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CMSA Math-Science Literature Lecture: Knot Invariants From Gauge Theory in Three, Four, and Five Dimensions

November 13, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Edward Witten (IAS)

Title: Knot Invariants From Gauge Theory in Three, Four, and Five Dimensions

Abstract: I will explain connections between a sequence of theories in two, three, four, and five dimensions and describe how these theories are related to the Jones polynomial of a knot and its categorification.

Talk chair: Cliff Taubes

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November 13, 2020
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8:00 am - 9:30 am
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