About the network
The Bogoliubov Network is a loose collaboration of independent researchers with shared interests in rigorous approaches to many-body physics and quantum field theory. It takes its name from Nikolay Nikolaevich Bogoliubov (1909–1992), whose work spans superfluidity, superconductivity, axiomatic quantum field theory, non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, and mathematical physics more generally.
The network has no official affiliation with any institution. It is not a legal entity. Its purpose is purely intellectual: to provide a light-weight framework for joint seminars, open pre-print exchange, and occasional small workshops.
Historical note
N. N. Bogoliubov made fundamental contributions in several areas of theoretical physics throughout the twentieth century. His early work on non-linear mechanics and asymptotic methods laid a foundation for what later became perturbative renormalization theory. His microscopic theory of superfluidity provided the first coherent account of the spectrum of elementary excitations in liquid helium. The Bogoliubov transformation, introduced in this context, became a ubiquitous tool in many-body physics and quantum field theory. Later work with Shirkov and Parasiuk contributed to the rigorous formulation of renormalization and to the axiomatic approach to quantum field theory.
This network does not claim any institutional continuity with Bogoliubov's school; we simply take inspiration from his methodological stance.
How the network operates
Two nodes — Amsterdam and Moscow — maintain independent research activities, share a common mailing list, and exchange pre-prints. Joint online seminars are held irregularly. There is no central office, no membership procedure, and no shared funding.