Numerical invariants from bounding chains

I'll begin with a leisurely introduction to Fukaya A-infinity algebras and their bounding chains. Then I'll explain how to use bounding chains to define open Gromov-Witten invariants. The bounding chain invariants can be computed using an open analog of the WDVV equations. This leads to an explicit understanding of the homotopy type of certain Fukaya A-infinity algebras. Also, the bounding chain invariants generalize Welschinger's real enumerative invariants. A nice example is real projective space considered as a Lagrangian submanifold of complex projective space. This is joint work with Sara Tukachinsky.

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Visitor, School of Mathematics