Generalized Symmetries, Confinement, and Naturalness

by Zohar Komargodski (Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook)

Wednesday 5 Aug 2020, 16:00 → 18:00 Europe/Zurich

Zoom only (CERN)

We explore various generalizations of the notion of symmetry and Noether’s theorem. We show how some new results about phases of gauge theories can be derived from thinking about symmetries more carefully and abstractly. We provide some examples in 2,3, and 4 dimensions. 
We also make some comments on the notion of naturalness and show how in some two-dimensional theories it is violated.

Zoom connection info:

https://cern.zoom.us/j/99878164685?pwd=VkNWZ3phQ1ZtTkFHSkh4Z3Npd3NmZz09

Meeting ID: 998 7816 4685

Password: 794683

CERN C-1.pdf

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