Geometry and Physics Seminar: Terry Gannon
Topic
We're still pretty dumb!
Speakers
Details
The subfactors theory of Jones and the vertex operator algebras of Borcherds should describe the same objects: conformal field theories or, what is more or less the same thing, perturbative string theory. The VOA approach is close to the physics intuition; on the other hand, the subfactors approach is suggesting that we know about 0% of all rational CFTs which actually exist. My talk won't assume much. I'll describe in broad strokes what these two approaches are about, and why subfactors are predicting so many new CFT.
Additional Information
Location: ESB 4127.
This seminar is hosted at U of A and streamed live at PIMS.
Terry Gannon (UAlberta)
This is a Past Event
Event Type
Scientific, Seminar
Date
October 16, 2013
Time
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Location