Quantum invariants for surface diffeomorphism

Seminar: 
Friday Morning Seminar
Event time: 
Friday, November 10, 2023 - 10:00am
Location: 
KT 801
Speaker: 
Tushar Pandey
Speaker affiliation: 
Texas A&M University
Event description: 

Recently, Francis Bonahon, Helen Wong and Tian Yang constructed a quantum invariant for surface diffeomorphism using representation theory of Kauffman Bracket Skein Algebra. They proposed a conjecture that relates this invariant with the volume of mapping torus coming from the diffeomorphism. We will talk about this construction, some explicit computation techniques and recent results.  

Special note: 
Seminar talk is supported in part by the Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Fund.