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During 2025–26, the CMSA will host a seminar on Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics, organized by Robert Moscrop, Ahsan Khan, Chuck Doran, and Keyou Zeng.

This seminar series, a successor to the Quantum Matter Seminar, focuses on all aspects of quantum field theory and its associated mathematics.

The seminar will take place on Mondays from 3:00–4:00 pm.

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The schedule will be updated as talks are confirmed.

  • Orientifolds for F-theory on K3 Surfaces

    CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Chuck Doran (Alberta/CMSA) Title: Orientifolds for F-theory on K3 Surfaces Abstract: Compactification of F-theory on an elliptically fibered K3 surface provides a framework […]

  • Non-Supersymmetric Orbifolds, Quivers and Chen-Ruan Orbifold Cohomology

    CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Max Hübner (Uppsala & CMSA) Title: Non-Supersymmetric Orbifolds, Quivers and Chen-Ruan Orbifold Cohomology Abstract: We consider D3-brane probes of non-supersymmetric orbifolds and IIA on the […]

  • Graph integrals on Kahler manifolds

    CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Minghao Wang, Boston University Title: Graph integrals on Kahler manifolds Abstract: I will talk about my recent work with Junrong Yan. We […]

  • Non-perturbative aspects of self-dual gauge theory

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    Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Kevin Costello (Perimeter Institute) Title: Non-perturbative aspects of self-dual gauge theory Abstract: Self-dual gauge theory is conformal in perturbation theory, but has a […]

  • Categorical ‘t Hooft expansion and Chiral Algebras

    CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Adrian López-Raven, Perimeter Title: Categorical 't Hooft expansion and Chiral Algebras Abstract: In https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00760, we show how holographic dual B-model backgrounds can be […]

  • de Rham Theory in Derived Differential Geometry

    CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Grigorii Taroian, U Toronto Title: de Rham Theory in Derived Differential Geometry Abstract: In the talk, I will describe recent progress in building […]

  • The Moyal bracket and the BV cohomology of the spinning particle

    CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Ezra Getzler, Northwestern Title: The Moyal bracket and the BV cohomology of the spinning particle Abstract: The spinning particle is the one-dimensional […]

  • BV and the ThimTFT

    CMSA Room G02 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA

    Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Justin Kulp, Stony Brook Title: BV and the ThimTFT Abstract: The SymTFT (or “quiche”) construction relates different global forms of d-dimensional QFTs […]

  • Computing WKB periods 

    CMSA Room G02 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA

    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 […]