QFT for Mathematicians 2022

28 talks

June 20, 2022 - June 30, 2022

C22011

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Mathematical physics

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QFT for Mathematicians 2022

Displaying 13 - 24 of 28

3d B Models and Knot Homology II

Lev Rozansky
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

June 24, 2022

PIRSA:22060075
A and B Models in 3d and 4d II

Justin Hilburn
June 24, 2022

PIRSA:22060076
Mathematical physics
Generalised Langlands, VOAs, and (generalised) tau-functions

Joerg Teschner
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
June 27, 2022

PIRSA:22060079
Mathematical physics
Generalised Langlands, VOAs, and (generalised) tau-functions cont.

Joerg Teschner
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
June 27, 2022

PIRSA:22060080
Mathematical physics
Defects, quantum trace map, and exact WKB

Fei Yan
Rutgers University
June 27, 2022

PIRSA:22060081
Mathematical physics
Discussion on knot homology
- Tudor Dimofte
  University of Edinburgh
- Lev Rozansky
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Ben Webster
  University of Waterloo
June 27, 2022

PIRSA:22060082
Mathematical physics
Holomorphic BF theory, 4d SYM and the analytic Geometric Langlands program

Davide Gaiotto
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
June 28, 2022

PIRSA:22060083
Mathematical physics
Abelian 3d mirror symmetry and boundary conditions

Benjamin Gammage
Harvard University
June 28, 2022

PIRSA:22060085
Mathematical physics
Discussion on 3d A-model
- Tudor Dimofte
  University of Edinburgh
- Benjamin Gammage
  Harvard University
- Justin Hilburn
- Ahsan Khan
  Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
June 28, 2022

PIRSA:22060086
Mathematical physics
Field theory in the 1/2 Omega-background

Lotte Hollands
Heriot-Watt University
June 29, 2022

PIRSA:22060087
Mathematical physics
Field theory in the 1/2 Omega-background cont.

Lotte Hollands
Heriot-Watt University
June 29, 2022

PIRSA:22060088
Mathematical physics
Discussion on 4d N=2
- Davide Gaiotto
  Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Lotte Hollands
  Heriot-Watt University
- Joerg Teschner
  Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- Fei Yan
  Rutgers University
June 29, 2022

PIRSA:22060090
Mathematical physics

3d B Models and Knot Homology II

Lev Rozansky
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

June 24, 2022

PIRSA:22060075
A and B Models in 3d and 4d II

Justin Hilburn
June 24, 2022

PIRSA:22060076
Mathematical physics
Generalised Langlands, VOAs, and (generalised) tau-functions

Joerg Teschner
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
June 27, 2022

PIRSA:22060079
Mathematical physics
In the first part of my talk I'll briefly review some aspects of the relations between N=4, d=4 SYM and vertex operator algebras (VOAs) discussed in recent work of Gaiotto and collaborators. The resulting picture predicts conjectural generalisations of the geometric Langlands correspondence. We will focus on a class of examples figuring prominently in recent work of Creutzig-Dimofte-Garner-Geer, labelled by parameters n (rank) and k. For the case k=1,n=2 we will point out that the conformal blocks of the relevant VOA, twisted by local systems, represent sections of natural holomorphic line bundles over the moduli spaces of local systems closely related to the isomonodromic tau functions. Observing the crucial role of (quantised) cluster algebras in the definition of the holomorphic line bundles suggests natural generalisations of this story to higher values of the parameters k and n.
Generalised Langlands, VOAs, and (generalised) tau-functions cont.

Joerg Teschner
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
June 27, 2022

PIRSA:22060080
Mathematical physics
Defects, quantum trace map, and exact WKB

Fei Yan
Rutgers University
June 27, 2022

PIRSA:22060081
Mathematical physics
I will continue the discussions on line defects and surface defects in class S theories, making connections to the construction of the quantum trace map, as well as to the exact WKB method for higher order ODEs.
Discussion on knot homology
- Tudor Dimofte
  University of Edinburgh
- Lev Rozansky
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Ben Webster
  University of Waterloo
June 27, 2022

PIRSA:22060082
Mathematical physics
Holomorphic BF theory, 4d SYM and the analytic Geometric Langlands program

Davide Gaiotto
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
June 28, 2022

PIRSA:22060083
Mathematical physics
I will review the embedding of the analytic Geometric Langlands program in four-dimensional gauge theory.
Abelian 3d mirror symmetry and boundary conditions

Benjamin Gammage
Harvard University
June 28, 2022

PIRSA:22060085
Mathematical physics
3d mirror symmetry predicts an equivalence between A- and B-twists of a pair of dual 3d N=4 theories. Essentially the strongest invariants one can produce of the resulting 3-dimensional topological field theories are their 2-categories of boundary conditions. The B-side 2-category was first described by Kapustin-Rozansky-Saulinas, but the 2-categorical structure on A-side boundary conditions has not previously been understood. For abelian gauge theories with matter, we propose a model for the 2-category of A-type boundary conditions using Kapranov-Schechtman's "perverse schobers," and we prove a 3d mirror equivalence between dual 2-categories. By reducing to lower-dimensions, we can recover both the BFN construction and the BLPW Koszul duality for hypertoric categories O. This is joint work with Justin Hilburn and Aaron Mazel-Gee.
Discussion on 3d A-model
- Tudor Dimofte
  University of Edinburgh
- Benjamin Gammage
  Harvard University
- Justin Hilburn
- Ahsan Khan
  Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
June 28, 2022

PIRSA:22060086
Mathematical physics
Field theory in the 1/2 Omega-background

Lotte Hollands
Heriot-Watt University
June 29, 2022

PIRSA:22060087
Mathematical physics
In this lecture I'll discuss various aspects of 4d N=2 and 5d N=1 supersymmetric QFT's in the 1/2 Omega-background (and along the way try to emphasize some relations to the 3d N=2 theories discussed in this workshop). Central to this story is the Nekrasov instanton partition function (or topological string partition function) in this background, which we will obtain through abelianization as an integral of a ratio of Wronskians of certain special solutions to the relevant Schrodinger equation. We will argue that a slight generalization of the above partition function solves an associated Riemann-Hilbert problem and defines a section of a distinguished line bundle over the moduli space of flat connections.
Field theory in the 1/2 Omega-background cont.

Lotte Hollands
Heriot-Watt University
June 29, 2022

PIRSA:22060088
Mathematical physics
Discussion on 4d N=2
- Davide Gaiotto
  Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Lotte Hollands
  Heriot-Watt University
- Joerg Teschner
  Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- Fei Yan
  Rutgers University
June 29, 2022

PIRSA:22060090
Mathematical physics

Title	Speaker(s)	Date	Talk Type	Info
3d B Models and Knot Homology II	Lev Rozansky	2022-06-24	Conference	View details
A and B Models in 3d and 4d II	Justin Hilburn	2022-06-24	Conference	View details
Generalised Langlands, VOAs, and (generalised) tau-functions	Joerg Teschner	2022-06-27	Conference	View details
Generalised Langlands, VOAs, and (generalised) tau-functions cont.	Joerg Teschner	2022-06-27	Conference	View details
Defects, quantum trace map, and exact WKB	Fei Yan	2022-06-27	Conference	View details
Discussion on knot homology	Tudor Dimofte, Lev Rozansky, Ben Webster	2022-06-27	Conference	View details
Holomorphic BF theory, 4d SYM and the analytic Geometric Langlands program	Davide Gaiotto	2022-06-28	Conference	View details
Abelian 3d mirror symmetry and boundary conditions	Benjamin Gammage	2022-06-28	Conference	View details
Discussion on 3d A-model	Tudor Dimofte, Benjamin Gammage, Justin Hilburn, Ahsan Khan	2022-06-28	Conference	View details
Field theory in the 1/2 Omega-background	Lotte Hollands	2022-06-29	Conference	View details
Field theory in the 1/2 Omega-background cont.	Lotte Hollands	2022-06-29	Conference	View details
Discussion on 4d N=2	Davide Gaiotto, Lotte Hollands, Joerg Teschner, Fei Yan	2022-06-29	Conference	View details

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