Large N Matrix Models and Emergent Geometry (26w5512)
Organizers
Robert Brandenberger (McGill University)
Suddhasattwa Brahma (University of Edinburgh)
Joanna Karczmarek (University of British Columbia)
Elliot Paquette (McGill University)
Harold Steinacker (University of Vienna)
Description
The Banff International Research Station will host the "Large N Matrix Models
and Emergent Geometry" workshop in Banff from May 24 - 28, 2026.
The goal of this workshop is to bring together experts from mathematics, quantum field theory, string theory and cosmology to make progress on an ambitious research program to obtain emergent space-time and early universe cosmology from a well defined quantum mechanical matrix model. The aim of the research program is nothing less than to develop a unified quantum theory of space, time and matter based on a well-defined mathematical foundation.
for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery (BIRS) is a collaborative
Canada-US-Mexico venture that provides an environment for creative
interaction as well as the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and methods
within the Mathematical Sciences, with related disciplines and with
industry. The research station is located at The Banff Centre in
Alberta and is supported by Canada's Natural Science and Engineering
Research Council (NSERC), the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF),
and Alberta's Advanced Education and Technology.
