PIRSA:12110094

Chern-Simons Contact Terms

Dumitrescu, T. (2012). Chern-Simons Contact Terms. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/12110094

Dumitrescu, Thomas. Chern-Simons Contact Terms. Perimeter Institute, Nov. 28, 2012, https://pirsa.org/12110094 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:12110094,
            doi = {10.48660/12110094},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/12110094},
            author = {Dumitrescu, Thomas},
            keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings},
            language = {en},
            title = {Chern-Simons Contact Terms},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2012},
            month = {nov},
            note = {PIRSA:12110094 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Thomas Dumitrescu University of California, Los Angeles

DOI 10.48660/12110094
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

Chern-Simons contact terms constitute new observables in three-dimensional quantum field theory. In N=2 supersymmetric theories with an R-symmetry, they lead to a superconformal anomaly. This understanding clarifies several puzzles surrounding the S3 partition function of these theories. In particular, it leads to a proof of the F-maximization principle.  Chern-Simons contact terms can be computed exactly using localization and lead to new tests of proposed dualities.