May 15 2008 - 4:30pm
May 15 2008 - 5:30pm
Vladimir Turaev
University of Indiana at Bloomington
MA 240
Abstract. A study of Topological Quantum Field Theory in dimension 2 leads
to an interesting algebra (group-graded Frobenius algebras) and to
interesting topology (counting sections of fiber bundles over surfaces). I
will discuss these and related developments. No particular background is
required.