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Geometric Mathematical Physics Seminar
Thursday, 4 November 2004, at 9:15 in A4
Christian Blanchet
Université de Bretagne-Sud, France
Construction of modular categories from Homfly skein theory

Abstract
We will construct modular categories from SU(N) specializations of Homfly skein theory at roots of unity, and compute the corresponding Verlinde formula.
This lecture is part of the course "TQFT and Knot theory".

Contact person:Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen.