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Quantum field theory: from physical concepts to math

Time:2023年5月15日 (周一) 19:20-20:55

Venue:西阶梯教室 线上直播:B站(THU求真书院)

Speaker:Nicolai Reshetikhin

Speaker

Nicolai Reshetikhin is a mathematical physicist working at the interface of quantum field theory, representation theory and geometry.


Abstract

The talk will focused on how quantum field theory emerged as a physical theory and on how mathematical methods were evolving. This was a mutually stimulating process. Physics got a magnificent variety of mathematical tools. Mathematics got many new concepts either emerged from physics or motivated by physics.

DATEMay 15, 2023
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