Past Events

2021 Sep 19
2021 Sep 01
Seminar on invariants of 4-manifolds from Khovanov homology, Fall 2021
Wednesday, Sep 01, 2021 (All day) to Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 (All day)

This is a reading group on invariants of 4-manifolds from Khovanov homology, in particular the skein lasagna module defined by Morrison-Walker-Wedrich. Participants are graduate students, postdocs and...

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2021 Aug 24
Fall 2021 Course: 4720: Intro to Differential Geometry.
Tuesday, Aug 24, 2021 (All day) to Tuesday, Dec 07, 2021 (All day)

The main object of study is the geometry of curves and surfaces. Topics include: higher-dimensional manifolds, the Gauss map, parallel transport, curvature of curves and surfaces, the first and second...

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2021 Feb 01
Spring 2021 courses: 4750: Intro to Knot Theory, 7830: Fiber Bundles
Monday, Feb 01, 2021 (All day) to Friday, May 07, 2021 (All day)

Math 4750: Introduction to Knot Theory

Knot theory is a classical subject concerning knotting and linking in 3-space. Many new and interesting developments took place in this subject over the last 30...

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2020 Oct 01
2020 Jul 15
Seminar on quantum invariants and modular forms, Summer-Fall 2020
Wednesday, Jul 15, 2020, 09:30am to Thursday, Oct 15, 2020, 09:30am

This is a reading group on quantum invariants of 3-manifolds and (quantum) modular forms; most participants are graduate students interested in the subject. Please contact Slava Krushkal if you are...

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