Lectures on Conformal Fields and Interfaces

Activities

• Introduction to Conformal Theories and AdS/CFT
  Date & Time: 17 Apr 2014 / 2:00 pm

• Conformal Interfaces and Junctions
  Date & Time: 22 Apr 2014 / 2:00 pm

• Can Gravity be Localized?
  Date & Time: 25 Apr 2014 / 2:00 pm

Abstract

In these lectures, the speaker will discuss recent progress in the study of conformal interfaces, with examples from string theory and from condensed-matter physics. The first lecture will be a general introduction to conformal field theories and AdS/CFT (the holographic correspondence). The second lecture will focus on interfaces in two-dimensional systems (such as junctions or impurities of quantum wires) and on the underlying mathematical structures. In the third lecture, the speaker will discuss interfaces in three and four-dimensional gauge theories. He will explain how these are relevant to the problems of gravity localization and vacuum stabilization in string theory.