From the theory of gapless boundaries of 2+1D topological orders to topological Wick rotation
Condensed Matter Physics, Theoretical Physics, Quantum Physics and seminar by Liang Kong, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
Thursday 14:00 Toronto (GMT-4)
Recording available
Waterloo, Canada
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Abstract
Liang Kong reviews a unified mathematical treatment of gapped and gapless boundaries in topological orders in two spatial dimensions. It leads to topological Wick rotation, proposed as a broader organising principle for suitable quantum field theories. The talk examines generalisations and applications, including how familiar topological holography and sandwich constructions emerge as special cases.
Topics
topological ordersgapless boundariestwo spatial dimensionstopological Wick rotationquantum field theoriestopological holographysandwich constructions
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