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 2016 Schedule
Date Speaker Topic 8/24 Organizational Meeting 8/31 9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/5 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/16 4/20 4/27 5/4
References
Integrable Lattice Models and 4D “Chern-Simons”
Topological Phases of matter
Bhardwaj, Gaiotto, Kapustin, State sum constructions of spin-TFTs and string net constructions of fermionic phases of matter
Gaiotto, Kapustin, Spin TQFTs and fermionic phases of matter
Gaiotto, Kapustin, Seiberg, Willett, Generalized global symmetries
Freedman, Hastings, Double semions in arbitrary dimensions
Seiberg, Senthil, Wang, Witten, A Duality Web in 2+1 Dimensions and Condensed Matter Physics
Vafa, Fractional Quantum Hall Effect and M-Theory
Witten, The “Parity” Anomaly On An Unorientable Manifold
Witten, Three Lectures On Topological Phases Of Matter
Witten, Fermion path integrals and topological phases