From subfactors to actions of the Thompson group

Abstract: In his quest in constructing conformal field theories from subfactors Vaughan Jones found an efficient machine to construct actions of groups like the Thompson groups. I will briefly explain the story of this discovery. I will then present a general overview of those Jones actions providing explicit examples. Some of the results presented come from joint works with Vaughan Jones and with Valeriano Aiello and Roberto Conti.

operator algebrasquantum algebra

Audience: researchers in the topic

Quantum Groups Seminar [QGS]

Series comments: This seminar aims to bring together experts in the area of quantum groups. The seminar topics will cover the theory of quantum groups and related structures in a large sense: Hopf algebras, operator algebras, q-deformations, higher categories and related branches of noncommutative mathematics.

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