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Junior Geometry And QFT
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Michael Han, PMA 12.166: Introduction to Topological Quantum Field Theory
Monday, October 07, 2024, 12:00pm - 01:00pm
Topological quantum field theory is an area of mathematical physics that studies topological invariants, which are properties of topological spaces invariant under homeomorphisms. A topological quantum field theory (TQFT) is a collection of manifolds and vector spaces assigned to those manifolds; a homeomorphism between manifolds is assigned an isomorphism between their vector spaces. TQFTs come with four axioms, which we will use to show two elementary results. We define a Frobenius algebra, and show that the two-dimensional TQFTs are in a bijective correspondence with finite dimensional Frobenius algebras.
Location: PMA 12.166

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