Factorization homology is a way of constructing invariants manifolds. Whereas homology gives invariants that are additive (like the Euler characteristic), factorization homology gives invariants that are multiplicative (like the exponential of the Euler characteristic).

We will talk about the analogy between homology and factorization homology, and give examples for one and two dimensional manifolds of factorization homology theories. Our main example will be the space of configurations of points in a manifold.
Speaker(s): Phil Tosteson (UM)