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Why hasn't anyone proved that the two standard approaches to quantizing Chern-Simons theory are equivalent?

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Limiting representation theory of quantum groups at roots of unity and $SL(2,\mathbb{C})$

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Is it decidable whether or not a collection of integer matrices generates a free group?

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Are the two meanings of “undecidable” related?

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Cobordism of orbifolds?

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Complete the following sequence: point, triangle, octahedron, . . . in a dg-category

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Is SL(2,C)/SL(2,Z) a quasi-projective variety?

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Are there lots of integer homology three-spheres?

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Are there Maass forms where the expected Galois representation is $\ell$-adic?

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Pseudo-holomorphic curves in the six-sphere

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Can a finite group action by homeomorphisms of a three-manifold be approximated by a smooth action?

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Oct 3 '17 at 19:11 John Pardon 16.7k

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Why is there a unique hyperbolic simplex of largest area?

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Gauss linking integral and quadratic reciprocity

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Does a topological manifold have an exhaustion by compact submanifolds with boundary?

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How many definitions are there of the Jones polynomial?

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Categorification of Floer homology

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How to calculate the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants from a triangulation?

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High multiplicity eigenvalue implies symmetry?

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Is there an algebraic construction of the Quillen (determinant) Line Bundle?

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Can you tell the volume of a symplectic manifold from the Poisson brackets?

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Representations of quantum groups at roots of unity

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Is tightness decidable?

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Katz--Mazur for abelian varieties

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Dec 28 '13 at 21:10 John Pardon 16.7k

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Can the SL_2 character variety of a three-manifold be nonreduced?

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When can a contractible 2-complex be embedded in R^3?

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Aug 13 '11 at 21:09 Ian Agol 58.4k

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How do I get the correct long exact sequence for relative group cohomology in terms of derived functors?

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Which definition of “proper” is better?

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Sep 25 '19 at 0:33 John Pardon 16.7k

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Homotopy type of spaces of functions with few critical points

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Is there an algebraic description of Yang-Mills measure?

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122 Questions

Why hasn't anyone proved that the two standard approaches to quantizing Chern-Simons theory are equivalent?

Limiting representation theory of quantum groups at roots of unity and $SL(2,\mathbb{C})$

Is it decidable whether or not a collection of integer matrices generates a free group?

Are the two meanings of “undecidable” related?

Cobordism of orbifolds?

Complete the following sequence: point, triangle, octahedron, . . . in a dg-category

Is SL(2,C)/SL(2,Z) a quasi-projective variety?

Are there lots of integer homology three-spheres?

Are there Maass forms where the expected Galois representation is $\ell$-adic?

Pseudo-holomorphic curves in the six-sphere

Can a finite group action by homeomorphisms of a three-manifold be approximated by a smooth action?

Why is there a unique hyperbolic simplex of largest area?

Gauss linking integral and quadratic reciprocity

Does a topological manifold have an exhaustion by compact submanifolds with boundary?

How many definitions are there of the Jones polynomial?

Categorification of Floer homology

How to calculate the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants from a triangulation?

High multiplicity eigenvalue implies symmetry?

Is there an algebraic construction of the Quillen (determinant) Line Bundle?

Can you tell the volume of a symplectic manifold from the Poisson brackets?

Representations of quantum groups at roots of unity

Is tightness decidable?

Katz--Mazur for abelian varieties

Can the SL_2 character variety of a three-manifold be nonreduced?

When can a contractible 2-complex be embedded in R^3?

How do I get the correct long exact sequence for relative group cohomology in terms of derived functors?

Which definition of “proper” is better?

Homotopy type of spaces of functions with few critical points

Is there an algebraic description of Yang-Mills measure?

Projective modules over quantum groups