Centre de Recherche en Théorie des Catégories
-- Montréal --
Category Theory Research Center

Seminars scheduled in 2011 - 2012

Next talk

6 September 2011

2:30 - 4:00   Foundations of Mathematics seminar: M. Makkai
FOLDS is good, even for the homotopy theory of simplicial sets
Location: BH920

13 September 2011

10:30 - noon   Foundations of Mathematics seminar: M. Makkai
A first look at the multitopic universe
NOTE: Location: BH1120

2:30 - 4:00   Gadi Moran (Haifa)
On Levy-Steinitz Theorem (LS)
[Abstract]
Location: BH920 (as usual)

20 September 2011

10:30 - noon   Foundations of Mathematics seminar: M. Makkai
NOTE: Location: BH1120

2:30 - 4:00   Olivia Caramello
The unification of Mathematics via Topos Theory
[Abstract]
Location: BH920 (as usual)

27 September 2011

2:30 - 4:00   Jeff Egger
Categorical models of effectful computation, and linear logic

4 October 2011

10:30 - noon   G Longo (CNRS, CREA, Ecole Polytechnique et ENS, Paris)
Symmetries in foundations: from Mathematics to Natural Sciences
[Abstract]
NOTE: Location: BH1120

2:30 - 4:00   G Longo (CNRS, CREA, Ecole Polytechnique et ENS, Paris)
Asymptotic (algorithmic/ergodic) Randomness vs. Randomness in Natural Sciences
[Abstract]
NOTE: Location: BH920

14-16 October 2011

Reminder: Workshop on Category Theoretic Methods in Representation Theory [U. Ottawa]

22-23 October 2011

Reminder: Category Theory Octoberfest, [U. Ottawa]

1 November 2011 POSTPONED

2:30 - 4:00   M Bunge
Stack, Cauchy, and other Tight Completions
[Abstract]

8 November 2011

2:30 - 4:00   E Dubuc
A Tannakian context for Galois
[Abstract]

15 November 2011

3:15 - 4:45   R Raphael
A lattice naturally associated with a topological space
[Abstract]

22 November 2011

2:30 - 4:00   M Bunge
Stack, Cauchy, and other Tight Completions
[Abstract]

29 November 2011

2:30 - 4:00   J Lambek
A six-vector classification of fundamental particles
[Abstract]

6 December 2011

12:30 - 2:00   M Barr
Duality of sup semi-lattices: preliminary report

31 January 2012

2:30 - 4:00   M Barr
Duality of sup semi-lattices II

10 April 2012

2:30 - 4:00   S Niefield
Exponentiability via Double Categories
[Abstract]

8 May 2012

2:30 - 4:00   M Barr
Injective hulls of partially ordered monoids
[Abstract]

15 May 2012

2:30 - 4:00   M Makkai
On the equivalence of different definitions of weak n-category

29 May 2012

2:30 - 4:00   J. Kennison
Chu-ing on Sierpinski
[Abstract]

5 June 2012

2:30 - 4:00   M Makkai
Categories enriched over a closed multicategory;
following Jim Lambek and Fred Linton, with examples in higher category theory

 

PLACE: BURNSIDE HALL 920, McGILL UNIVERSITY

(COOKIES AND BYO-COFFEE AFTER THE TALK, IN THE LOUNGE)

[For talks scheduled after 2:30pm, cookies and byo-coffee will usually be 30 min before the talk, unless otherwise stated.]

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Other seminars in Montreal
Ottawa Logic and Foundations of Computing Group
New York City Category Seminar
Upcoming Categorical meetings elsewhere

Past CTRC/CRTC seminars:
Seminars and abstracts from 1998-1999
Seminars and abstracts from 1999-2000
Octoberfest 99
Seminars and abstracts from 2000-2001
Seminars and abstracts from 2001-2002
Seminars and abstracts from 2002-2003
Seminars and abstracts from 2003-2004
Seminars and abstracts from 2004-2005
Octoberfest 04
Seminars and abstracts from 2005-2006
Seminars and abstracts from 2006-2007
Seminars and abstracts from 2007-2008
Octoberfest 08
Seminars and abstracts from 2008-2009
Seminars and abstracts from 2009-2010
Seminars and abstracts from 2010-2011