Modul:   MAT075  Zurich Graduate Colloquium

What is… quantum topology?

Talk by Bangxin Wang

Date: 25.04.23  Time: 16.15 - 18.30  Room:

In this talk we will introduce quantum topology, which means using representations of quantum groups to construct topological invariants. The starting point of quantum topology is the Jones polynomial for knots and the Reshetikhin Turaev invariant for 3-manifolds. By studying these examples we can see how the concept of quantum groups naturally arises.