Classical Properties from Quantum Link Invariants

by Ben-Michael Kohli

Wednesday 21 Oct 2026, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Brussels

B/2nd floor-B.203 - Seminar room (Marc de Hemptinne (chemin du Cyclotron, 2, Louvain-la-Neuve))

I will survey recent developments showing that, under certain conditions, quantum link invariants can be used to understand classical geometric information about knots and links. In particular, this applies to the 3-genus, fiberedness, and properties of alternating links. I will conclude with perspectives on how to move from 3-dimensional to 4-dimensional properties of knots/links.