Colloque des sciences mathématiques du Québec

26 février 2015 de 16 h 00 à 18 h 00 (heure de Montréal/HNE) Sur place

Categorification in representation theory

Colloque par Alistair Savage (University of Ottawa)

This will be an expository talk concerning the idea of categorification and its role in representation theory. We will begin with some very simple yet beautiful observations about how various ideas from basic algebra (monoids, groups, rings, representations etc.) can be reformulated in the language of category theory. We will then explain how this viewpoint leads to new ideas such as the "categorification" of the abovementioned algebraic objects. We will conclude with a brief synopsis of some current active areas of research involving the categorification of quantum groups. One of the goals of this idea is to produce four-dimensional topological quantum field theories. Very little background knowledge will be assumed.

Adresse

McGill University, Burnside Hall, 805 rue Sherbrooke 0., Montréal, salle 920