Outline: We will have an informal session on instanton gauge theory and various applications to SU(2)-representation varieties of 3-manifolds, and to problems in 3-manifold topology and knot theory. Our aim is to also discuss in more detail some of the technical tools involved.
Links:
[1] http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/taxonomy/term/41
[2] http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/4234
[3] http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/7451/program?page=last
[4] http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/7451/abstracts