{"589889":{"#nid":"589889","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Variational Problems in Physics, Economics and Geometry","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/d6.math.gatech.edu\/users\/gangbo\u0022\u003EWilfrid Gangbo\u003C\/a\u003E is an organizer of the Fields special semester titled \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.fields.utoronto.ca\/programs\/scientific\/14-15\/variationalprob\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThematic Program on Variational Problems in Physics, Economics and Geometry\u003C\/a\u003E to be held at the Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada during September 11, 2014 through November 14, 2014. This semester is devoted to exploring the explosive developments in optimal transportation and the calculus of variations. These developments and their applications are powerful tools for problems arising in physics, economics and geometry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EImmediately following this semester\u0026#39;s activities, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.fields.utoronto.ca\/programs\/scientific\/fieldsmedalsym\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFields Medal Symposium\u003C\/a\u003E will take place during 17-20 November 2014 honoring the work of Fields Medalist, C\u0026eacute;dric Villani. Wilfrid and past School of Mathematics associate, Professor Eric Carlen, are scheduled to give a presentation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/d6.math.gatech.edu\/system\/files\/variationalprob.pdf\u0022\u003EPoster\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Wilfrid Gangbo is an organizer of the Fields special semester titled Thematic Program on Variational Problems in Physics, Economics and Geometry to be held at the Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada during September 11, 2014 through November 14, 2"}],"uid":"34469","created_gmt":"2017-04-06 14:22:02","changed_gmt":"2017-04-06 14:22:02","author":"nmcleish3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"173647","name":"_for_math_site_"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}