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From link homology to TFTs July 29, 2024 (02:00 PM PDT - 03:00 PM PDT)
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Location: SLMath: Eisenbud Auditorium, Online/Virtual
Speaker(s) Paul Wedrich (Universität Hamburg)
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Skein theory offers several plausible strategies for extending link homology theories, such as Khovanov homology, to topological field theories in 4 or 5 dimensions. In this talk, I will focus on a categorified analog of a TFT of Turaev-Viro type. Joint work with Matthew Hogancamp and David Rose. 

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From link homology to TFTs