During the 2024–25 academic year, the CMSA will be hosting a Mathematical Physics and Algebraic Geometry Seminar, organized by Chuck Doran and Keyou Zeng.
This seminar will take place weekly on Thursdays from 10:00–11:00 am Eastern Time.
The schedule will be updated as talks are confirmed.
Mathematical Physics and Algebraic Geometry Speaker: Justin Kulp (Simons Center for Geometry and Physics) Title: Twisted Tools for (Untwisted) Quantum Field Theory Abstract: One of the most important properties of QFTs is that they can be deformed by "turning on interactions." Essentially every observable can be viewed as coupling the theory to some external system. Famously, adding […]
Mathematical Physics and Algebraic Geometry Seminar Speaker: Minghao Wang (Boston University) Title: Feynman graph integrals from topological holomorphic theories Abstract: Feynman graph integrals from topological theories were developed by M. Kontsevich, S. Axelrod and I. M. Singer in 1990s. These integrals have many mathematical applications, such as knot invariants, operad theory and formality theorems. In […]
Mathematical Physics and Algebraic Geometry Speaker: Junrong Yan (Northeastern University) Title: Witten deformation for non-Morse functions and gluing formulas Abstract: Witten deformation is a versatile tool with numerous applications in mathematical physics and geometry. In this talk, we will focus on the analysis of Witten deformation for a family of non-Morse functions, which leads to […]