Upcoming Talks

We will review the basics of quantum topology such as the colored Jones polynomial of a knot, its standard conjectures relating to asymptotics, arithmeticity and modularity, as well as the recent quantum hyperbolic invariants of Kashaev et al, their state-integrals and their structural properties. The course is aimed to be accessible by graduate students and young researchers.

The derivation of the equations satisfied by the density operator of a quantum integrable spin chain will be discussed. We use the quantum group approach and derive the equations for the case of an arbitrary quantum loop algebra.
 

W. Lowen and M. Van den Bergh defined a deformation theory for Abelian categories, such that deformations of the category of (quasi)coherent sheaves on an affine variety Spec A coincide with deformations of the algebra A, which are controlled by the Hochschild cochain complex equipped with the Gerstenhaber bracket.