Workshop on
Geometric Analysis and General Relativity

Jan 12-16, 2018 · Hong Kong

Introduction

This workshop aims to bring together a small group of leading researchers from around the world whose expertise and interests lie within the realms of geometric analysis and general relativity. Over the past few decades, we have witnessed tremendous development on these subjects. This workshop will build on the most current advances by bringing together frontier researchers in the field as well as young participants, including post-docs and advanced graduate students, who are interested in this area.

The fields of geometric analysis and mathematical relativity have by now evolved into a vast subject of their own, each contains a wide variety of important progress as well as open problems. Instead of comprehensiveness, the goal of this workshop is to focus on several specific aspects which has undergone remarkable progress in the past few years. Topics include minimal submanifolds, surface theory in general relativity, geometric flows and gluing constructions in geometry.

Organizing Committee

List of Speakers

  • Luis ALVAREZ-CONSUL Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas
  • Huai-dong CAO Lehigh University
  • Jaigyoung CHOE Korea Institute for Advanced Study
  • Oscar GARCIA-PRADA Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas
  • Karsten GIMRE Harvard University
  • Tomas GOMEZ Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas
  • Gerhard HUISKEN University of Tübingen
  • Pei-Ken HUNG Columbia University
  • Nicos KAPOULEAS Brown University
  • Jordan KELLER Black Hole Initiative, Harvard
  • Hojoo LEE Korea Institute for Advanced Study
  • Haizhong LI Tsinghua University
  • Pengzi MIAO University of Miami
  • Tommaso PACINI University of Torino
  • Chung-Jun TSAI National Taiwan University
  • Ye-Kai WANG National Cheng Kung University
  • Sumio YAMADA Gakushuin University

Program

The program schedule (finalized) is available here (pdf, 40kb).

You can find the Title and Abstract of the talks here (pdf, 117kb).

Maps & Directions

The workshop sessions will be held in the following buildings in CUHK:

  • Lady Shaw Building
  • Academic Building No. 1
  • Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA)
  • Wu Yee Sun College (WYS)

By taxi:

A taxi seats at most five. The 40-minute ride costs HKD 350-400 (USD 45-50) subject to traffic conditions. Both red and green taxis are available, the red ones being more expensive. Passengers may request a receipt of payment upon arrival. The address of Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Shatin is 18 Chak Cheung Street, Shatin.


By bus:

At the Airport Bus Terminus, take Airport Bus A41. Get off at Shatin Central Bus Terminus of a huge mall known as New Town Plaza in Sha Tin. However it is not the terminal stop for the bus, so ask the driver where to get off, or pay attention to the announcement, and press the red button on the rail when it is the next stop. The frequency is 20 minutes, and the journey takes 45-60 minutes depending on traffic conditions.

Alternatively, Airport Bus E42 runs every 20 minutes, and it is a 75-minute trip, while Airport Bus N42 is a 1½-hour night bus route and runs at 03:50 am and 04:50 am only.

At Shatin MTR Station, connected by:

  • Taxi

    You can take a taxi to the hotel. The fare is about HK$70. It will take about 15 minutes.

  • MTR Train

    Take the escalator in New Town Plaza, and board the MTR from Sha Tin to University. It is a 9-minute ride. The trains run every 5 to 10 minutes from 06:00 to 24:00. Click here for more information. At University MTR Station, take Exit B. You may follow the map below to go to the hotel. The hotel is a three-minute walk from University MTR Station, next to the tall white Cheng Yu Tung building.

By taxi:

A taxi seats at most five. The 40-minute ride costs HKD 250 (about USD 30) if traffic is good. You can only take the red-colored taxi (city taxis). Passengers may request a receipt of payment upon arrival. The address of Royal Park Hotel is 8 Pak Hok Ting Street, Shatin.


By bus:

At the Airport Bus Terminus, take Airport Bus A41. Get off at the bus stop in front of the Hotel. It should be the second bus stop after a long tunnel. Note that it is not the terminal stop for the bus, so ask the driver where to get off, or pay attention to the announcement and press the red button on the rail when it is the next stop. The frequency is 20 minutes and the journey takes 45-60 minutes depending on traffic conditions. (Please click here for bus stop information.)

Take Shuttle Bus 1A / 1B / H near MTR Exit A - C or Shuttle Bus 3 near MTR Exit D. Get off at the second stop (Sir Run Run Shaw Hall).

( Shuttle Bus Route Information / Shuttle Bus Timetable (Mon-Sat) / Shuttle Bus Timetable (Sundays and Public Holidays) )

The rooftop garden opposite Sir Run Run Shaw Hall is part of Lady Shaw Building. Go there and go downstairs the reach the Lady Shaw Building. Go to 1/F and turn left to go to LT1.

By car:

Enter the university through the Chung Chi College gate. Pass by the college chapel and drive to the second crossroad. Turn left. Somewhere on the right of the sidewalk is a white building with 7 stories and glass panes. That is Academic Building 1.


By foot:

This is a stroll that takes 10-15 minutes. Get off at Exit D and enter Wu Ho Man Yuen building opposite the road. Exit at 5/F and walk straight, past the student hostels. Cross the driveway and walk along the brick-laid Garden Road, where many sheds and pots are. After a small climb where you reach the top of a hill, turn left and descend the wavy brick road. At the crossroad (a driveway), turn right and keep to the sidewalk.

Somewhere on the right of the sidewalk is a white building with 7 stories and glass panes. That is Academic Building 1.

YIA is near the University MTR station. Get off from Exit A or D and take 2 to 5-minute walk.

Please see the map below or click this PDF file here (pdf, 275kb)


Take Shuttle Bus 3 at Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA).

Get off at the fifth stop (Residences 3 & 4).

Wu Yee Sun College is opposite to the Residences 3 & 4.

Please see the map below or click this PDF file here (pdf, 138kb)


See also Maps & Directions at Math department website for other locations.

Sponsors

The workshop is generously supported by the following organizations:


Faculty of Science,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong


Research Summit Series,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong


Department of Mathematics,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong


Institute of Mathematical Sciences,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong