Geometry and String Theory
HomePage (Rev #109)

This is the homepage for the UT Geometry and String 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.

Fall 2014 Schedule

DateSpeakerTopic
8/27Organizational Meeting
9/3No talk
9/10Andy TrimmAharony-Seiberg-Tachikawa
9/17Andy NeitzkeDessins and Seiberg-Witten curves
9/24Aaron Fenyessemiclassical quantization of classical field theory
10/1Eric KormanBranes and Quantization (Kapustin-Witten)
10/8Tom MainieroResurgence
10/15Jacques Distler(1,0) theories in 6 dimensions
10/22
10/29
11/5
11/12
11/19
12/3

References

The (2,0) theory reduced to 3 dimensions

4D 𝒩=2\mathcal{N}=2

Extended operators in topological field theory

Generalities on field theory

Resurgence, TQFTs

(1,0)(1,0) SCFTs in 6 Dimensions

Costello-style QFT

Miscellany

Old classics

  • E. Witten, Supersymmetry and Morse theory

  • Mirzakhani on Witten conjecture