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Online Seminar: Torsion and homotopical invariants from 4D TFTs May 07, 2020 (10:00 AM PDT - 11:00 AM PDT)
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Location: SLMath: Online/Virtual
Speaker(s) Mark Penney (University of Waterloo)
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Torsion And Homotopical Invariants From 4D TFTs
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This talk will consist of two parts, both describing topological invariants arising from 4D TFTs. The first part concerns higher Dijkgraaf-Witten theory based on a finite n-group. After reviewing the construction we will look at the resulting invariants of 4-manifolds and of knotted surfaces, with a particular focus on the finite 2-group case. The second part will cover BF theory and its connection to Reidemeister torsion.

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Torsion And Homotopical Invariants From 4D TFTs

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