MAPSS

12 Jul 2026, 08:50 → 21 Jul 2026, 15:00 Europe/Zurich

Hotel Les Sources

Anton Alexeev, Elise Raphael, Nikita Nikolaev

The Mathematical Physics Summer School for masters students and beginning PhD students is organized by SwissMAP and offers introductory lectures to different aspects of mathematical physics.

Mini-courses by:

• Edward Mazenc (ETH Zurich): Introduction to topological recursion
• Nikita Nikolaev (University of Birmingham): Complex geometry
• Sébastien Ott (EPFL): Statistical mechanics
• Alexander Thomas (Université Lyon 1): Introduction to TQFTs

Topological quantum field theories are quantum field theories independent on the geometry of the spacetime (depending only on its topology). We will take a mathematical point of view, following the description of Atiyah, in which a TQFT can be seen as a "representation theory for manifolds with boundary". After the general definition, we will see in detail 1-dimensional TQFTs, which are tightly linked to knot theory, and 2-dimensional TQFTs, related to Frobenius algebras. If time allows, more examples with ideas from statistical physics will be discussed.

• Fridrich Valach (Charles University): Conformal Field Theory
• Ramona Wolf (University of Innsbruck): Introduction to quantum information theory

 

The provisional registration deadline is April 30, 2026.

 

 

 

 

Sunday 12 July

19:15 → 21:00 dinner

Monday 13 July

09:00 → 10:30 Nikita Nikolaev - Complex Geometry: 1

10:30 → 11:00 coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Nikita Nikolaev - Complex Geometry: 1

12:30 → 14:00 lunch

15:30 → 17:00 Sébastien Ott - Statistical mechanics: 1

17:00 → 17:30 Coffee break

17:30 → 19:00 Sébastien Ott - Statistical mechanics: 1

17:30 coffee break

19:00 → 19:30 welcome apéritif

19:30 → 21:15 dinner

Tuesday 14 July

09:00 → 10:30 Ramona Wolf - Introduction to quantum information theory: 1

10:30 → 11:00 coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Ramona Wolf - Introduction to quantum information theory: 1

12:30 → 14:00 lunch

15:45 → 16:15 coffee break

16:15 → 19:30 Nikita Nikolaev - Complex Geometry: 2

19:30 → 21:15 dinner

Wednesday 15 July

12:30 → 14:00 lunch

15:45 → 16:15 coffee break

16:15 → 19:30 Sébastien Ott - Statistical mechanics: 2

19:30 → 21:15 dinner

Thursday 16 July

09:00 → 10:30 Ramona Wolf - Introduction to quantum information theory: 2

10:30 → 11:00 coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Ramona Wolf - Introduction to quantum information theory: 2

12:30 → 14:00 lunch

15:45 → 16:15 coffee break

16:15 → 19:30 Edward Mazenc - Introduction to topological recursion: 1

19:30 → 21:15 dinner

Friday 17 July

09:00 → 10:30 Alexander Thomas - Introduction to TQFTs: 1

10:30 → 11:00 coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Alexander Thomas - Introduction to TQFTs: 1

12:30 → 14:00 lunch

15:45 → 16:15 coffee break

16:15 → 19:30 Edward Mazenc - Introduction to topological recursion: 2

19:30 → 21:15 dinner

Saturday 18 July

09:00 → 10:30 Alexander Thomas - Introduction to TQFTs: 2

10:30 → 11:00 coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Alexander Thomas - Introduction to TQFTs: 2

12:30 → 14:00 lunch

Sunday 19 July

12:30 → 14:00 lunch

15:45 → 16:15 coffee break

16:15 → 19:30 Fridrich Valach - Conformal Field Theory: 1

19:30 → 21:15 dinner

Monday 20 July

09:00 → 10:30 Nikita Nikolaev - Stokes: 1

10:30 → 11:00 coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Nikita Nikolaev - Stokes: 1

12:30 → 14:00 lunch

15:45 → 16:15 coffee break

16:15 → 19:30 Fridrich Valach - Conformal Field Theory: 2

19:30 → 21:15 dinner

Tuesday 21 July

09:00 → 10:30 Nikita Nikolaev - Stokes: 2

10:30 → 11:00 coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Nikita Nikolaev - Stokes: 2

12:30 → 14:00 lunch