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Dimers & tensor networks

Distinguished Lecture Series

Speaker: Richard Kenyon, Yale University
Location: 1147 MSB
Start time: Wed, May 10 2023, 3:10PM

We'll motivate the study of tensor networks in many mathematical areas. We’ll define the dimer model, webs and multiwebs, their traces, and show how Kasteleyn theory is adapted to compute sums of traces of multiwebs.



This is the first of three Thurston Lectures by Richard Kenyon. It will be followed by a reception at 4PM in the MSB courtyad.