AbstractIt is well-known since the work of Hopf, Drinfel’d, Majid, Witten, and etc. in the late 20th century that Hopf algebra quantum groups play a signification role in both physics and mathematics. In particular, the category of representations of quantum groups are braided, and hence captures invariants of knots. This talk is based on works with F. Girelli, where we develop a systematic ca...
Introduction to Topos TheoryTopos theory is a branch of mathematics, based on category theory, which has connections to both algebraic geometry and mathematical logic. Within mathematical logic it can be used to give alternative, more flexible foundations for all of mathematics, and in particular provides the foundation for subjects such as synthetic differential geometry. More recently, the wo...