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<p class="MsoNormal">CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize Lecture: Niky Kamran<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Niky Kamran, McGill University, will deliver a talk entitled, "General Relativity, Differential Geometry and Differential Equations; Stories From a Successful Menage-a-trois." The lecture will take place on April 7, 2014 at the University
of British Columbia.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Abstract:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is well known that Einstein's general theory of relativity provides a geometrical description of gravity in terms of space-time curvature. Einstein's theory poses some fascinating and difficult mathematical challenges that have stimulated
a great deal of research in geometry and partial differential equations. Important questions include the well-posedness of the evolution problem, the definition of mass and angular momentum, the formation of black holes, the cosmic censorship hypothesis, the
linear and non-linear stability of black holes and boundary value problems at conformal infinity arising in the analysis of the AdS/CFT correspondence. Kamran will give a non-technical survey of some significant advances and open problems pertaining to a number
of these questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This Prize recognizes exceptional achievement in the area of mathematical sciences and is considered Canada’s top honour in mathematics.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bio:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prof Kamran is a James McGill Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McGill University. He was the first recipient of the CRM's Andre Aisenstadt Prize in 1991 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
in 2002. From 2006 to 2008, he held a Killam Research Fellowship awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts. His research interests are in differential geometry, partial differential equations and mathematical physics.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">April 7, 2014<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3:00 pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of British Columbia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Earth Sciences Building room 2012<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more info: <a href="http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/140407-cfpplnk">
http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/140407-cfpplnk</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Clare Kiernan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Web: <a href="http://www.pims.math.ca/">www.pims.math.ca</a> | Twitter: @pimsmath<o:p></o:p></p>
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