Elliptic Objects, von Neumann Algebras, and Functorial Field Theory
This two-week programme will be held from 06 to 17 July 2026 at the Bernoulli Center.
The first week features a series of lecture courses primarily aimed at early-career researchers. The second week is a research conference.
A central theme of the meeting is Functorial Quantum Field Theories beyond TQFTs and the Segal-Stolz–Teichner programme.
The event will highlight recent developments in extended functorial field theories; analytic structures in quantum field theory, including higher categorical analogues of von Neumann algebras and Hilbert spaces; categorified geometric structures, such as higher vector bundles and stringor bundles; and, supersymmetry and its role in generalized cohomology theories.
The workshop and conference hope to provide an opportunity to advance the interface between homotopy theory, operator algebras, and quantum field theory.
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Practical information
- Informed public
- Invitation required
Organizer
- Domenico Fiorenza (Sapienza - Univeristy of Roma)
Nivedita (University of Oxford)
Konrad Waldorf (University of Greifswald)
Mayuko Yamashita (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)