Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar

Speaker: Max Meynig, University of Connecticut

Title: Computing WKB periods

Abstract:  In one dimensional quantum mechanics, the all-orders WKB method leads to ‘quantum periods’ which are formal power series in \hbar whose coefficients are certain period integrals. These periods, which limelight in supersymmetric/string theories, have rich structure and can be computed in a number of ways. I will discuss a new perspective on them and their computation.