Аннотация:
In these two lectures, I will review some of the relations
between representation theory and the physics of N=2 supersymmetric gauge
theories. In particular, I will discuss the concepts of gauge functor and
perturbative (or light) subcategories, categorical Higgs mechanism, and
categorical quantization. If time permits, I would like to discuss also the
relation in between cluster algebras, Coxeter combinatorics and finite $N=2$
BPS mass spectra, and to formulate some of the open questions and
conjectures. Based on joint work with S. Cecotti.