Unitary Braided Tensor Categories from Operator Algebras

Watch a 50-minute mathematics research seminar where Quan Chen from The Ohio State University presents findings on constructing unitary braided tensor categories from operator algebras. Learn about the construction of End_loc(C) for W*-categories, explore how this yields a unitary braiding on Popa's χ(M) that extends previous work by Connes and Jones, and discover the relationship between χ(M_∞) and the Drinfeld center for finite depth inclusions of non-Gamma II_1 factors. Delve into collaborative research connecting operator algebra, subfactor theory, tensor categories, and higher category theory through this BIMSA-Tsinghua Quantum Symmetry Seminar presentation.