Presentations of Bordism CategoriesMPIM

by Filippos Sytilidis (MPIM)

Monday Oct 20, 2025, 2:40 PM → 2:55 PM Europe/Berlin

MPIM, Vivatsgasse, 7 - Lecture Hall (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics)

MPIM Topology Seminar

A topological quantum field theory (TQFT) is a functor from a category of bordisms to a category of vector spaces. Classifying low-dimensional TQFTs often involves considering presentations of bordism categories in terms of generators and relations. In this talk, we will introduce these concepts and outline some recent developments.