Edward Witten
School of Natural Sciences
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
USaskatchewan Second Annual Peter Scherk Lecture in Geometry
Abstract: The Jones polynomial of a knot, discovered in 1983, is a very subtle invariant that is related to a great deal of mathematics and physics. This talk will be an overview of quantum field theories in dimensions 2, 3, 4 and 5 that are...
Scientific, Seminar
UW-PIMS Mathematics Colloquium: Edward Witten, Institute for Advanced Study
Abstract: After reviewing ordinary finite-dimensional Morse theory, I will explain how Morse generalized Morse theory to loop spaces, and how Floer generalized it to gauge theory on a three-manifold. Then I will describe an analog of Floer cohomology...