Journal club description: $C^*$ algebras, Spectrum and characters, Gelfand transform, States and representations, Gelfand-Naimark-Segal representation, Gelfand–Naimark theorem; Quadratic forms, Gamma matrices, Clifford algebras; Pin and spin groups, Pinors and spinors, Manifolds and fiber bundles, Frame bundle, Spin structures; Connections, Levi-Civita connections, Spin connections, Dirac operators; Differential graded algebras, Differential calculus, Junk forms, Non-commutative differential algebra, Non-commutative Riemannian distance, Spectral triples.
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Biweekly meetings: Mon 12.30 - 14.15, Business Administration Classroom 5