LisMath Seminar 

25/10/2017, 17:00 — 18:00 — Room P9, Mathematics Building
Pedro Aniceto, Universidade de Lisboa

Jones polynomial and gauge theory

We present a gauge theory approach to understanding quantum knot invariants as Laurent polynomials in a complex variable, and we describe how Khovanov homology can emerge upon adding a fifth dimension.

Bibliography:

[1] Edward Witten, Two lectures on the Jones Polynomial and Khovanov Homology

See also

Jpolyn_GT.pdf