David Yetter
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David Yetter is a mathematician known for his contributions to knot theory and category theory, including work related to the HOMFLY-PT polynomial.
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| David Yetter canonical | 1 |
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human
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mathematician ⓘ |
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development of categorical approaches to knot invariants
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development of categorical approaches to quantum topology ⓘ study of monoidal and braided monoidal categories in topology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Kansas State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
category theory
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higher category theory ⓘ knot theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ quantum topology ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| hasAcademicPosition | Kansas State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | David Yetter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
braided tensor categories
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cohomology theories of categories ⓘ higher-dimensional algebra ⓘ homotopy theory ⓘ knot invariants ⓘ quantum groups ⓘ topological quantum field theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to categorical foundations of quantum topology
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contributions to knot invariants ⓘ work on TQFTs ⓘ work on braided monoidal categories ⓘ work on monoidal categories ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
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Yetter cohomology of monoidal categories
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Yetter–Drinfeld modules NERFINISHED ⓘ topological quantum field theories from monoidal categories ⓘ work related to the HOMFLY-PT polynomial ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
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