Solitons and Related Objects in Quantum Field Theories and String Theories
Nonperturbative objects have played important role in our understanding of quantum fifield theory and string theory. In this lecture we survey these objects and study their role in these theories. Some of these objects are BPS objects in supersymmetric fifield theories, like, vortices, monopoles, instantons, branes in string/M theory, and other times like Q-balls and bubble nucleation.
Keywords: Non-perturbative objects, Solitons, BPS, supersymmetry
Keywords: Non-perturbative objects, Solitons, BPS, supersymmetry
Lecturer
Date
22nd October ~ 4th December, 2024
Location
| Weekday | Time | Venue | Online | ID | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday,Wednesday | 09:50 - 11:25 | A3-2a-302 | Zoom 17 | 442 374 5045 | BIMSA |
Prerequisite
Classical mechanics and fifield theory, Electrodynamics, Quantum fifield theory, Classical gravity
Syllabus
1. Kinks
2. Vortices
3. Monopoles
4. Instantons
5. Branes
6. Q-balls
7. Vacuum decay and bubble nucleation
2. Vortices
3. Monopoles
4. Instantons
5. Branes
6. Q-balls
7. Vacuum decay and bubble nucleation
Reference
David Tong: TASI Lectures on Solitons
M. Shifman and A Yung, Supersymmetric Solitons, hep-th/0703267
Erick Weinberg: Classical Solutions in Quantum Field Theory
K Becker, M Becker, and JH Schwarz: String Theory and M-theory
Freedman and Van Proeyven: Supergravity
J Polchinski: String Theory
Green, Schwarz, Witten: Superstring Theory
M. Shifman and A Yung, Supersymmetric Solitons, hep-th/0703267
Erick Weinberg: Classical Solutions in Quantum Field Theory
K Becker, M Becker, and JH Schwarz: String Theory and M-theory
Freedman and Van Proeyven: Supergravity
J Polchinski: String Theory
Green, Schwarz, Witten: Superstring Theory
Video Public
Yes
Notes Public
Yes
Language
English
Lecturer Intro
I am a theoretical physicist working on quantum field theory and string theory. I have been educated in South Korea and United States. I worked as postdoctoral fellow and faculty member in US and also in South Korea. Recently I joined BIMSA in quantum field theory and string theory group. My research interests are also on cosmology, black holes, particle phenomenology, geometry, representation theory, vertex operator algebras, categorical symmetries, and number theory.