BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250804T075221EDT-1114ST7hG7@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250804T115221Z DESCRIPTION:Title: Multiple zeta values in deformation quantization\n\nAbst ract: The subject of 'deformation quantization' originated as a mathematic al abstraction of the passage from classical to quantum mechanics: startin g from a classical phase space (i.e. a Poisson manifold)\, we deform the o rdinary multiplication of functions to produce a noncommutative ring\, whi ch serves as the algebra of quantum observables.  Over the years\, the the ory has evolved from its physical origins to take on a mathematical life o f its own\, with rich connections to representation theory\, topology\, gr aph theory\, number theory and more.  I will give an introduction to the s ubject and explain how the quantization process is inextricably linked\, v ia a formula of Kontsevich\, to special values of the Riemann zeta functio n\, and their generalizations known as multiple zeta values.\n DTSTART:20190913T200000Z DTEND:20190913T210000Z LOCATION:Room 1104\, Burnside Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B9\, 805 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Brent Pym (9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ) URL:/mathstat/channels/event/brent-pym-mcgill-universi ty-300488 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR