AbstractWe explain how to solve quantum field theories (or renormalization group flows). (We assume little preliminary knowledge; I am planning to explain in a way accessible to advanced high-school students.)SpeakerMy main research area is (conformal) quantum field theory. More concretely, I am solving renormalization group (RG) flows. In particular, I succeeded to explain symmetry enhancement...
This course (YMSC-Problem Solving Seminar) teaches important skills in problemsolving that are not taught in a systematic way in any other course. These skills areextremely valuable in preparing students for jobs and for graduate-level research.The teaching style will be a mixture of a lecture and a problem-solving session.Training will involve the study of problems from previous Putnam competitions, forwhich this course can be regarded as a useful preparation. An attempt will be madeto look for unifying mathematical ideas. General strategies for solving problems willalso be discussed.