Topological String Theory II
Speaker:
Robbert Dijkgraaf, Institute for Advanced Studies
Date and Time:
Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
In these two lectures I will present on overview of topological string theory, starting with the basic concepts and continuing to the most recent developments. Aspects that will be covered are: closed and open strings, Gromov-Witten theory, matrix models, quantum crystals, and special holonomy manifolds. I will end with some more speculative thoughts about the non-perturbative definition of (topological) string theory and quantum geometry.