Claude R. LeBrun
Einstein Metrics, Four-Manifolds, and Differential Topology
Claude R. LeBrun, professor at Stony Brook, specialist in Riemannian geometry and 2025 laureate of the FSMP Chair, will give 15 hours of courses on the theme of Einstein Metrics, Four-Manifolds, and Differential Topology as part of his chair. This course is co-financed by IMJ-PRG.
This course will take place:
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at the Henri Poincaré Institute (11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 5th) from March 19 to April 23, 2026 (sessions on Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.),
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in the Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat amphitheater (Perrin building) for the sessions of March 19, March 26 and April 2,
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then in the Pierre Grisvard room (3rd floor of the Borel building) for the other sessions.
To find out more about Claude LeBrun's work, you can consult his personal page.
About the teacher
Autres cours
Xiaoming Yuan, Professor at the University of Hong Kong, laureate in 2026 of a FSMP chair of excellence co-financed by CEREMADE (Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, CNRS), welcome at LJLL and CEREMADE in the frame of his chair, will give a course entitled Advanced Topics in OptimizATion at Institut Henri Poincaré (11, rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris) from Monday October 19th to Thursday December 17th 2026. The lectures will take place from 2 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

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