------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FIRST IRISH QUANTUM FIELD THEORY MEETING


THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MAY 26-27 1994



AT

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN



SPEAKERS:

PROGRAMME OF TALKS


THURSDAY 26 MAY



10:00-11:00 N. MANTON-------SKRYMIONS: A REVIEW
CHAIR: S. SEN

11:00-11:15 TEA/COFFEE

11:15-12:00 M. RAKOWSKI---------STATE SUM MODELS AND SIMPLICIAL COHOMOLOGY
CHAIR: L. O' RAIFEARTAIGH

12:00-12:45 R. SORKIN-------INVESTIGATIONS OF LOCALITY ON A CASUAL SET
CHAIR: L. O' RAIFEARTAIGH

12:45-2:15 LUNCH

2:15-3:00 B. DOLAN-------- SYMPLECTIC GEOMETRY AND THE RENORMALISATION GROUP
CHAIR: T. TCHRAKIAN

3:00-4:00 G. 'T HOOFT-----BLACK HOLE DYNAMICS I
CHAIR: T. TCHRAKIAN

4:00-4:15 TEA/COFFEE

4:15-5:00 M. TUITE--------MONSTROUS MOONSHINE AND ORBIFOLDS IN STRING THEORY
CHAIR: S. SEN
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FRIDAY 27 MAY



10:00-11:00 G. 'T HOOFT---------BLACK HOLE DYNAMICS II
CHAIR: C. NASH

11:15-11:15 TEA/COFFEE

11:15-12:00 DENJOE O' CONNOR----ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY RENORMALISATION
CHAIR: T. SHERRY

12:00-12:45 A. RAZUMOV------FOCK AND SCHRODINGER REPRESENTATION OF STATE SPACE IN BRST QUANTISATION
CHAIR: T. SHERRY

12:45-2:15 LUNCH

2:15-3:00 D. ADAMS------------PERTURBATIVE CHERN-SIMONS THEORY
CHAIR: M. FRY

3:00-4:00 N. MANTON-----------SYMMETRIC MONOPOLES
CHAIR: M. FRY

4:00-4:15 TEA/COFFEE

4:15-5:00 T. TCHRAKIAN--------AN EXPONENTIALLY LOCALISED INSTANTON IN 4 DIMENSIONS
CHAIR: C. NASH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT:

C. NASH, MATH-PHYSICS DEPT, MAYNOOTH. TEL: +353 1 708 3764
(DIRECT LINE TO OFFICE)
EMAIL: CNASH@MATHS.MAY.IE

S. SEN, SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, TCD. TEL: +353 1 702 1215
(DIRECT LINE TO OFFICE)
EMAIL: SEN@MATHS.TCD.IE