Blogs about: Planar Algebras
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When confusions annihilate
As mathematicians we spend most of our lives confused about something or other. Of course, this is occasionally interrupted by moments of clarity that make it worth it. I wanted to discuss a particula… more →
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When confusions annihilate
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wrote 2 years ago: As mathematicians we spend most of our lives confused about something or other. Of course, this is o … more →
How to almost prove the 4-color theorem
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wrote 3 years ago: Vaughan Jones often quips at the beginning of talks on Planar Algebras (see these lectures, for exam … more →
The Jellyfish Algorithm
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wrote 3 years ago: Stephen Bigelow, Scott Morrison, Emily Peters and I have a preprint up on the arxiv today about the … more →
New Journal: Quantum Topology
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wrote 3 years ago: The European Math Society Publishing House (a non-profit publishing company which also publishes the … more →
Extended Haagerup Exists!
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wrote 4 years ago: Following on from Noah’s post about the great Modular Categories conference last weekend in Bl … more →
TQFTs via Planar Algebras (Part 3)
wrote 4 years ago: This is the third and final post in my series about using planar algebras to construct TQFTs. In the … more →
TQFTs via Planar Algebras (Part 2)
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wrote 4 years ago: In my last post I explained a strategy for using n-dimensional algebraic objects to construct (n+1)- … more →
TQFTs via Planar Algebras
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wrote 4 years ago: So today I am giving a talk in the Subfactor seminar here at Berkeley, and I thought it might by nic … more →
SF&PA: Temperley-Lieb as a planar algebra
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wrote 5 years ago: Last week I talked about the Temperley-Lieb algebra – the algebra of boxes with n top points c … more →
SF&PA: One more example
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wrote 5 years ago: Sorry for the delay, Scott’s been in town and so I’ve been too busy doing actual researc … more →
SF&PA - the Temperley-Lieb algebra
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wrote 5 years ago: Hi all, First, I’d like to thank the organizers for inviting me to post on their blog, and apo … more →
SF&PA: An example
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wrote 5 years ago: Alright, let’s try to build a bi-oidal category with a good theory of duals. The dumbest possi … more →
SF&PA: What is a Subfactor?
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wrote 5 years ago: By a subfactor I will mean a pair of rings A < B, such that (and I apologize in advance if I mess … more →
SF&PA: How complicated are groups?
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wrote 5 years ago: One more warmup post before I get to actual Subfactors. If you were asked to rank finite groups in o … more →
Subfactors and Planar Algebras: Galois Theory
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wrote 5 years ago: Suppose you were to run across two fields K < L. In a blatant attempt at foreshadowing instead of … more →
Subfactors and Planar Algebras: The Series
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wrote 5 years ago: This is the first post in a many part series of posts on Subfactors and Planar Algebras. The study o … more →
