Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Alberta
$100,000.00
Derived Categories
FY 2020-21
Summary
Given three circles on a piece of paper, how many circles could you draw that only touch the boundaries of all three circles? Faveros research is inspired by similar questions asked by theoretical physicists (e.g., how many ways a string fits within a given space). Inputting a shape (e.g., a circle), one can output mathematical data called the "derived category" which dictates the physical behavior of the shape (e.g., how strings can be configured inside it). Favero discovers new mathematical theories that describe and generalize derived categories and uses them to solve mathematical problems and explain phenomena predicted by physicists.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000232294
Name nom
Favero, David
Department département
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
100000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
2900
Research subject group en
Pure mathematics
Research subject group fr
Mathématiques pures
Research subject en
Pure mathematics
Research subject fr
Mathématiques pures
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Derived Categories
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Given three circles on a piece of paper, how many circles could you draw that only touch the boundaries of all three circles? Faveros research is inspired by similar questions asked by theoretical physicists (e.g., how many ways a string fits within a given space). Inputting a shape (e.g., a circle), one can output mathematical data called the "derived category" which dictates the physical behavior of the shape (e.g., how strings can be configured inside it). Favero discovers new mathematical theories that describe and generalize derived categories and uses them to solve mathematical problems and explain phenomena predicted by physicists.
