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Chern-Simons theory, spectral flow and the SU(3) Casson invariant

IIIUL, B2-01
2010-06-09 14:00 .. 15:00
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Benjamin Himpel (Aarhus University, Denmark)

We will review how Chern-Simons theory is used to define invariants for knots and 3-manifolds, describe which place the SU(2) Casson invariant takes in this story and discuss ongoing research on its SU(3) generalization.