Higher operations in perturbation theory
Gaiotto, D
Kulp, J
Wu, J
Journal of High Energy Physics
volume 2025
issue 5
(28 May 2025)
Join Optiver for end of academic year celebratory drinks and nibbles at The Alchemist on 12th June to chat with the team about life at Optiver and the opportunity to make an early application this summer. Feel free to bring a friend who could be interested in a role in trading, research or software engineering. 19:00-21:00, 12th June, The Alchemist, Westgate, Bonn Square, Oxford OX1 1TR
Characterising the behaviour of a structured PDE model of the cell cycle in contrast to a corresponding ODE system
Byrne, H
Nixson, R
Pitt-Francis, J
Maini, P
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
Characterising the behaviour of a structured PDE model of the cell cycle in contrast to a corresponding ODE system
Maini, P
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
Nearly $G_2$-manifolds and $G_2$-Laplacian co-flows
Lotay, J
Stein, J
(20 May 2025)
Spatial Segregation Across Travelling Fronts in Individual-Based and Continuum Models for the Growth of Heterogeneous Cell Populations
Carrillo, J
Lorenzi, T
Macfarlane, F
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
volume 87
issue 6
(19 Jun 2025)
Preface
Arguin, L
Gayrard, V
Kistler, N
Kourkova, I
Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics
volume 293
v-vi
(01 Jan 2019)
Thu, 05 Jun 2025
13:30
13:30
L5
Seiberg-Witten theory
Harshal Kulkarni
Abstract
Seiberg-Witten theory is a powerful framework for understanding the exact non-perturbative dynamics of 4d $\mathcal{N} = 2$ supersymmetric QFTs. On the Coulomb branch of the moduli space, the low-energy physics is described by an abelian gauge theory with a holomorphic structure constrained by supersymmetry and duality. In this talk, I will explain the emergence of $PSL(2,\mathbb{Z})$ invariance in this effective field theory and how this naturally leads to a fibration of elliptic curves over the Coulomb branch. Focusing on the simplest case of $\mathcal{N} = 2$ SU(2) gauge theory without flavors, I will discuss the singularity structure of the Coulomb branch and the physical significance of these special points. I will conclude by briefly commenting on the central role that the singular structure of the moduli space plays in the classification of 4d $\mathcal{N}=2$ SCFTs.
Junior Strings is a seminar series where DPhil students present topics of common interest that do not necessarily overlap with their own research area. This is primarily aimed at PhD students and post-docs but everyone is welcome.