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This is the homepage for the UT Geometry and Quantum Field Theory Seminar. At the organizational meeting we will flesh out the details of our plans for the semester. Below are some suggestions to get us started.

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Fall 2023 Schedule

DateSpeakerTopic
8/23Organizational Meeting
8/30Jacques DistlerQFT and von Neumann Algebras
9/6Jacques DistlerQFT and von Neumann Algebras II
9/13Brian Kent
9/20Yasin Alam
9/27Amir Raz
10/4Alex LuNon-invertible Symmetries
10/11Ryan Spieler
10/18cancelled
10/25Ryan SpielerNon-Invertible Symmetries, Boundaries, and Anomalies II
11/1Jackson Van DykeTopological Symmetries
11/8Haoyu SunHotspot conjecture
11/15
11/29

Spring 2024 Schedule

DateSpeakerTopic
1/17Organizational Meeting
1/24Irving DaiExotic Phenomena in 4D Topology
1/31Irving Dai
Jacques Distler
Exotic Phenomena in 4D Topology (cont’d)
Donaldson Invariants and Twisted 𝒩=2\mathcal{N}=2 Gauge Theory
2/7Jacques DistlerDonaldson Invariants and Twisted 𝒩=2\mathcal{N}=2 Gauge Theory (cont’d)
2/14Jacques DistlerDonaldson Invariants and Twisted 𝒩=2\mathcal{N}=2 Gauge Theory (Return of the Jedi)
2/21Stephen McKeown (UT Dallas)TBA
2/28Grant ElliotMonopoles and four manifolds
3/6Jacques DistlerInspiration and Organization
3/20William WinstonDolgachev surfaces
3/27William WinstonDolgachev Surfaces
4/3
4/10
4/17
4/24
5/1

References

Donaldson Theory and 𝒩=2\mathcal{N}=2 SUSY Field Theory

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Algebra of Observables in Curved Spacetime

Non-Invertible Symmetries

Brane Quantization and Analytic Geometric Langlands

Anomaly in S-duality Symmetry of IIB

Topological Holography

Categorical Symmetries

Mass Gap in 2D Gauge Theory

Twisted supergravity and Koszul duality

Topological Defect Networks

Haah Codes

Entanglement in Quantum Field Theory

Complex Chern-Simons theory, resurgence, and quantum modularity

3d/3d correspondence, spectral networks, and abelianization

Non-semisimple TQFTs