Fusion 2-Categories and their Classification

Science Center Hall E 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

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 have found many applications in Physics, most notably to the classification of topological orders, but also to the description of non-invertible symmetries in 2+1 dimensions. […]

Topics in Deep Learning Theory

CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Topics in Deep Learning Theory Eli Grigsby

Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics

CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Luuk Stehouwer, Dalhousie University      

Member Seminar

CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Member Seminar Speaker: Ahsan Khan

Freedman CMSA Seminar

Virtual

Freedman CMSA Seminar *Note: via Zoom only* 2:00-3:30 pm ET Speaker: Matt Hastings, Microsoft Quantum Program Title: Invertible Phases of Matter and Quantum Cellular Automata: Dimensions One to Three Abstract: A Quantum Cellular Automaton (QCA) is a *-automorphism of the algebra of local operators. While local quantum circuits provide one example of QCA, we are […]

Event Series Foundation Seminar

Singularity Theorems, Part II

20 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138, MA, MA, United States

Foundation Seminar (Joint Seminar with BHI) Speaker: Journal Club Discussion Title: Singularity Theorems, Part II Location: CMSA seminar room G02 (the smaller seminar room in the basement)

Colloquium

CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Colloquium  

Boundaries and duality for 3d gauge theories

Science Center Hall E 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

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, the A-model and B-model, the latter of which is also known as Rozansky-Witten theory. Conjecturally, boundary conditions for these TFTs ought to admit descriptions in […]