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High Energy Theory Seminar
Notes on Supergroup Chern-Simons Theories
I will discuss some aspects of three-dimensional topological Chern-Simons theories with a Lie supergroup as a gauge group. These theories are similar to ordinary Chern-Simons, but also have some distinctive features. I will describe, how one can define non-trivial observables in these theories. Supergroup Chern-Simons theory can be realized by brane constructions. This allows to use various string theory dualities to obtain interesting results on topological field theories. In particular, I will show, how mirror symmetry in three-dimensions relates the well-known Reidemeister torsion to Seiberg-Witten invariants.
Date & Time
February 27, 2015 | 1:45pm – 3:00pm
Location
Jadwin Hall, PCTS Seminar RoomSpeakers
Affiliation
Princeton University