Geometry and String Theory
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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 2015 Schedule

DateSpeakerTopic
8/26Organizational Meeting
9/2Valentin ZakharevichKitaev’s Toric Code
9/9
9/16David Simmons-Duffin ??
9/23
9/30
10/7
10/14
10/21
10/28Michele Del ZottoTBA
11/4
11/11
11/18
12/2

References

Conformal Field Theory Generalities

Unitary Representations of the (super)Conformal Algebra

Crossing Symmetry and Conformal Blocks

The (super)Conformal Bootstrap

The Superconformal Index

Uniqueness of the 6D (2,0) Theories, the a-Theorem and Anomalies

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


Survey Papers: Topological Insulators and Superconductors

Kitaev’s Toric Code

Classification of Invertible Topological Phases

Generalized Global Symmetries

Integer Quantum Hall Effect

Fractional Quantum Hall Effect

Superconductivity