Weizmann Institute of Science

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

SCHUR MEMORIAM WORKSHOP

10 January, 1875 - 10 January, 1941

Sponsors:

The TMR programme "Algebraic Lie Representations" (No. ERB FMRX-CT97-0100),
The Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science,
The Maurice and Gabriella Goldshleger Conference Foundation,
The Albert Einstein Minerva Center for Theoretical Physics
at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
The Israel Mathematical Union.

December 26, 2000 (arrival day) -- January 1, 2001 (departure day)

Invited speakers:

H. H. Andersen
W. Borho
I. N. Cherednik
V. Ginzburg
M. Gorelik
A. Henke
D. Kazhdan
S. Koenig
B. Kostant
B. Leclerc
P. Littelmann
G. Lusztig
O. Mathieu
M. L. Nazarov
G. Olshanski
A. Regev
E. Vasserot
A. M. Vershik

S. Abelin
Y. Neeman
B. Neumann

Participants

Information:

The first lecture will begin on Wednesday, December 27 at 9:00 am and the last lecture will finish on Sunday afternoon, December 31. On Thursday, December 28,there will be a special hour devoted to memories of Schur and his times. All lectures will take place in Lecture Room 1, Zyskind Building, Weizmann Institute.

Programme

Accommodation, Practical Information and Registration

The deadline for registration is 20 December, 2000.

Additional information can be obtained from:

Dr. Anna Melnikov,
Department of Sciences,
Center of Technological Education, Holon
E-mail: anna@wisdom.weizmann.ac.il

(Photograph courtesy of J. O'Connor and E. F. Robertson from MacTutor History of Mathematics archive: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history)