Quantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar
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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.
An index for 2d invertible phases of quantum many-body systems
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum Field Theory and Physical Mathematics Seminar Speaker: Nikita Sopenko, IAS Title: An index for 2d invertible phases of quantum many-body systems
Orientifolds for F-theory on K3 Surfaces
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum 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 StatesQuantum 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 StatesQuantum 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
VirtualQuantum 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 StatesQuantum 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 StatesQuantum 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 StatesQuantum 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, MAQuantum 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, MAQuantum 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 […]