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SUMMARY:The mysterious nature of symmetry
LOCATION:Imperial College: Lecture theatre G16\, Sir Alexander Fleming Bui
 lding
DESCRIPTION:Symmetry is everywhere\, from the natural world and human desi
 gn to the laws and physics and mathematical patterns that shape our unders
 tanding of reality. Join Professor Travis Schedler\, Professor of Mathemat
 ics\, to explore how symmetry can reveal hidden patterns and help us make 
 sense of complexity.\nPlease register to attend in person. A live stream l
 ink for online attendance is available on this page. \nWe look forward to
  seeing you on Wednesday 10 June!\nImperial Inaugurals are term-time lec
 tures that celebrate our newest Professors\, recognising their academic jo
 urney and showcasing their research.\nAbstract\nSymmetry is everywhere. We
  see it in the natural world\, in human design\, in the laws of physics an
 d in the mathematical patterns that underpin our understanding of reality.
  At its heart\, symmetry describes a transformation that changes something
  and yet\, in an essential sense\, leaves it unchanged. It helps us recogn
 ise order\, uncover hidden patterns and explain why systems behave as th
 ey do. In many areas of science\, from atoms and molecules to the laws of 
 physics\, symmetry is one of the key ideas that allows us to make sense of
  complexity.  Yet the most powerful symmetries are often the least obvio
 us. They may be hidden inside equations\, encoded in geometry or emerge 
 only when a system becomes singular or extreme. Following symmetry into th
 ese more mysterious realms has transformed modern mathematics\, revealing 
 unexpected links between algebra\, geometry and physics and opening up n
 ew ways of understanding space\, change and interaction.  Travis Sched
 ler is a Professor of Mathematics at Imperial College London whose work in
 vestigates these deep and elusive forms of symmetry. In his inaugural lect
 ure\, he will show how symmetry appears across mathematics\, physics and
  everyday life\, before introducing symplectic singularities: a striking
  new frontier that generalises classical symmetries and unifies ideas from
  across modern mathematics and theoretical physics.\nBiography\nProfessor 
 Travis Schedler is a distinguished mathematician working in geometry\, alg
 ebra\, and their connections to theoretical physics. A recipient of the pr
 estigious Lichnerowicz Prize in Poisson Geometry\, Schedler has made sig
 nificant contributions to the field and its broader applications. He previ
 ously held a five-year AIM Fellowship and has taught at world-renowned ins
 titutions\, including MIT and UT Austin. He co-organises the Geometry\, Al
 gebra\, and Theoretical Physics seminar in collaboration with the theoreti
 cal physics group\, fostering interdisciplinary exploration at the interfa
 ce of mathematics and physics. Currently\, he serves as the Director of th
 e MSc programme in Pure Mathematics at Imperial.
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