Derived symplectic geometry and classical Chern-Simons theory



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Recording Details

Speaker(s): 
Damien Calaque
Scientific Areas: 
Mathematical Physics
Collection/Series: 
Deformation Quantization of Shifted Poisson Structures
PIRSA Number: 
16040081

Abstract

In this talk we will review various point-of-views on classical Chern-Simons theory and moduli of flat connections. We will explain how derived symplectic geomletry (after
Pantev-Toën-Vaquié-Vezzosi) somehow reconciles all of these. If time permits, we will discuss a bit the quantization problem.