Slava Krushkal, University of Virginia, Flow and Yamada polynomials, planar triangulations, and TQFT
SAS 1102In the 1960s Tutte observed that the value of the chromatic polynomial of planar triangulations at (golden ratio +1) obeys a number of remarkable properties. In this talk I will explain how TQFT gives rise to a conceptual framework for studying planar triangulations. I will discuss several extensions of Tutte's results and applications to the…