Michael Bleher
Mathematisches Institut
Mathematikon, INF 205
Room 05/203
mbleher@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de
I am a Ph.D. student at Heidelberg University and a member of the research group “Physical Mathematics” of Prof. Dr. Johannes Walcher.
I’m interested in dualities and mathematical structures that naturally arise in quantum field theories and string theory. During my Ph.D. project I particularly concentrate on the emergence of knot homologies in topologically twisted quantum field theories and investigate their holographic duals. Related fields of interest include topological quantum field theory, string dualities, mirror symmetry and physical interpretations of the Geometric Langlands correspondence.
As a member of the STRUCTURES cluster of excellence, I help maintain a wiki on topological data analysis for the exploratory project EP Data and Mathematics. The goal of this EP is to bridge the gap between mathematicians, who are fluent in algebraic topology but usually lack real-world data, and scientists who have real-life data but may be put off by a perceived high initial expenditure when entering the field of topology. If you are interested in this story, feel free to get in touch and make sure to have a look at our Journal Club.
Teaching
- Winter 2021
- TDA Workshop (Oct 4th-6th, 2021)
- Journal Club - Topics in TDA
- Help-Desk für Studienanfänger
- Summer 2021
- Journal Club - Topics in TDA
- Help-Desk für Studienanfänger
- Winter 2020
- TDA Workshop (Oct 26th-28th, 2020)
- Journal Club - Topics in TDA
- Help-Desk für Studienanfänger
- Summer 2020
- Journal Club - Topics in TDA
- Winter 2019
- Journal Club - Topics in TDA
- Summer 2019
- Theoretische Physik IV (Prof. Hebecker, Heidelberg)
- Reading Seminar on Seiberg-Witten Invariants
- Winter 2018/19
- Höhere Mathematik für Physiker III (Prof. Knüpfer, Heidelberg)
- Theoretische Physik I (Prof. Plehn, Heidelberg)
- Summer 2018
- Theoretische Physik II (Prof. Bartelmann, Heidelberg)
- Winter 2017/18
- Applied Topology I (Prof. Roggenkamp, Mannheim)