Speaker
Prof.
Anton Kapustin
(Caltech)
Description
Recently a new and rather unexpected connection between physics
and algebraic topology has been noted. Namely, it appears that phases of
matter with an energy gap, no long-range entanglement, and fixed symmetry
can be classified using cobordism theory. I will exhibit several examples
of this connection and describe a possible explanation.
Author
Prof.
Anton Kapustin
(Caltech)
