Mark A. Stern, Professor

Mark A. Stern

The focus of Professor Stern's research is the study of analytic problems arising in geometry, topology,  physics, and number theory.

In recent work, Professor Stern has studied analytical, geometric, and topological questions arising from Yang-Mills theory, Hodge theory, and number theory. These have led for example to a study of (i) stability questions arising in Yang Mills theory and harmonic maps, (ii) energy minimizing connections and instantons,  (iii) new bounds for eigenvalues of Laplace Beltrami operators, and (iv) new bounds for betti numbers.

Office Location:  116 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:  +1 919 660 2840
Email Address: send me a message
Web Page:  https://www.math.duke.edu/faculty/stern

Teaching (Spring 2024):

Teaching (Fall 2024):

Office Hours:

Wednesday: 10-11,  Thursday : 2-3
Education:

Ph.D.Princeton University1984
B.S.Texas A&M University1980
Specialties:

Geometry
Mathematical Physics
Research Interests: Geometric Analysis, Yang-Mills theory, Hodge theory, string theory

The focus of Professor Stern's research is the study of analytic problems arising in geometry, topology, and physics.

In recent work, Professor Stern has studied analytical, geometric, and topological questions arising from Yang-Mills theory, string theory, and Hodge theory. These have led for example to a study of (i) stability questions arising in Yang Mills theory and harmonic maps, (ii) energy minimizing connections and instantons, (iii) new Hodge structures on vector bundles, (iv) the analysis of harmonic spinors on singular spin structures, and (v) non fredholm index theories and exotic fixed point theorems.

Current Ph.D. Students  

Postdocs Mentored

Recent Publications

  1. Di Cerbo, LF; Stern, M, Price inequalities and Betti number growth on manifolds without conjugate points, Communications in Analysis and Geometry, vol. 30 no. 2 (January, 2022), pp. 297-334, International Press [doi]  [abs]
  2. Cherkis, SA; Larrain-Hubach, A; Stern, M, Instantons on multi-Taub-NUT Spaces I: Asymptotic Form and Index Theorem, Journal of Differential Geometry, vol. 119 no. 1 (December, 2021), pp. 1-72, International Press  [abs]
  3. Cherkis, S; Larraín-Hubach, A; Stern, M, Instantons on multi-Taub-NUT Spaces II: Bow Construction, Journal of Differential Geometry (March, 2021), International Press  [abs]
  4. Cerbo, LFD; Stern, M, On the Betti Numbers of Finite Volume Hyperbolic Manifolds (September, 2020)  [abs]
  5. Cerbo, LFD; Stern, M, Harmonic Forms, Price Inequalities, and Benjamini-Schramm Convergence (September, 2019)  [abs]
Recent Grant Support