We study Chern-Simons theories at large N with either bosonic or
fermionic matter in the fundamental representation. The most
fundamental operators in these theories are mesonic line operators,
the simplest example being Wilson lines ending on...
We discuss emergent type III1 von Neumann algebraic structures
in the large N limit of certain class of quantum field theories. We
show that this is important for understanding various aspects of
bulk physics in the AdS/CFT duality, including...
Galaxy surveys, which observe the positions and shapes of
galaxies across large areas of the sky, can map a significant
fraction of our cosmic volume. With the recent or imminent start of
several next-generation projects — including LSST, Euclid...
Recent B-meson data show a reinforced set of deviations from the
Standard Model predictions, pointing to violations of lepton flavor
universality. I will critically review these data and discuss their
theoretical interpretation, including their...
In this talk, we will discuss quantum corrections in the
gravitational path integral around nearly 1/16-BPS black holes in
asymptotically AdS5 x S5 space, dual to heavy operators in N=4 SYM.
We argue these quantum corrections come from a version of...
In this talk I will describe recent progress in applying tools
from collider physics to problems in classical general relativity.
This program has produced state-of-the-art calculations of the
conservative two-body Hamiltonian at the fourth order in...
Core-collapse supernovae (CCSN) are efficient laboratories to
explore physics beyond the standard model (SM). In particular, they
have been used to put strong constraints on axion and axion like
particles, and on many other motivated extensions of...
I will review recent progress connecting (quantum) codes with
two-dimensional conformal field theories of the Narain type. In the
first part of the talk I will show how codes can be used to
construct CFTs with large spectral gap. In the second part...
The detections of gravitational waves from compact binary
mergers and the followup observations of electromagnetic emissions
together provide a powerful and independent tool to explore the
Universe. With successive upgrades to the LIGO and Virgo...
