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| Description | Speaker: David Simmons-Duffin (Princeton IAS) Title: Bootstrapping Conformal Field Theories Room: Physics 432 Abstract: Conformal Field Theory (CFT) describes the long distance limit of numerous systems in particle and condensed matter physics. Often, the dynamics in this limit is strongly-coupled, making it hard to calculate observables precisely. However, in the last few years, a new technique for exploring CFTs has emerged based on the idea of the Conformal Bootstrap. I will explain how the Bootstrap lets us calculate critical exponents in the 3d Ising Model to world-record precision, how it explains similarities between magnets and boiling water, and how it can be applied to questions across theoretical physics. |
| Date | Thu, January 29, 2015 |
| Time | 5:10am-6:00am PST |
| Duration | 50 minutes |
| Access | Public |
| Created by | High-Energy Seminars |
| Updated | Wed, January 28, 2015 7:35am PST |
