Supersymmetry and Supergravity (Qizhen College)
We construct supersymmetric field theories and supergravities in all dimensions and with an arbitrary number of supercharges by geometric means
and study their properties and physical applications. A large part of the course is dedicated to the geometry of Calabi-Yau moduli from the viewpoint of supergravity
and study their properties and physical applications. A large part of the course is dedicated to the geometry of Calabi-Yau moduli from the viewpoint of supergravity
Lecturer
Date
15th September ~ 30th December, 2025
Location
| Weekday | Time | Venue | Online | ID | Password |
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| Monday,Wednesday | 00:00 - 00:00 | - | - | - |
Prerequisite
A good knowledge of differential geometry, Lie groups and Lie algebras. Rudiments of complex and symplectic geometry.
Syllabus
Geometric structures in bosonic field theories. Geometric structures in SUSY field theories. Holonomy and SUSY. Geometry of target spaces and induced structures. Isometries and gauging. Variations of Hodge structure. N=2 SUGRA, special geometry, and Calabi-Yau compactification
Reference
S. Cecotti, Supersymmetric Field Theories, CUP 2015
Audience
Graduate
Video Public
Yes
Notes Public
Yes
Language
English
Lecturer Intro
Sergio Cecotti graduated in physics at the University of Pisa in 1979 and has worked at the Harvard University, the University of Pisa, CERN, etc.. In 2014, he became a full professor at SISSA. He has published about 100 papers with total number of citations 7260. His h-index is 44.