BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:researchseminars.org
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sergei GUKOV (California Institute of Technology\, USA)
DTSTART:20201118T160000Z
DTEND:20201118T170000Z
DTSTAMP:20260404T110821Z
UID:HECAP-Maths/1
DESCRIPTION:Title: <a href="https://stable.researchseminars.org/talk/HECAP
 -Maths/1/">Hidden Algebraic Structures in Topology and Quantum Field Theor
 y</a>\nby Sergei GUKOV (California Institute of Technology\, USA) as part 
 of HECAP-Maths Colloquium\n\n\nAbstract\nQuantum physics\, topology\, and 
 representation theory have a long history of working together. Therefore\,
  it is no surprise that symmetries and their representations play an impor
 tant role in describing physical phenomena and often label powerful invari
 ants of 3-manifolds and 4-manifolds. More surprising\, though\, are algebr
 aic structures labeled by topological manifolds or emergence of symmetries
  in quantum systems where they are not initially expected. Although instan
 ces of such 'hidden' algebraic structures are still rare and quite mysteri
 ous\, they sometimes can be understood or even predicted in the framework 
 of string theory. In this talk\, intended for a broad audience\, I will su
 rvey some of the recent and more intriguing examples of such relations bet
 ween algebra\, topology\, and physics.\n\nAdvance registration is required
  \nat: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qM6GTYG9Sf6npD11F7UXJw\n
LOCATION:https://stable.researchseminars.org/talk/HECAP-Maths/1/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR