Introduction to self-duality and instantons

Thu, 26/11/2009
12:00
Ana Ferreira (Oxford) Junior Geometry and Topology Seminar Add to calendar SR1
We will present a self-contained introduction to gauge theory, self-duality and instanton moduli spaces. We will analyze in detail the situation of charge 1 instantons for the 4-sphere when the gauge group is SU(2). Time permitting, we will also mention the ADHM construction for k-instantons.