13–17 Dec 2021
Africa/Johannesburg timezone

Building quantum field theories out of neurons

14 Dec 2021, 17:00
30m

Speaker

James Halverson (Northeastern University)

Description

In this talk I'll discuss aspects of using neural networks to design and define quantum field theories. As this approach is generally non-Lagrangian, it requires rethinking some things. Interactions will arise from breaking the Central Limit Theorem, i.e. from both 1/N-corrections and non-independence of neurons. Symmetries will play a crucial role, a duality will arise, and Gaussian Lorentz-invariant quantum field theories will be constructed.

Author

James Halverson (Northeastern University)

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