Mathematical Conversations

What is a Higher Order Object?
Nils Baas
Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Member, School of Mathematics
Date & Time: 
Wed, 02/06/2013 - 18:00 - 19:30
Location: 
Dilworth Room
Rooms: 
Dilworth Room - Rear
Rooms: 
Dilworth Room

I will discuss what we should mean by a higher order structure, and relate it to examples in link theory,cobordism theory and higher categories, motivating a general notion. Examples from physics and chemistry will also appear.