Tensor categories: what's up with themMPIM

by Johannes Flake (Universität Bonn)

Monday Jun 15, 2026, 3:00 PM → 5:00 PM Europe/Berlin

MPIM, Vivatsgasse, 7 - Seminar Room (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics)

The Unterseminar

Tensor categories are a natural extension of the representation theory of groups. I will substantiate this slogan, discuss some open questions in the area, and talk a little bit about recent joint work with Robert Laugwitz, Peter Mader, and Sebastian Posur. Regrettably, no SNL sketches will be performed.