USaskatchewan Second Annual Peter Scherk Lecture in Geometry
Topic
An Overview of Knots and Gauge Theory [video]
Speakers
Details
Abstract: The Jones polynomial of a knot, discovered in 1983, is a very subtle invariant that is related to a great deal of mathematics and physics. This talk will be an overview of quantum field theories in dimensions 2, 3, 4 and 5 that are intimately related to the Jones polynomial of a knot and a more contemporary refinement of it that is known as Khovanov homology.
Additional Information
Time: 3 pm CST
Professor Edward Witten, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey
This seminar took place via zoom. A recording is available on mathtube.org
Professor Edward Witten, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey