Event Detail (Archived)

Sloppy Models, Differential Geometry, and How Science Works

  • This event already took place in January 2015
  • B Level Conference Room & Physics Library, Smith Hall Annex (CRC)

Event Details

Type
Center for Studies in Physics and Biology Seminars
Speaker(s)
James Sethna, Ph.D., professor, department of physics, Cornell University
Open to
Public
Contact
Melanie Lee
Phone
(212) 327-8636
Sponsor
Melanie Lee
(212) 327-8636
leem@rockefeller.edu

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