Alexander Zahrer

Email: alexander.zahrer(at)proton.me

About Me

My mathematical interests revolve around the following subjects:

• Higher Category Theory
• Higher Algebra
• Derived Algebraic Geometry
• Stable Homotopy Theory
• Functorial Field Theories

Seminars

Two friends of mine (Lucy Grossmann and Marcus Nicolas) and I are organizing seminars on subjects we find particularly interesting. The following seminars have taken place or are currently ongoing:

• Synthetic Seminar: (October 2024 - March 2025) A reading seminar focused on the upcoming book Formalization of Higher Categories
• Derived Seminar: (April 2025 - ongoing) A seminar following the book A Study in Derived Algebraic Geometry
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  Here you will find notes on talks I gave regarding the seminar thus far :)

  28.04.25 - Straightening/Kan extensions/Cofinality

  05.05.25 - Monoidal Structures

  If you are interested in joining our Discord server and participating in the seminar, do not hesitate to contact me via mail.

Writings

Master Thesis: Smooth Functorial Field Theory and the Geometric Cobordism Hypothesis

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