Centre for Mathematics, University of Coimbra

Events

XXXII International Fall Workshop on Geometry and Physics
2024-09-02

We are happy to announce the 32nd edition of the International Fall Workshop on Geometry and Physics in Coimbra, 2-5 September 2024! The Fall Workshops on Geometry and Physics have been held yearly since 1992, and bring together Spanish and Portuguese geometers and physicists, along with an...

Curved-Space Billiards - a talk by Jeffrey Weeks
2024-10-23

Mathematician Jeffrey Weeks to Speak at CMUC, Sala Pedro Nunes,14:30 Abstract:After a brief introduction to non-Euclidean 2D geometry using fleece surfaces ( = tecido polar), volunteers will put on a VR headset to try their hand at billiards in 3D spherical, Euclidean and hyperbolic...