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.

There is a mailing list. To subscribe, send an email to sympa@utlists.utexas.edu with subject
subscribe math-gst Your Name”.

At least for the Fall, the seminar will take place online.

Fall 2020 Schedule

DateSpeakerTopic
8/26Organizational Meeting
9/2Andreas KarchQFT and fractons
9/9Ryan SpielerExotic Symmetries, Duality, and Fractons
in 2+1-Dimensional Quantum Field Theory
9/16Amir RazReduced conformal symmetry
9/23ShehperMore on Fractons
9/30Sebastian SchulzMirzakhani and Weil-Petersson volumes I
10/7Ricky WedeenMirzakhani and Weil-Petersson volumes II
10/14Lewis BowenMirzakhani and Weil-Petersson volumes III
10/21 Yale Charlie Fan Reid JT Mirzakhani Gravity and Weil-Petersson volumes IV
10/28 Jacques Yale Distler Fan Weil-Petersson JT volumes Gravity of supermoduli space
11/4 Jason Jacques Pollack Distler Replica Weil-Petersson Wormholes volumes of supermoduli space
11/11 11/1Jason PollackReplica Wormholes
11/18
12/2

References

Fractons

Matrix models and JT gravity

Twisted supergravity and Koszul duality