Prof. Dr. Gaëtan Borot
Institute for Mathematics
& Institute for Physics
Chair in Mathematical Physics
+ Research group webpage
+ Recent publications
(c) Own collection.
Interests: enumerative geometry, quantum algebra/topology/geometry, topological recursion, integrability, moduli spaces, algebraic structures, random matrix theory, combinatorics, science outreach.
Email: vorname.name at hu strich berlin punkt de
Location: Johann-von-Neumann-Haus, Rudower Chaussee 25, 12489 Berlin
but postal address is different:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Mathematik
Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin
Office: Office 1.333 (Haus 1, 3rd floor, right corridor)
Phone: (030) 2093 45479
Secretary: Kristina Schulze, schulze at hu strich berlin punkt de
IMP-Bachelor: Vorsitzender des Prüfungsausschusses und der Kommission für Lehre und Studium, Studienberatung, Email: imp-pa-vorsitz at hu strich berlin punkt de
Research training groups (one PhD opening in each for Fall 2025)
- Rethinking QFT (Berlin, 2019-2029)
- From geometry to numbers (Berlin/Hannover, 2024-2029)
Teaching and seminars
- Bachelor and master projects
- SoSe 25
♦ Master course
Differentialgeometrie II
♦ Mathematical physics seminar
WiSe 25/26
♦ Analysis III für PhysikerInnen
♦ Mathematical physics seminar
News
♦ I explain the role of physics in enumerative geometry in an outreach video in the "Non-standard models" channel of the physics RTG (produced by Davide Scazzuso, Allison Pinto, Giulia Peveri, and Matthias Driesse)
♦ Silvia Ragni, master student in Padova, will be hosted in our group in WiSe 24/25 for her Erasmus+
♦ Giacomo Umer will defend his PhD thesis Algebraic structures in enumerative geometry from topological recursion, on 16th May 2025, 3pm, BMS Seminar Room. A small workshop will be organised in the morning, programme here.
Organisation of upcoming events
♦ 16th May 2025: TRI workshop, HU Berlin, with Reinier Kramer, Danilo Lewanski and Paolo Rossi.