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Title:
Chern-Weil Forms and Abstract Homotopy Theory

Speaker:
Dan Freed

Abstract:
We begin by asking some innocent sounding questions in differential geometry. We give a modern formulation which leads us to abstract homotopy theory and a new take on equivariant de Rham theory. There is also a relation with the concept of “field” in physics. This is joint work with Mike Hopkins.

Link:
http://scgp.stonybrook.edu/video_portal/video.php?id=2001

Workshop:
Simons- SCGP Weekly Talk