IVth OPORTO MEETING

on

KNOT THEORY AND PHYSICS

June 19th-22nd, 1995




MAIN SPEAKERS and PLANNED COURSES



J. BAEZ (Univ. California, USA): Higher-dimensional Algebra and Topological Quantum field Theory

A. CATTANEO (Univ. Milan, Italy): BF-Theories and topological invariants in 3 and 4 dimensions

L. CRANE (Kansas State Univ., USA): Topological State sums for D = 3 and 4 & Topological Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity

G. MASBAUM (Univ. Paris VII, France): Quantum 3-manifold Invariants and TQFT's from the Kauffman Bracket



LIST of SEMINARS

J.W. BARRETT (Nottingham Univ., UK): Quantum Gravity as a Topological Quantum Field Theory


A. COSTA (UNED, Madrid, Spain): Embbedable Automorphisms of Riemann Surfaces

T. FOXON (Cambridge Univ., UK): Spin networks, Turaev-Viro Theory and the loop representation

E. RÊGO (FCUP, Oporto): Handlebody-Knots and the Generalised Dunce Hat


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

José Mourão (Lisbon, IST): jmourao@ualg.pt
Roger Picken (Lisbon, IST): picken@math.ist.utl.pt
Eduardo Rêgo (Oporto, FCUP): jntavar@fc.up.pt
João Nuno Tavares (Oporto, FCUP): jntavar@fc.up.pt
Home page address: http://www.fisica.ist.utl.pt/~jmourao/om/om95b.html

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Junta Nacional de Investigação Científica e Tecnológica
Centro de Matemática do Porto, Universidade do Porto
Centro de Matemática Aplicada, Instituto Superior Técnico
Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Projecto "Física Matemática" PRAXIS/2/2.1/MAT/19/94
Projecto "AGCQ" PBIC/C/MAT/2150/95