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Title:
Star quantization via lattice topological field theory

Speaker:
Theo Johnson-freyd

Abstract:
The deformation quantization problem for Poisson manifolds is well-known, and famously answered by Kontsevich more than a decade ago. I will describe a new, purely combinatorial, construction of deformation quantizations of infinitesimal Poisson manifolds. It is closely related to the "factorization algebra" perspective on effective quantum field theory recently introduced by Costello and Gwilliam, and also to a new "lattice" version of topological field theories of AKSZ type — time permitting, I will try to describe these connections.Related Papers:

Link:
http://scgp.stonybrook.edu/video_portal/video.php?id=1019

Workshop:
Simons- Workshop 2012-2013ay - String-Math 2013