Quantum Topology and Field Theory Seminar

Yale University

Spring 2026

Organizers: Andrew Neitzke, Surya Raghavendran, Charlie Reid, Ka Ho Wong

Calendar:

Jan 15 - Giulio Belletti (UC Louvain): Finiteness of Kauffman bracket skein modules

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

Location: TBA

Abstract: Skein modules are algebraic objects that somehow "encode" links in a 3-dimensional manifold, in a way reminiscent of homology; they have many interesting connections to physics, representation theory, knot theory (via the Jones polynomial) and non-commutative algebra. In this talk I will give a broad introduction and overview of the topic and then discuss a new, elementary proof (due to myself and Renaud Detcherry) of finite dimensionality of the Kauffman bracket skein modules, originally done by Gunningham-Jordan-Safronov.

Jan 22 - Ahsan Khan (CMSA Harvard)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

Location: TBA

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Jan 29 - Christine Lee (Texas State University)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

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Feb 5 - Mingyuan Hu (Center for Quantum Mathematics of Southern Denmark University)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

Location: TBA

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Feb 12 - Helen Wong (Claremont McKenna College)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

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Feb 19 - Sunghyuk Park (CMSA Harvard)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

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Feb 26 - Kasia Budzik (Harvard)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

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Mar 5 - Keyou Zeng (CMSA Harvard)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

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Mar 26 -

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Apr 2 - Nathan Geer (Utah State University)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

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Apr 9 - Scott Collier (Syracuse University)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

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Apr 16 - Seraphim Jarov (Perimeter Institute)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

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Apr 23 - Fathi Ben-Aribi (Sorbonne-Université)

Time: 4:30-5:30pm

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