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- ItemMini-Workshop: Superpotentials in Algebra and Geometry(Zürich : EMS Publ. House, 2020) González, Eduardo; Rietsch, Konstanze; Williams, LaurenMirror symmetry has been at the epicenter of many mathematical discoveries in the past twenty years. It was discovered by physicists in the setting of super conformal field theories (SCFTs) associated to closed string theory, mathematically described by $\sigma$-models. These $\sigma$-models turn out in two different ways: the A-model and the B-model. Physical considerations predict that deformations of the SCFT of either $\sigma$-model should be isomorphic. Thus the mirror symmetry conjecture states that the A-model of a particular Calabi-Yau space $X$ must be isomorphic to the B-model of its mirror $\check{X}$. Mirror symmetry has been extended beyond the Calabi-Yau setting, in particular to Fano varieties, using the so called Landau-Ginzburg models. That is a non-compact manifold equipped with a complex valued function called the \emph{superpotential}. In general, there is no clear recipe to construct the mirror for a given variety which demonstrates the need of joining mathematical forces from a wide range. The main aim of this Mini-Workshop was to bring together experts from the different communities (such as symplectic geometry and topology, the theory of cluster varieties, Lie theory and algebraic combinatorics) and to share the state of the art on superpotentials and explore connections between different constructions.
- ItemAlgebraic Geometry: Moduli Spaces, Birational Geometry and Derived Aspects (hybrid meeting)(Zürich : EMS Publ. House, 2020) Huybrechts, Daniel; Thomas, Richard; Xu, ChenyangThe talks at the workshop and the research done during the week focused on aspects of algebraic geometry in the broad sense. Special emphasis was put on hyperkähler manifolds and derived categories.
- ItemMini-Workshop: (Anosov)$^3$ (hybrid meeting)(Zürich : EMS Publ. House, 2021) Delarue, Benjamin; Pozzetti, Beatrice; Weich, TobiasThree different active fields are subsumed under the keyword Anosov theory: Spectral theory of Anosov flows, dynamical rigidity of Anosov actions, and Anosov representations. In all three fields there have been dynamic developments and substantial breakthroughs in recent years. The mini-workshop brought together researchers from the three different communities and sparked a joint discussion of current ideas, common interests, and open problems.
- ItemMini-Workshop: Computational Optimization on Manifolds (online meeting)(Zürich : EMS Publ. House, 2020) Herzog, Roland; Steidl, GabrieleThe goal of the mini-workshop was to study the geometry, algorithms and applications of unconstrained and constrained optimization problems posed on Riemannian manifolds. Focus topics included the geometry of particular manifolds, the formulation and analysis of a number of application problems, as well as novel algorithms and their implementation.
- ItemMini-Workshop: Analysis of Data-driven Optimal Control (hybrid meeting)(Zürich : EMS Publ. House, 2021) Morris, KirstenThis hybrid mini-workshop discussed recent mathematical methods for analyzing the opportunities and limitations of data-driven and machine-learning approaches to optimal feedback control. The analysis concerned all aspects of such approaches, ranging from approximation theory particularly for high-dimensional problems via complexity analysis of algorithms to robustness issues.
- ItemAnalysis, Geometry and Topology of Positive Scalar Curvature Metrics (hybrid meeting)(Zürich : EMS Publ. House, 2021) Hanke, Bernhard; Sakovich, AnnaThe investigation of Riemannian metrics with lower scalar curvature bounds has been a central topic in differential geometry for decades. It addresses foundational problems, combining ideas and methods from global analysis, geometric topology, metric geometry and general relativity. Seminal contributions by Gromov during the last years have led to a significant increase of activities in the area which have produced a number of impressive results. Our workshop reflected the state of the art of this thriving field of research.
- ItemMini-Workshop: Variable Curvature Bounds, Analysis and Topology on Dirichlet Spaces (hybrid meeting)(Zürich : EMS Publ. House, 2021) Güneysu, Batu; Keller, Matthias; Kuwae, KazuhiroA Dirichlet form $\mathcal{E}$ is a densely defined bilinear form on a Hilbert space of the form $L^2(X,\mu)$, subject to some additional properties, which make sure that $\mathcal{E}$ can be considered as a natural abstraction of the usual Dirichlet energy $\mathcal{E}(f_1,f_2)=\int_D (\nabla f_1,\nabla f_2) $ on a domain $D$ in $\mathbb{R}^m$. The main strength of this theory, however, is that it allows also to treat nonlocal situations such as energy forms on graphs simultaneously. In typical applications, $X$ is a metrizable space, and the theory of Dirichlet forms makes it possible to define notions such as curvature bounds on $X$ (although $X$ need not be a Riemannian manifold), and also to obtain topological information on $X$ in terms of such geometric information.
- ItemMini-Workshop: Dimers, Ising and Spanning Trees beyond the Critical Isoradial Case (online meeting)(Zürich : EMS Publ. House, 2020) Ramassamy, Sanjay; Russkikh, MariannaThe goal of this mini-workshop is to gather specialists of the dimer, Ising and spanning tree models around recent and ongoing progress in two directions. One is understanding the connection to the spectral curve of these models in the cases when the curve has positive genus. The other is the introduction of universal embeddings associated to these models. We aim to use these new tools to progress in the study of scaling limits.
- ItemCombinatorics(Zürich : EMS Publ. House, 2020) Steger, Angelika; Sudakov, BennyCombinatorics is a fundamental mathematical discipline that focuses on the study of discrete objects and their properties. The present workshop featured research in such diverse areas as Extremal, Probabilistic and Algebraic Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Discrete Geometry, Combinatorial Optimization, Theory of Computation and Statistical Mechanics. It provided current accounts of exciting developments and challenges in these fields and a stimulating venue for a variety of fruitful interactions. This is a report on the meeting, containing extended abstracts of the presentations and a summary of the problem session.
- ItemCombinatorial Optimization (hybrid meeting)(Zürich : EMS Publ. House, 2021) Iwata, Satoru; Kaibel, Volker; Svensson, OlaCombinatorial Optimization deals with optimization problems defined on combinatorial structures such as graphs and networks. Motivated by diverse practical problem setups, the topic has developed into a rich mathematical discipline with many connections to other fields of Mathematics (such as, e.g., Combinatorics, Convex Optimization and Geometry, and Real Algebraic Geometry). It also has strong ties to Theoretical Computer Science and Operations Research. A series of Oberwolfach Workshops have been crucial for establishing and developing the field. The workshop we report about was a particularly exciting event - due to the depth of results that were presented, the spectrum of developments that became apparent from the talks, the breadth of the connections to other mathematical fields that were explored, and last but not least because for many of the particiants it was the first opportunity to exchange ideas and to collaborate during an on-site workshop since almost two years.