Quantum field theory anomalies and applications
Perturbative calculation of anomalies, Wess-Zumino conditions and BRST algebra, anomaly descent, anomaly inflow, topological aspects of anomalies, anomalies in supersymmetric theories, anomalies and defects, Hawking radiation
Lecturer
Ioannis Papadimitriou
Date
13th September ~ 1st December, 2021
Prerequisite
a) Basic Quantum Field Theory (Feynman path integral and diagrams, one-loop calculations)
b) Basic differential geometry (manifolds, forms, de Rham cohomology, Riemannian geometry)
c) Lie algebras and groups
b) Basic differential geometry (manifolds, forms, de Rham cohomology, Riemannian geometry)
c) Lie algebras and groups
Reference
R. Bertlmann, Anomalies in quantum field theory. Oxford University Press, 1996.
Video Public
Yes
Notes Public
Yes
Lecturer Intro
Ioannis Papadimitriou is a graduate of Imperial College London (M.Sci. ‘00), the University of Pennsylvania (M.S. ‘02) and the University of Amsterdam (Ph.D. ‘05). Following postdoctoral appointments at a number European institutes including CERN, he was an Assistant Professor at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study in Seoul since 2017, before joining BIMSA as a faculty member in 2021. Ioannis’s
research focuses on string theory, quantum field theory, black holes and the AdS/CFT correspondence.