In conversation about UNIVERSE+

We celebrated the highly successful start to the ERC Synergy project “UNIVERSE+ Positive Geometry in Particle Physics and Cosmology”. In this video interview, the project leaders, Johannes Henn from the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich, Daniel Baumann from the University of Amsterdam, and our director Bernd Sturmfels, share profound insights into the project’s objectives as well as their personal motivation to create a new mathematical language to describe physical phenomena on all scales.

Discover the very positive about positive geometry!
More about UNIVERSE+: https://wwwth.mpp.mpg.de/positive-geo...

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

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:21 Why do particle physics, cosmology and mathematics go so well together?
04:48 What is your personal motivation for the UNIVERSE+ project?
06:31 Which hidden principles beyond quantum mechanics and spacetime do you hope to reveal?
09:17 Why is there a need for a new mathematical language to describe physical phenomena in cosmology?
12:15 What significance does the promotion of young scientists have in the overall project?
15:34 What is the very „positive“ about Positive Geometry?
18:54 The conference includes a special colloquium on positive geometry in cosmology. What goal are you pursuing with regard to this special discipline?
20:47 What are the special challenges faced by the four project partners and how do you envisage them working together?
22:34 End
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Get in touch with us:
Facebook:   / mpimathsci  
X:   / mpimathsci  
Instagram:   / mpimathsci  
LinkedIn:   / mpimathsci  
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/institut...