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Chern-Gauss-Bonnet theorem via BV localization

Time:Tues., 21:00-22:00

Speaker:Vyacheslav Lysov (London Institute for Mathematical Sciences)

Abstract:

I will give a brief introduction to supersymmetric localization, BV formalism, and BV localization. I will show that the Euler class integral is a partition function for a zero-dimensional field theory with on-shell supersymmetry. I will describe the partition function as a BV integral, and deform the Lagrangian sub-manifold to evaluate the same integral as a sum over critical points for the Morse function.

DATEMarch 12, 2024
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