Cobordisms: old and new
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Keller 3-180
Ulrike Tillmann (University of Oxford)
Cobordisms have played an important role in the classification of
manifolds ever since the 1950s. In a different way, they are fundamental to
the mathematical formulation for topological quantum field theory. We will
explain how recent results shed new light on both theories.
manifolds ever since the 1950s. In a different way, they are fundamental to
the mathematical formulation for topological quantum field theory. We will
explain how recent results shed new light on both theories.
MSC Code:
19Lxx
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