Event

Talk
Geometry and Quantization
Sergei Gukov
7 May 2012, 16:30 – 17:30

We all know Quantum Mechanics works. Almost everything in our everyday life is based on principles of Quantum Mechanics one way or another: from cellular phones to stability of atoms and, therefore, to the very existence of our Universe. Yet, every time the word "Quantum" is mentioned, it brings mystery and uncertainty. Ever since the discovery of Quantum Mechanics 100 years ago, it baffled the greatest minds of the 20th century. In this talk, I will review our quest for elusive mathematical framework that is supposed to describe "quantization" which, at various stages of its development, influenced many areas of physics and pure mathematics, including geometry and representation theory. As a result, some of the most sophisticated and esoteric
math problems, such as knot homology and Langlands duality, can be formulated in terms of ... Quantum Mechanics!

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• Sergei Gukov