Expository

1. Cassia Edwards, Alfie Jones, Frieda Kern, & Rory Morrison. (2026). Physically-inspired Structures in Complex, Symplectic, and Contact Geometry. AGQ Group Project.
   ABSTRACT

   @expository{groupproject,
     author = {Edwards, Cassia and Jones, Alfie and Kern, Frieda and Morrison, Rory},
     title = {Physically-inspired Structures in Complex, Symplectic, and Contact Geometry},
     note = {AGQ Group Project},
     year = {2026},
     link = {https://www.agq-cdt.org/group-projects/group-project-physically-inspired-structures-in-complex-symplectic-and-contact-geometry/}
   }
   

   This was a group project written as a manadory part of training for the AGQ CDT. I wrote the last section, defining chiral algebras in the sense of Beilinson and Drinfeld along with as much background as I could reasonably fit. It further covers the realtionship to factorisation algebras, and ends with touching on the quintiessential example - the Belinson-Drinfeld Grassmanian. I believe it is a somewhat accessible introduction to the topic. Please notify me of any errors!