Math + Jazz: Sounds from a Quantum Future
A musical rendering of a USask professor’s conceptions of hyperbolic geometry
This event has changed dates. It was previously scheduled for Sept. 22.
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 20
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Convocation Hall, Peter MacKinnon Building, 107 Administration Pl., Saskatoon
Free and open to the public
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Livestream: twitch.tv/usdmraels
About this event
In a special concert, musicians will bring musical life to mathematics and physics. Canadian composer Jeff Presslaff has written new compositions that interpret the work of Dr. Steven Rayan (PhD), professor in the University of Saskatchewan Department of Mathematics and Statistics, in the area of hyperbolic quantum matter.
This concert is presented by the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra and the College of Arts and Science.
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