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<td>Workshop on von Neumann Algebras Aug 28-30 NYU</td>
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<td>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 11:07:51 -0400</td>
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<td>Fedor Popov <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fp2162@nyu.edu"><fp2162@nyu.edu></a></td>
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<td>Ahmed Almheiri <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aea9702@nyu.edu"><aea9702@nyu.edu></a>, Yifan Wang
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:yw6417@nyu.edu"><yw6417@nyu.edu></a></td>
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<p style="border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; caret-color: rgb(55, 65, 81); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Dear Colleagues,</span></p>
<p style="border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1.25em 0px; caret-color: rgb(55, 65, 81); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">We are excited to announce the upcoming workshop "A Quantum Al-Khawarizm for Spacetime: A Workshop on von Neumann Algebras in Quantum Field Theory & Gravity". The event will be held from August 28th to August 30th, 2023, at New York University (NYU and NYUAD), located at 19 Washington Square North, NYC.</span></p>
<p style="border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1.25em 0px; caret-color: rgb(55, 65, 81); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The topic of von Neumann Algebras has drawn significant attention in recent years, offering promising advancements in formulating a suitable language for describing the interaction between spacetime and matter. The goal of this workshop is to explore the latest breakthroughs in this field, with a particular focus on the role of von Neumann algebras in holography and quantum gravity. T<span style="white-space: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">here will be pedagogical and technical talks delivered by leading experts along with stimulating discussions.</span> The speakers are:</span></p>
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