Invitation to the ICTP HECAP & Maths Colloquium by Prof. Sergei Gukov: "Hidden Algebraic Structures in Topology and Quantum Field Theory", on Wednesday 18 November at 17:00 hrs CET.

[ICTP/director]

Dear All,

you are most cordially invited to the ICTP HECAP & Maths Colloquium by 
Prof. Sergei Gukov: "Hidden Algebraic Structures in Topology and Quantum 
Field Theory", on Wednesday 18 November at 17:00 hrs CET.

Advance registration is required 
at:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qM6GTYG9Sf6npD11F7UXJw 
<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qM6GTYG9Sf6npD11F7UXJw>

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing 
information about joining the talk. Should you not be able to join the 
talk, the Colloquium is also available in live streaming at: 
ictp.it/livestream

*Biosketch*: Professor Sergei Gukov obtained his PhD in 2001 from 
Princeton University under the supervision of Edward Witten. He then was 
a Long-term Prize Fellow of Clay Mathematics Institute at Harvard 
University and then a member at the School of Mathematics at the 
Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton. Since 2007 he has been a 
professor of theoretical physics and mathematics at California Institute 
of Technology. From 2010 he has been also an external scientific member 
at Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn. Professor Gukov has 
made numerous significant contributions in string theory, quantum field 
theory and low dimensional topology.

*Abstract*: Quantum physics, topology, and representation theory have a 
long history of working together. Therefore, it is no surprise that 
symmetries and their representations play an important role in 
describing physical phenomena and often label powerful invariants of 
3-manifolds and 4-manifolds. More surprising, though, are algebraic 
structures labeled by topological manifolds or emergence of symmetries 
in quantum systems where they are not initially expected. Although 
instances of such 'hidden' algebraic structures are still rare and quite 
mysterious, they sometimes can be understood or even predicted in the 
framework of string theory. In this talk, intended for a broad audience, 
I will survey some of the recent and more intriguing examples of such 
relations between algebra, topology, and physics.

The talk will be followed by a question/answer session

For info, please check the following link: http://indico.ictp.it/event/9461/

We look forward to seeing you online!

With best regards,

Office of the Director, ICTP