5-10 July 2009
- 2nd CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - ESF Mathematics Conference in Partnership with EMS and ERCOM Second European Set Theory Meeting: In Honor of Ronald Jensen Mathematical Research and Conference Center, Bdlewo * Poland 5-10 July 2009 www.esf.org/conferences/09306 Chair: Prof. Jouko Vnnen, University of Helsinki, FI/University of Amsterdam, NL Set theory grew out of mathematical analysis through Georg Cantor's work on sets of uniqueness of trigonometric series in the late 19th century and was soon established as the foundation of all of mathematics. Over the last century it has developed into a vibrant and important subject of its own. On the one hand, it deals with questions of mathematical logic of deep foundational importance, such as the choice of axioms for mathematics and the questions of relative consistency of mathematical theories. On the other hand, techniques of set theory are applied in many areas of mathematics such as classical analysis, general topology, measure theory, Banach space theory, abstract algebra, ergodic theory and dynamical systems. The conference will be in honor of Ronald Jensen's lifelong achievements in set theory. Through his work, Jensen has been shaping current day set theory in an outstanding way. His seminal work in the late 60s and in the 70s on the fine structure, the covering property, and the coding capacity of the constructible hierarchy produced a completely new understanding of the set theoretical universe. But it was only a starting point for Jensen's later achievements, which led to the general theory of inner models with large cardinals, their fine structural analysis, the study of their covering properties, and the realisation that the structures of inner model theory are intimately intertwined with hypotheses from descriptive set theory. Nowadays, inner model theory is a prominent research area with its own goals but which also provides other areas of set theory with its forceful tools to bring about deep structural insights that could not have been accomplished otherwise. The conference focuses on the following main topics: 1. Inner model theory and large cardinals 2. Descriptive set theory 3. Combinatorial set theory 4. Applications of set theory to Banach spaces, measure theory, general topology, and other neighboring areas. Invited Speakers: * Taras Banakh, Ivan Franko Lviv National U., UA * Tomek Bartoszynski, NSF, US * James Cummings, Carnegie Mellon U., US * Gabriel Debs, U. of Paris VI, FR * Mirna Damonja, U. of East Anglia, UK * Inessa Epstein, U. of California Los Angeles, US * Sy Friedman, U. of Vienna, AT * Moti Gitik, Tel Aviv U., IL * Ronald Jensen, Humboldt-U. zu Berlin, DE * Istvn Juhsz, Alfrd Rnyi Institute of Mathematics, HU * Menachem Kojman, Ben Gurion U. of the Negev, IL * Menachem Magidor, Hebrew U., IL * Justin Moore, Cornell U., US * Itay Neeman, U. of California Los Angeles, US * Janusz Pawlikowski, Wroclaw U., PL Dilip Raghavan, U. of Toronto, CA * Grigor Sargsyan, U. of California Berkeley, US * Slawomir Solecki, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , US * John Steel, U. of California Berkeley, US * Stevo Todorcevic, U. of Toronto, CA and U. of Paris VII, FR * Todor Tsankov, U. of Paris VI, FR * Philip Welch, U. of Bristol, UK * Hugh Woodin, U. of California Berkeley, US * Jindich Zapletal, U. of Florida Gainsville, US * Martin Zeman, U. of California Irvine, US Menachem Magidor will give a Special Lecture on the work of Ronald Jensen. Financial Support: a certain number of grants are available for researchers, especially young researchers, to cover the conference fee and possibly part of the travel costs. Grant requests should be made by ticking appropriate field(s) in the paragraph "Grant application" of the application form<http://www2.esf.org/asp/esfrcaf.asp?confcode=306&meetno=1>. Further information: visit www.esf.org/conferences/09306<http://www.esf.org/conferences/09306> or contact Ms. Anne Guehl, ESF Conference Officer (aguehl@esf.org) Closing date for applications: 8 April 2009 Kind regards, Corinne Wininger Communications Officer - ESF Conferences European Science Foundation - Communications Unit 1 quai Lezay-Marnsia, BP 90015 67080 Strasbourg Cedex, France Phone: +33 (0)388 76 21 50 Fax: +33 (0)388 76 71 80 clemoal@esf.org www.esf.org/conferences