PIRSA:17010082

The Conformal Bootstrap: From Magnets to Boiling Water

Simmons-Duffin, D. (2017). The Conformal Bootstrap: From Magnets to Boiling Water. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/17010082

Simmons-Duffin, David. The Conformal Bootstrap: From Magnets to Boiling Water. Perimeter Institute, Jan. 25, 2017, https://pirsa.org/17010082 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:17010082,
            doi = {10.48660/17010082},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/17010082},
            author = {Simmons-Duffin, David},
            keywords = {Other},
            language = {en},
            title = {The Conformal Bootstrap: From Magnets to Boiling Water},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2017},
            month = {jan},
            note = {PIRSA:17010082 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

David Simmons-Duffin Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)

DOI 10.48660/17010082
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

Conformal Field Theory (CFT) describes the long-distance
dynamics of numerous quantum and statistical many-body systems. The
long-distance limit of a many-body system is often so complicated that
it is hard to do precise calculations. However, powerful new
techniques for understanding CFTs have emerged in the last few years,
based on the idea of the Conformal Bootstrap. I will explain how the
Bootstrap lets us calculate critical exponents in the 3d Ising Model
to world-record precision, how it explains striking relations between
magnets and boiling water, and how it can be applied to questions
across theoretical physics.