AMS Sectional Meeting AMS Special Session

Current as of Sunday, April 14, 2024 03:30:04

2024 Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting

• Howard University, Washington, DC
• April 6-7, 2024 (Saturday - Sunday)
• Meeting #1194

Associate Secretary for the AMS Scientific Program:

Steven H Weintraub, Lehigh University shw2@lehigh.edu

• Saturday April 6, 2024, 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Special Session on Skein Modules in Low Dimensional Topology, I
  Skein modules are algebraic objects that generalize the skein theory of link polynomialsin S^3 to arbitrary 3-manifolds. Over time they have evolved into one of the most important objects in knot theory and quantum topology having strong ties with many fields of mathematics and physics (e.g. hyperbolic geometry, SL(2,C) character variety, TQFT). In recent years we witness the bloom of the theory, due partially, to E.Witten conjecture on Kauffman bracket skein modules of closed 3-manifolds.
  DGH 205/207, Douglass Hall
  Organizers:
  Jozef Henryk Przytycki, George Washington University przytyck@gwu.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    The size of the Kauffman bracket skein module of a closed 3-manifold.
    Mohammad Farajzadeh-Tehrani, The University of Iowa
    Charles D Frohman, The University of Iowa
    Joanna Kania-Bartoszynska*, National Science Foundation
    (1194-57-35567)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Presentation of the Roger-Yang generalised skein algebra of the torus
    Rhea Palak Bakshi*, ETH Institute for Theoretical Studies, Zurich
    (1194-57-35331)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Presentations of the Roger-Yang generalized skein algebra
    Han-Bom Moon*, Fordham University
    (1194-57-35023)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Instantons and knots on thickened surfaces
    Zhenkun Li, University of South Florida
    Yi Xie, Peking University
    Boyu Zhang*, University of Maryland at College Park
    (1194-57-35154)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Kauffman bracket versus Jones polynomial skein modules
    Shamon Almeida, University of Kelaniya
    Razvan Gelca*, Texas Tech University
    (1194-57-34800)
• Saturday April 6, 2024, 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Special Session on Skein Modules in Low Dimensional Topology, II
  Skein modules are algebraic objects that generalize the skein theory of link polynomialsin S^3 to arbitrary 3-manifolds. Over time they have evolved into one of the most important objects in knot theory and quantum topology having strong ties with many fields of mathematics and physics (e.g. hyperbolic geometry, SL(2,C) character variety, TQFT). In recent years we witness the bloom of the theory, due partially, to E.Witten conjecture on Kauffman bracket skein modules of closed 3-manifolds.
  DGH 205/207, Douglass Hall
  Organizers:
  Jozef Henryk Przytycki, George Washington University przytyck@gwu.edu
  

  • 3:00 p.m.
    An Introdution to the cubic skein module
    Gabriel Montoya-Vega*, CUNY Graduate Center and UPR-Rio Piedras
    (1194-57-35369)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The Two-Bridge Algorithm for Cubic Skein Modules
    Anthony James Christiana*, The George Washington University
    (1194-57-35470)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Conjectures on Cubic Skein Modules
    Ali Guo*, GWU
    (1194-57-35433)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Central elements in the $SL_d$ skein algebra of a surface
    Francis Bonahon, University of Southern California
    Vijay Higgins*, Michigan State University
    (1194-57-35005)
• Sunday April 7, 2024, 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Special Session on Skein Modules in Low Dimensional Topology, III
  Skein modules are algebraic objects that generalize the skein theory of link polynomialsin S^3 to arbitrary 3-manifolds. Over time they have evolved into one of the most important objects in knot theory and quantum topology having strong ties with many fields of mathematics and physics (e.g. hyperbolic geometry, SL(2,C) character variety, TQFT). In recent years we witness the bloom of the theory, due partially, to E.Witten conjecture on Kauffman bracket skein modules of closed 3-manifolds.
  DGH 205/207, Douglass Hall
  Organizers:
  Jozef Henryk Przytycki, George Washington University przytyck@gwu.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    Bilinear pairings on two-dimensional cobordisms and generalizations of the Deligne category
    Mikhail G. Khovanov, Columbia University
    Radmila Sazdanovic*, NC State University
    (1194-18-35379)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Yang-Baxter Hochschild cohomology for braided algebras and spatial graph diagrams
    Masahico Saito*, University of South Florida
    (1194-57-35162)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Expected values of invariants of rational knots
    Adam M. Lowrance*, Vassar College
    (1194-57-35145)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Links and the Diaconis-Graham Inequality
    Christopher Cornwell*, Towson University
    (1194-57-35575)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Annular Links from Thompson's Group $T$
    Louisa Margaret Liles*, University of Virginia
    (1194-57-34967)