Brandeis Topology Seminar:

Category Theory and Physics

Spring 2008: Tuesdays 12-1:30, room 116

Description

This semester we are covering various topics in topology, algebra, and category theory that are related to modern physics.

Schedule

Date

Speaker

Topic
Jan 29 Matt Motivations from classical and quantum physics I
Feb 5 Matt Motivations from classical and quantum physics II
Feb 12 Nate tba
Feb 19 Zhenbin tba
Feb 26 Keefe PROP's and algebras over them
March 4 You?? tba

Links to papers we are reading

  • Categorical Aspects of Topological Quantum Field Theories, Bruce H. Bartlett
  • Topics in Mathematical Physics, course notes by Sasha Voronov
  • more later

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