MIST 2017 - Seminar Series (March 14 - 16, 2017)Title: Gauged Gromov-Witten theory (Parts I-III)Speaker: Professor Christopher WOODWARD (Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University & IMS, CUHK) Part I: March 14, 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Venue: AB1 501a Tea reception from 4pm - 5pm Part II: March 15, 2017 (Wednesday) Time: 10:00am – 12:00noon Venue: AB1 502a Lunch Banquet: 12:30pm Part III: March 16, 2017 (Thursday) Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Venue: AB1 502a Tea reception from 4pm - 5pm Abstract: I will survey some recent work on gauged versions of Gromov-Witten theory. I: Background on Gromov-Witten theory. Quantum cohomology and quantum K-theory. Open questions. II: Various approaches to gauged Gromov-Witten theory: Givental, Mundet-Tian, Ciocan-Fontanine-Kim-Maulik. III: Quantum Kirwan map and the adiabatic limit theory. Other approaches. |