Organiser(s):
Christian Blohmann (MPIM Bonn), Ingrid Irmer (SUSTech), Roland van der Veen (University of Groningen), Campbell Wheeler (IHES), Tao Yu (SUSTech)
Date:
Mon, 12/05/2025 - 09:00 - Fri, 16/05/2025 - 15:00
"Hot Topics" Conference on "Quantum Topology", May 12 - 16, 2025
The discovery of polynomial invariants of knots by Jones sparked the study of quantum topology in the late 80s and 90s. Work over the last two decades has led to deeper understanding of the mathematical structures behind these invariants. Broadly, we have gained a deeper understanding of how they relate to the geometric and number theoretic properties of three-manifolds. In this conference, we will explore some of these recent advances surrounding work of Garoufalidis and collaborators.