Triangle Seminars
Thursday, 11 Jul 2019
Surface defects in three-dimensional topological field theory
Ingo Runkel
(Hamburg U.)
Abstract:
I would like to discuss a class of three-dimensional topological field theories called Reshetikhin-Turaev theories. Examples are Chern-Simons theories with compact gauge group. There are no point-like observables in these theories, and one typically considers line-observables, called Wilson lines. However, one can also discuss observables associated to surfaces. We will see how to describe such observables in Reshetikhin-Turaev TQFTs and look at some applications.
I would like to discuss a class of three-dimensional topological field theories called Reshetikhin-Turaev theories. Examples are Chern-Simons theories with compact gauge group. There are no point-like observables in these theories, and one typically considers line-observables, called Wilson lines. However, one can also discuss observables associated to surfaces. We will see how to describe such observables in Reshetikhin-Turaev TQFTs and look at some applications.
Posted by: QMW