Browsing Oberwolfach Reports by MSC "18"
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0641 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft mit aktuellem Thema: Twisted K-Theory
[OWR-2006-46] (2006) - (08 Oct - 14 Oct 2006)The “Arbeitsgemeinsschaft mit aktuellem Thema ‘Twisted K-Theory’ ” gave an introduction to several aspects of twisted K-theory. It started with a couple of different definitions of twisted K-theory, suitable in situations ... -
0714 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Conformal Field Theory
[OWR-2007-17] (2007) - (01 Apr - 07 Apr 2007)The two major approaches to chiral conformal field theory – one based on operator algebras and one based on vertex algebras – both lead to representation categories which are tensor categories and, in the case of rational ... -
1114 - Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Rational Homotopy Theory in Mathematics and Physics
[OWR-2011-18] (2011) - (03 Apr - 08 Apr 2011)This Arbeitsgemeinschaft focused on the interplay among rational homotopy theory, differential geometry and the physics of string topology. The talks centered on one hand on how geometry and string topology make use of ... -
2403 - Cluster Algebras and Its Applications
[OWR-2024-2] (2024) - (14 Jan - 19 Jan 2024)This workshop focused on recent developments in cluster algebras and their applications as well as interactions with other areas of mathematics. In addition to new advances in the theory of cluster algebras themselves, it ... -
1139 - Complex Algebraic Geometry
[OWR-2011-47] (2011) - (25 Sep - 01 Oct 2011)The conference focused on several classical and modern topics in the realm of complex algebraic geometry, such as moduli spaces, birational geometry and the minimal model program, Mirror symmetry and Gromov–Witten invariants, ... -
1322 - Complex Algebraic Geometry
[OWR-2013-27] (2013) - (26 May - 01 Jun 2013)The conference focused on several topics, classical and modern, in the classification theory of compact algebraic and Kähler varieties, and on several methods, from singularity theory, topology, homological algebra, Geometric ... -
0940 - Complex Algebraic Geometry
[OWR-2009-44] (2009) - (27 Sep - 03 Oct 2009)The Conference focused on several classical and novel theories in the realm of complex algebraic geometry, such as Algebraic surfaces, Moduli theory, Minimal Model Program, Abelian Varieties, Holomorphic Symplectic Varieties, ... -
1631 - Computational Group Theory
[OWR-2016-37] (2016) - (31 Jul - 06 Aug 2016)This was the seventh workshop on Computational Group Theory. It showed that Computational Group Theory has significantly expanded its range of activities. For example, symbolic computations with groups and their representations ... -
1131 - Computational Group Theory
[OWR-2011-37] (2011) - (31 Jul - 06 Aug 2011)This sixth workshop on Computational Group Theory proved that its main themes “finitely presented groups”, “$p$-groups”, “matrix groups” and “representations of groups” are lively and active fields of research. The talks ... -
1120a - Finite-dimensional Approximations of Discrete Groups
[OWR-2011-26] (2011) - (15 May - 21 May 2011)The main objective of this workshop was to bring together experts from various fields, which are all interested in finite and finite-dimensional approximations of infinite algebraic and analytic objects, such as groups, ... -
1504 - Geometric Topology
[OWR-2015-3] (2015) - (18 Jan - 24 Jan 2015)Geometric topology has seen significant advances in the understanding and application of infinite symmetries and of the principles behind them. On the one hand, for advances in (geometric) group theory, tools from algebraic ... -
2138 - Homotopical Algebra and Higher Structures (hybrid meeting)
[OWR-2021-46] (2021) - (19 Sep - 25 Sep 2021)Homotopical algebra and higher category theory play an increasingly important role in pure mathematics, and higher methods have seen tremendous development in the last couple of decades. The talks delivered at the workshop ... -
1336 - Matrix Factorizations in Algebra, Geometry, and Physics
[OWR-2013-44] (2013) - (01 Sep - 07 Sep 2013)Let $W$ be a polynomial or power series in several variables, or, more generally, a nonzero element in some regular commutative ring. A matrix factorization of $W$ consists of a pair of square matrices $X$ and $Y$ of the ... -
2405a - Mini-Workshop: Artin Groups meet Triangulated Categories
[OWR-2024-4] (2024) - (28 Jan - 02 Feb 2024)Artin and Coxeter groups are naturally occurring generalisations of the braid and symmetric groups respectively. However, unlike for Coxeter groups, many basic group theoretic questions remain unanswered for general Artin ... -
1409c - Mini-Workshop: Batalin-Vilkovisky Algebras, Operads, and Hopf Algebroids
[OWR-2014-11] (2014) - (23 Feb - 01 Mar 2014)This workshop brought together 17 researchers whose work involves Batalin–Vilkovisky algebras, operads, and related structures such as Gerstenhaber algebras and cyclic homology. It featured introductory lectures on some ... -
0908a - Mini-Workshop: Category Theory and Related Fields: History and Prospects
[OWR-2009-8] (2009) - (15 Feb - 21 Feb 2009)The workshop concerned various topics in the history of category theory and related fields, paying attention to some extent also to open questions, present and possible future development. -
1810a - Mini-Workshop: Chromatic Phenomena and Duality in Homotopy Theory and Representation Theory
[OWR-2018-9] (2018) - (04 Mar - 10 Mar 2018)This mini-workshop focused on chromatic phenomena and duality as unifying themes in algebra, geometry, and topology. The overarching goal was to establish a fruitful exchange of ideas between experts from various areas, ... -
1910c - Mini-Workshop: Cohomology of Hopf Algebras and Tensor Categories
[OWR-2019-11] (2019) - (03 Mar - 09 Mar 2019)The mini-workshop featured some open questions about the cohomology of Hopf algebras and tensor categories. Questions included whether the cohomology ring of a finite dimensional Hopf algebra or a finite tensor ... -
2348a - Mini-Workshop: Combinatorial and Algebraic Structures in Rough Analysis and Related Fields
[OWR-2023-54] (2023) - (26 Nov - 02 Dec 2023)Recent years have seen an explosion of algebraic methods to study singular stochastic and rough dynamics. These include developments in geometric rough path theory based on the algebra of words, the introduction of ... -
1644c - Mini-Workshop: Computations in the Cohomology of Arithmetic Groups
[OWR-2016-52] (2016) - (30 Oct - 05 Nov 2016)Explicit calculations play an important role in the theoretical development of the cohomology of groups and its applications. It is becoming more common for such calculations to be derived with the aid of a computer. This ...