Vijay Kodiyalam (IMSc): Knotted or not?
Monday 29th June 1130am--1245pm   Chair: V S Sunder

Abstract: What is a knot? When are two knots "the same"? How do we determine
whether two knots are the same or different? In this talk we will
explore such questions with particular emphasis on the Jones polynomial---
a Laurent polynomial invariant of knots or links---introduced about
30 years ago, which created a revolution in the field of knot theory.