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Jamie Vicary, Oxford University Computing Laboratory
Tuesday 22 February 2011, 14:15-15:15
The Category Theory of Quantum Field Theory
- đ¤ Speaker: Jamie Vicary, Oxford University Computing Laboratory
- đ Date & Time: Tuesday 22 February 2011, 14:15 - 15:15
- đ Venue: MR3, Centre for Mathematical Sciences
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Abstract
The foundations of quantum field theory are murky, and we are very far from finding a clear mathematical perspective from which to understand them. However, in the regime where physics is ‘topological’, it is profoundly clear that the correct perspective is higher category theory. I will talk about why this is, and describe some recent results on the classification of topological quantum field theories that relies directly on cutting-edge pure-categorical technology. You don’t need to know any quantum field theory to understand this talk!
Series This talk is part of the Category Theory Seminar series.
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