During the 2024–25 academic year, the CMSA will be hosting a seminar on Geometry and Quantum Theory, organized by Dan Freed and Vasily Krylov. The seminar will meet on Tuesdays from 4:15–6:15 pm (Eastern Time).
The seminar will take place in Science Center Hall E, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA.
Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Bowen Yang, Harvard CMSA Title: Topological Invariants of gapped states through cosheaves Abstract: We provide a proper mathematical framework for the constructions of topological […]
Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Sunghyuk Park, Harvard CMSA Title: Skein traces and curve counting Abstract: Skein modules are vector space-valued invariants of 3-manifolds describing the space of line […]
Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Mayuko Yamashita, Kyoto University Title: Topological Modular Forms, its equivariant refinements and relation with supersymmetric quantum field theories Abstract: This talk is about the […]
Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Thibault Décoppet, Harvard University Title: Fusion 2-Categories and their Classification Abstract: Categorifying the classical notion of fusion (1-)category, fusion 2-categories were recently introduced. These objects […]
Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Ben Gammage, Harvard University Title: Boundaries and duality for 3d gauge theories Abstract: 3d N=4 supersymmetric gauge theory has a pair of topological twists, […]
Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speaker: Dan Freed, Harvard University Title: Introduction to Factorization algebras
Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speakers: Ahsan Khan and Mayuko Yamashita Title: E_n-algebras
Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar Speakers: Sunghyuk Park and Vasily Krylov, Harvard CMSA Title: Factorization Homology
Geometry and Quantum Theory Seminar