This conference is to celebrate 50 years of the BRST formalism originally formulated by Becchi, Rouet, Stora and Tyutin as the first successful approach to handling gauge symmetry in quantum field theory. This formalism has since become a standard tool in many fields of mathematical physics and mathematics. The conference will be held at the Arnold Sommerfeld Center of the University of Munich, March 23-27, 2026. The talks will cover modern aspects of the BRST formalism in mathematical physics and mathematics.
Confirmed speakers:
Laurent Baulieu Francesco Bonechi Alberto Cattaneo
Tudor Dimofte Giovanni Felder Domenico Fiorenza
Ezra Getzler Marc Henneaux Si Li
Lionel Mason Pavel Mnëv Ingmar Saberi
Claudia Scheimbauer Sara Scherotzke
Pavol Ševera Maxim Zabzine
Organizers: Ilka Brunner, Alberto Cattaneo, Ezra Getzler and Ivo Sachs
