Out-of-time-order hydrodynamics and scrambling
Bucca, M
Jain, A
Mezei, M
Milekhin, A
(12 Oct 2026)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.16888v1
Fri, 16 Oct 2026
16:00
16:00
C5
Wed, 21 Oct 2026
13:00 -
14:00
C4
Topological K-theory and D-branes
Oscar Lewis
(Mathematical Institute University of Oxford)
Abstract
How to mathematically describe the structure of D-brane charges in string theory turns out to be a surprisingly rich question. Stacking D-branes has a natural mathematical interpretation as summing vector bundles, but the mathematical analogue of brane-antibrane annihilation requires the sophisticated machinery of topological K-theory. In this talk I will present a physics-motivated introduction to the subject using the language of non-abelian gauge theory.
Wed, 21 Oct 2026
11:00 -
13:00
L4
Cost-optimal transmission reduction in early pandemic response: a multi-objective health-economic modelling study across 110 countries
Lee, J
Chowell, G
Mendoza, R
Mendoza, V
Thompson, R
Jung, E
(05 Oct 2026)
doi:10.64898/2026.10.02.26363193
Much has been written about the Riemann hypothesis, which many consider to be the most important unsolved problem in mathematics today which Riemann introduced in his famous 8-page paper from 1859. This talk aims to explain the motivation behind his paper, which only incidentally mentioned the Riemann hypothesis.
The University of Oxford has welcomed the first cohort of DPhil students to Oxford × QRT Labs, part of a long-term research initiative between Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) and the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London.
Four DPhil students make up Oxford × QRT Labs’ first cohort, with one researcher based in each of the Mathematical Institute, Department of Statistics, Department of Engineering Science and Department of Computer Science.
Wed, 25 Nov 2026
14:00 -
15:00
Quillen Room N3.12
DPhil Applications Q&A
(Mathematrix)
Abstract
Your chance to ask Mathematrix DPhil students about the process of applying to PhD programs, including written stages and interviews!