postdocs.
Lin Jianfeng (Tsinghua University)
Thomas Kragh (Uppsala University) tbc
András Stipsicz (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics)
tbd
The conference/masterclass will take place at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. See detailed instructions on how to reach Copenhagen and the conference venue.
Tickets and passes for public transportation can be bought at the Copenhagen Airport and every train or metro station. You can find the DSB ticket office on your right-hand side as soon as you come out of the arrival area of the airport. Alternatively, you can use the "Rejsekort" app to book a ticket for public transit.
A journey planner in English is available.
More information on the "find us" webpage.
We kindly ask the participants to arrange their own accommodation.
We recommend Hotel 9 Små Hjem, which is pleasant and inexpensive and offers rooms with a kitchen. Other inexpensive alternatives are Steel House Copenhagen (close to city centre), and CabInn, which has several locations in Copenhagen: the Hotel City (close to Tivoli), Hotel Scandinavia (Frederiksberg, close to the lakes), and Hotel Express (Frederiksberg) are the most convenient locations; the latter two are 2.5-3 km from the math department. Somewhat more expensive – and still recommended – options are Hotel Nora and Ibsen's Hotel.
An additional option is to combine a stay at the CabInn Metro Hotel with a pass for Copenhagen public transportation (efficient and reliable).
Participants who would like to give a contributed talk or apply for funding should register by 15th of April 2026. All other participants should register by 10th of May 2026. You can find the registration form here.
In case you need a confirmation of registration for visa purposes please contact Jan Tapdrup.
Organisers:
Jonathan Clivio (jocl "at" math.ku.dk)
Lucas Larsen (lukas.larsen "at" math.ku.dk)
Fadi Mezher (fadi.mezher "at" kit.edu)
Nathalie Wahl (wahl "at" math.ku.dk)
Admin:
Jan Tapdrup (jt "at" math.ku.dk)