I will introduce the Crane-Yetter TQFT and its applications in low-dimensional topologies and tensor algebra. If time permits, we will sketch its relationship with Turaev's shadow invariant.
Note:
This talk is not in the usual GTS room 1681.
Speaker: Jin-Cheng Guu
Institution: UMass Amherst
Webpage: https://www.umass.edu/mathematics-statistics/about/directory/jin-cheng-guu
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