String Theory seminar - Carl Turner Seminar
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- Time:
- 13:00
- Date:
- 6 February 2019
- Venue:
- Building 54, room 8031
For more information regarding this seminar, please email Brandon Robinson at [email protected] .
Event details
Title: Z_2 Gauge Theory and Duality
Abstract: I will try and clarify the surprisingly obscure story underlying some of the simplest non-trivial dualities in theoretical physics: the self-duality of the Ising CFT, and bosonization, both in 2d. We will begin by understanding the basics of Z_2 gauge theory and spin connections, and then using this technology to explain some important, oft-overlooked subtleties in these stories. I will finish by presenting a simple but elegant duality web in two dimensions.
Speaker information
Carl Turner , Cambridge.