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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Quantum Physics in Modern Mathematics

Robbert DijkgraafPerimeter Institute

Director and Leon Levy Professor

59:55·2015·graduate level·Public Colloquium

Robbert Dijkgraaf explores the profound influence of quantum physics, quantum field theory, and string theory on pure mathematics, demonstrating how physical insights lead to new invariants in geometry and topology.

Physics Quantum Mechanics Quantum Field Theory & Strings Topology & Geometry String Theory

Robbert Dijkgraaf, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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Director and Leon Levy Professor

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