Some applications of topology to physics I

Speaker:

Dan Freed

Date:

Mon, 19/06/2017 - 09:30 - 10:30

Location:

MPIM Lecture Hall [2]

Parent event:

Arbeitstagung 2017 on "Physical Mathematics" in honor of Yuri Manin [3]

An axiom system for special quantum field theories was introduced over 25 years ago by Segal and Atiyah.
It has been much elaborated and developed, particularly in the topological case. In these three lectures I will
discuss aspects of this mathematical theory and applications to problems in physics.