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Geometry & Topology Seminar

Title: Quantum K-invariants of Grassmannian
Speaker: Shubham Sinha (ICTP Trieste, Italy)
Date: 06 January 2025
Time: 4 pm
Venue: LH-1, Mathematics Department (Joint with the Algebra-Combinatorics Seminar)

I will begin by reviewing some basic facts about vector bundles on the Grassmannian $Gr(r,n)$ and state the Borel–Weil–Bott theorem. The space of maps from a smooth projective curve $C$ to $Gr(r,n)$ is compactified by the Quot scheme. In this talk, we define $K$-theoretic invariants involving Euler characteristics of vector bundles over these Quot schemes. We show that these invariants naturally fit into a topological quantum field theory. Additionally, we demonstrate that the genus-zero invariants recover the quantum $K$-ring of $Gr(r,n)$, and provide a novel approach for deriving explicit formulas.


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Last updated: 31 Jan 2025