Quantum invariants and hyperbolic manifolds in three-dimensional topology. The project aims to broaden our understanding of three-dimensional (3-D) spaces, including spaces that arise in engineering, microbiology and physics. It is known that all 3-D spaces can be decomposed into geometric pieces. The most common type of geometry is hyperbolic. It is also known that such spaces have algebraic structures arising from quantum physics, known as quantum invariants. Several important conjectures, bas ....Quantum invariants and hyperbolic manifolds in three-dimensional topology. The project aims to broaden our understanding of three-dimensional (3-D) spaces, including spaces that arise in engineering, microbiology and physics. It is known that all 3-D spaces can be decomposed into geometric pieces. The most common type of geometry is hyperbolic. It is also known that such spaces have algebraic structures arising from quantum physics, known as quantum invariants. Several important conjectures, based on developments in physics, assert that hyperbolic geometry and quantum invariants are deeply related, but they remain unproved. The project aims to find new relationships between hyperbolic geometry and quantum invariants, advancing our understanding of both areas.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE130100650
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$359,320.00
Summary
The geometry and combinatorics of moduli spaces. Moduli spaces are high-dimensional geometric objects whose rich structure holds the key to various problems in mathematics. They are of fundamental importance to modern geometry and theoretical models of the universe. This project will develop novel techniques to answer questions concerning moduli spaces and yield new insight into their structure.
Topology through applications: geometry, number theory and physics. Topology is the part of geometry that remains invariant under deformation (as in the inflation of a balloon). We will apply this flexibility to investigate deep problems in several disciplines as diverse as number theory, geometry and the mathematics of string theory.