Grad Colloquium

Adina Goldberg, University of Waterloo

Categorical Strings for Quantum Things

Heard of quantum graphs or quantum groups? Wondering if this is the same as the "physics" notion of quantum, as in quantum entanglement or quantum channels? When I started my PhD, I was perplexed. Now, some years of marinating in the stew of categorical quantum mechanics has convinced me of its descriptive power for tackling all things quantum. I will show you the string-diagram interface that goes hand-in-hand with dagger (compact/symmetric monoidal) categories, and give examples. Prerequisites: Familiarity with the vague idea of a category, and a willingness to wave your hands a little bit.

MC 5501