Memorial Mathematics Working Seminar

Fall Schedule: 1–2 pm in HH 3013

September 30thOrganizational Meeting
We will set up a preliminary schedule of speakers for the term.
October 7thChristopher Lang - An introduction to topological recursion (part 1)
Topological recursion is a construction in algebraic geometry that recursively computes invariants of spectral curves. It has applications to enumerative geometry, string theory, knot theory, mathematical physics, and random matrix theory, among others. In this talk, I will introduce some of the components of this construction.
October 16thTom Baird - An introduction to Cohomological Field Theories
In this expository lecture, I will give an introduction to cohomological field theories in the sense of Kontsevich and Manin. Along the way, we will learn about moduli spaces of complex curves, Gromov-Witten theory, and 2D topological field theories. I hope to make my presentation accessible to anyone acquainted with manifolds and cohomology (singular or de Rham).
October 21thSerhii Koval - TBD
October 28thChristopher Lang - TBD
November 4thGraham Cox - TBD
November 12thGraham Cox - TBD
November 18thSebastiano Argenti - TBD
November 25thSerhii Koval - TBD
December 2ndJordon Paddle - TBD