Regular biography
KAWAHIGASHI Yasuyuki is a professor at The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, Department of MATH. His research interests include 2-dimensional conformal field theory, topological phases of matter, and operator algebras. He studies these areas from an operator algebraic viewpoint, focusing on the representation theoretic aspects based on the Jones theory of subfactors. His work connects with theories of vertex operator algebras and quantum invariants in 3-dimensional topology. He has published extensively in these fields and is an editor of several mathematical journals.
Scholar-generated biography
Yasuyuki Kawahigashi is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Tokyo, specializing in Conformal Field Theory and Operator Algebras. His research focuses on the mathematical structures underlying quantum field theories, particularly through the lens of operator algebras and subfactor theory. Kawahigashi's work explores connections between conformal nets, vertex operator algebras, and tensor categories, with applications to quantum symmetries and modular invariants. His publications address topics such as α-induction, modular invariants, and the classification of local conformal nets. His research contributes to understanding the algebraic and categorical frameworks of quantum field theories and their connections to topological quantum field theories.