Spring 2023

27 April (Thursday), 2pm

Duston Wetzel

Gyroid and the triply periodic helix linkages

Video

Spring 2023

6 April (Thursday),
13 April, and 20 Apr.

Robert Owczarek   (University of New Mexico)

Proto-topological (Quantum) Field Theories of Kijowski and Sławianowski

Video of Part 1
Video of Part 2
Video of Part 3

Here are some links suggested by Robert:
1.  Seminar talk by Kijowskiego from the last year
2.  Related topic on variational principle.  

Abstract: Topological quantum field theories that are metric independent, like, e.g., Chern-Simons theory, give topological invariants of manifolds and knots. Classical field theories of Kijowski and Sławianowski are metric independent, and are defined on manifolds of a priori any dimension, and thus may give new topological invariants of manifolds.

In this talk, I will try to make a friendly introduction to these theories.