Topology Seminar

Speaker: 
Michael Willis, University of Virginia
Topic: 
Khovanov homology

Abstract: Michael's work represents an extension of the recent papers by Lipshitz-Sarkar which have reimagined the Khovanov theory in a bold new way using techniques from homotopy theory pioneered by Cohen and Segal. Instead of associating a chain complex to each knot, the theory associates a family of spaces to the knots. The homologies of these spaces can be used to recover the Khovanov homology of the knot. 

Event Date: 
October 6, 2016 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Location: 
B13 MLH
Host: 
Ben Cooper
Calendar Category: 
Seminar