Dynamicists have been occupied by a question since Isaac Newton’s era: given a system that evolves over time, what can be said about its behaviour over long time scales? Since Newton’s day, our understanding of the question has changed significantly with the discovery of chaos and its presence even in some of the simplest situations.

In this public lecture, Avila reflects on how his field has changed over time and examines current questions on the forefront of dynamical systems theory.

Recorded live at the Isabel Bader Theatre, November 4, 2019.

Remarks given by:
V. Kumar Murty, Director Fields Institute
Vivek Goel, Vice President, Research, Innovation & Strategic Initiatives University of Toronto
Melanie Woodin, Dean, Faculty of Arts & Sciences University of Toronto
Alejandro Adem, President NSERC
Andrei Okounkov, Representative of IMU, Fields Medal 2006

Introductory Talk given by Marcelo Viana, Director of Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada