Comments on Wilson Lines in Massless Gauge Theories
演讲者
Zohar Komargodski
时间
2022年05月05日 10:00 至 11:00
地点
1131
线上
Zoom 849 963 1368
(YMSC)
摘要
We consider the Wilson line operators in certain gauge quantum field theories, including massless QED, massless scalar QED, and N=4 SYM as well as some examples in 2+1d. We find that Wilson lines sometimes admit interesting deformations leading to new conformal line operators. Also, sometimes, Wilson lines are destabilized and lead to an RG flow which we analyze. We also comment on t Hooft lines.