Moab Topology Conference 2012

摩押拓扑会议将于2012年5月30日至6月1日举行。这将是在犹他州摩押举行的第二次拓扑会议。会议的重点将是几何和量子拓扑。近年来，这两个领域的重叠越来越多，拓扑量子场理论预测量子拓扑中的许多不变量与几何对偶密切相关。例如，R. Kashaev， H. Murakami和J. Murakami的体积猜想断言双曲结的体积是由有色琼斯多项式的渐近性决定的。本次会议将进一步推动这些主题的发展，具体如下。首先，它将为在这两个领域进行前沿研究的人提供展示成果的机会。第二，为了提供背景和培训，两个领域的优秀讲解员将进行介绍性演讲。第三，会议将为这两个领域的知名研究人员和初级数学家提供一个讨论和合作的场所。参与者将包括许多研究生和早期职业数学家，以及来自代表性不足群体的数学家。更多信息可访问会议网站：http://www.math.usu.edu/~geer/conference/

The Moab Topology Conference will be held May 30 to June 1, 2012. This will be the second topology conference held in Moab, Utah. The focus of the conference will be on geometric and quantum topology. In recent years, these two areas have experienced increasing overlap, and topological quantum field theory predicts that many invariants in quantum topology are closely related to geometric counterparts. For example, the volume conjecture of R. Kashaev, H. Murakami, and J. Murakami asserts that the volume of a hyperbolic knot is determined by asymptotics of colored Jones polynomials.This conference will further advance the development of these subjects, as follows. First, it will provide opportunities for those conducting cutting-edge research in both fields to present their results. Second, to provide background and training, excellent expositors in the two areas will offer introductory talks. And third, the conference will provide a venue for discussion and collaboration among established researchers and junior mathematicians in both fields. Participants will include many graduate students and early career mathematicians, as well as mathematicians from underrepresented groups. More information can be found on the conference website:http://www.math.usu.edu/~geer/conference/