Quantum Physics Symmetries:
Recollections and Emergent Horizons

The event is organized by the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), in collaboration with the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) and Todorov Foundation. It is meant to be satellite workshop of the conference ”Mathematical QFT”, 25-30 May, BAS, Sofia. Both events are dedicated to the memory of Prof. Ivan Todorov, a prominent mathematical physicist, known for his contributions to Quantum Field Theory.

Symmetry lies at the heart of quantum physics—it shapes the laws that govern everything from fundamental particles at microscopic scales to the large-scales structures of the Universe. Yet beyond the equations in physics, mathematics also bridges to philosophy. According to Pythagoreans, numbers are the purest and most disembodied of ideas—revealing an underlying harmony in the cosmos. These thoughts lay at the foundations of the scientific school established by Prof. Ivan Todorov, where mathematics is regarded as something far transcending its direct application to physical problems.

Speakers

• Richard Kerner (Sorbonne University)
• Mustafa Mullahasanoglu (Bogazici University)
• Mahmut Elbistan (Bilgi University)
• Cem Yetismisoglu (Istanbul Medipol University)
• Keremcan Dogan (Gebze University)
• Federica Muscolino (University of Milano-Bicocca)
• Alessio Marrani (University of Hertfordshire)
• Vesselin Filev (IMI, BAS)
• Ognyan Kounchev (IMI, BAS)
• Kiril Hristov (Sofia University)
• Valdemar Tsanov (IMI, BAS)
• Misha Shkolnikov (IMI, BAS)