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January 30, 2014

Tensor Categories and TQFT in Erlangen

Posted by John Baez

There’s a meeting in Erlangen coming up!

• Structures on Tensor Categories and Topological Field Theories, Department Mathematik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, March 4-6, 2014, organized by Catherine Meusburger and Christoph Schweigert.

This is a three day learning event on recent developments in (extended) topological field theories. The focus is the interplay of structures on tensor categories and topological field theories, including structures related to non-semisimple categories.

The idea is not to have yet another workshop or conference but to study these topics in depth, with a schedule more like the one of an Oberwolfach workshop, with a lecture series and plenty of time for discussions. It will include a lecture series by Christopher Schommer-Pries on topological field theories and the underlying categorical structures.

Speakers include:

  • Bruce Bartlett, Oxford University
  • Alain Bruguières, Université Montpellier II
  • Thomas Kerler, Ohio State University
  • Michael Mueger*, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
  • Christopher Schommer-Pries, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn
  • Noah Snyder*, Columbia University
  • Alexis Virelizier*, Université Lille I

* to be confirmed.

Click here to download a PDF file of the conference poster.

Posted at January 30, 2014 11:33 AM UTC

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Re: Tensor Categories and TQFT in Erlangen

Looks like a good meeting!

Posted by: Simon Willerton on January 30, 2014 7:24 PM | Permalink | Reply to this

Re: Tensor Categories and TQFT in Erlangen

Yes! Alas, though I’m basically in Erlangen until mid-May, I’ll be on a side-trip to Oxford during this meeting… while Bruce Bartlett, who is in Oxford, will go to Erlangen.

Though I’ve retired from the TQFT business, I’ve been having fun here talking to Catherine Meusburger and my (former) student Derek Wise about 3d Turaev–Viro models and their relation to Levin–Wen models. Maybe I’ll blog a bit about what they’re doing.

Posted by: John Baez on January 31, 2014 7:46 PM | Permalink | Reply to this

Re: Tensor Categories and TQFT in Erlangen

Right, the timing isn’t exactly perfect!!

I’d be really interested to hear what Catherine and Derek are doing.

Posted by: Jamie Vicary on January 31, 2014 10:51 PM | Permalink | Reply to this

Re: Tensor Categories and TQFT in Erlangen

I would also love to hear what they are doing!

Posted by: Bruce Bartlett on February 5, 2014 3:44 PM | Permalink | Reply to this

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