Diagrammatics of entropy
Speaker:
Mee Seong Im, Johns Hopkins University
Date and Time:
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location:
STEM Building at the University of Ottawa
Abstract:
I will discuss how cocycles appear in a graphical network. Furthermore, the Shannon entropy of a finite probability distribution has a natural interpretation in terms of diagrammatics. I will explain the diagrammatics and their connections to infinitesimal dilogarithms and entropy. If there is time, I will discuss how algebraic K-theory is related to cobordism groups of foams in various dimensions. This is joint with Mikhail Khovanov.

