Seminar Sophus Lie is a joint Seminar of a group of German mathematicians interested in the theory of Lie groups and their wider horizon. It was founded around 1989-90 when, during the Volkskammer Government of the German Democratic Republic in 1989, open contacts between mathematicians in East- and Westgermany became a reality for the first time since 1961. Several mathematicians located at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, the University of Erlangen, the University of Greifswald, and the University of Leipzig organized informally the Seminar with financial support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and met for the first seminar session at the University of Leipzig in January 1991.

Next Ses­si­on

The next meeting of the Seminar Sophus Lie will take place September 11-13, 2025 in Rome, organized by Martina Lanini and Vincenzo Morinelli.

Past Mee­tings

YearMeeting Place 
2024 (summer)Paderbornfurther information
2023/24 (winter)Würzburgfurther information
2022/23 (winter)Erlangenfurther information
2022 (summer)Nordfjordeidfurther information
2019/20 (winter)Paderbornfurther information
2019 (summer)Greifswaldfurther information
2018/19 (winter)Gießenfurther information
2018 (summer)Bochumfurther information
2017/18 (winter)Leipzigfurther information
2017 (summer)Göttingenfurther information
2016 (summer)Bedlevofurther information
2015 (summer)Erlangenfurther information
2014/15 (winter)Bad Honneffurther information
2014 (summer)Giessen/Marburgfurther information
2013/14 (winter)Paderbornfurther information
2013 (summer)Lyonfurther information
2012 (fall)Darmstadtfurther information
2012 (summer)Luxembourgfurther information
2012 (spring)Reimsfurther information
2011 (summer)Erlangenfurther information
2010/11 (winter)Marburgfurther information
2010 (spring)Mulhousefurther information
2009 (summer)Göttingenfurther information
2008/9 (winter)Paderbornfurther information
2008 (summer)Cluj-Napocafurther information
2008 (spring)Budapestfurther information
2007 (fall, special)Darmstadtfurther information
2007 (summer, extended)Bielefeldfurther information
2006 (winter)Viennafurther information
2005 (winter)Darmstadtfurther information
2005 (summer)Nancyfurther information
2004 (winter)Paderbornfurther information
2004 (summer)Metzfurther information
2003 (winter)Viennafurther information
2003 (summer)Bielefeldfurther information
2002 (winter)Darmstadtfurther information
2002 (summer)Erlangenfurther information
2001 (winter)Berlinfurther information
2001 (summer)Greifswaldfurther information
2000 (fall, extended)Bedlewofurther information
2000 (summer)Viennafurther information
1999 (winter)Stuttgardfurther information
1999 (summer)Metzfurther information
1998 (winter)Clausthalfurther information
1998 (summer)Bielefeldfurther information
1997 (winter)Darmstadtfurther information
1997 (summer)Greifswaldfurther information
1996 (winter)Erlangenfurther information
1996 (summer)Viennafurther information
1995 (winter)Bielefeldfurther information
1995 (summer)Clausthalfurther information
1994 (winter)Darmstadtfurther information
1994 (summer)Greifswaldfurther information
1993 (winter)Erlangenfurther information
1993 (summer)Darmstadtfurther Information
1992 (winter)Leipzigfurther information
1992 (summer)Greifswaldfurther information
1991 (winter)Erlangenfurther information
1991 (summer)Darmstadtfurther information
1990 (winter)Leipzigfurther information

Pu­bli­ca­ti­ons

For three years, the seminar published proceedings in the format of a journal, called Seminar Sophus Lie, two issues per year. This series was converted into an international journal called Journal of Lie Theory in 1994. This journal is electronically available via its homepage at the European Mathematical Information System.

Journal of Lie Theory is a journal for speedy publication of information in the following areas: Lie algebras, Lie groups, algebraic groups, and related types of topological groups such as locally compact and compact groups. Applications to representation theory, differential geometry, geometric control theory, theoretical physics, quantum groups are considered as well. The principal subject matter areas according to the Mathematics Subject Classification are 14Lxx, 17Bxx, 22Bxx, 22Cxx, 22Dxx, 22Exx, 53Cxx, 81Rxx.

Journal of Lie Theory primarily publishes research articles. Survey articles on a topical area inside the scope of the journal are considered.