Alexander Givental

Alexander Givental is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on Geometry/Topology, with particular interests in Symplectic and contact geometry, Singularity theory, and Mathematical physics. Givental has supervised numerous dissertations, including works on Quantum K-Theory, Gromov-Witten invariants, and Integrable hierarchies. His publications include significant contributions to areas such as Quantum Riemann-Roch, Lefschetz, and Serre theorems, as well as studies on formal group laws and Frobenius structures. He can be contacted via email at givental@math.berkeley.edu or through his personal website.

Alexander B. Givental is a mathematician known for his contributions to symplectic geometry and related areas. His research focuses on symplectic field theory, Gromov-Witten invariants, and quantum cohomology. He has explored the connections between quantum K-theory, Toda lattices, and mirror symmetry. His work includes the development of quantum Riemann-Roch theorems and the study of Frobenius structures in higher genus settings. Givental's research also involves the analysis of singularities, Lagrangian manifolds, and integrable systems. His publications often bridge algebraic geometry with mathematical physics, emphasizing the interplay between geometric structures and quantum field theories.