What is a Higher Order Object?
| Mathematical Conversations | |
| Topic: | What is a Higher Order Object? |
| Speaker: | Nils Baas |
| Affiliation: | Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Member, School of Mathematics |
| Date: | Wednesday, February 6 |
| Time/Room: | 6:00pm - 7:30pm/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.