Triangle Seminars

Week of 28 Nov 2005 - 4 Dec 2005

Monday, 28 Nov 2005

Kahler-Ricci flow
Gang Tian (Princeton University)
Venue: IC · Room: Ballroom, 58 Princes Gate · Time: 13:30 · Type: String Theory & Geometry Seminar
Abstract:
The Kahler-Ricci flow provides a useful method of deforming any Kahler metric towards a caononical metric. In this talk, we will discuss on recent progress on the Kahler-Ricci
flow and how the flow behaves on manifolds with positive Kodaira dimension and without Kahler-Einstein metrics.
Posted by: IC

Tuesday, 29 Nov 2005

Integrability in QCD and beyond
Gregory Korchemsky (Universite Paris-Sud)
Venue: IC · Room: 503 Huxley · Time: 14:00 · Type: Regular Seminar

Wednesday, 30 Nov 2005

What is the phase structure of N=4 SYM theory?
📍 London
Sean Hartnoll (DAMTP)
Venue: KCL · Room: 423 · Time: 13:15 · Type: Regular Seminar
Abstract:
I will review recent results at strong and weak coupling
in N=4 SYM theory at finite temperature. I will point out that retarded correlators have a qualitatively different analytic structure in the weak a strong coupling limits and will argue that this either necessitates a phase transition in the theory or requires that we revise our current understanding of weakly coupled plasmas.
Posted by: KCL

Thursday, 1 Dec 2005

Holographic decays of large-spin mesons
Marija Zamaklar (Max Planck)
Venue: IC · Room: Huxley 503 · Time: 14:00 · Type: Regular Seminar
Abstract:
I will discuss the decay process of large-spin mesons in the context of the gauge-string duality, using generic properties of confining backgrounds and systems with flavour branes. In the string picture, meson decay corresponds to the quantum-mechanical process in which a string rotating on the IR wall.
fluctuates, touches a flavour brane and splits into two smaller strings. This process automatically
encodes flavour conservation as well as the Zweig rule. I will show that the decay width computed in the
string picture is in remarkable agreement with the decay width obtained using the phenomenological Lund
model.
Posted by: IC
Aspects of Gauge-String Duality
Carlos Nunez (Swansea)
Venue: QMW · Room: 112 · Time: 14:00 · Type: Regular Seminar

Friday, 2 Dec 2005

Conjectures in modular representation of finite groups
Shigeo Koshitani (Chiba University, Japan)
Venue: City U. · Room: CM359 · Time: 16:00 · Type: Regular Seminar
Abstract:
For the abstract follow this link: http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/c.korff/citysem.html
Posted by: CityU

Week of 28 Nov 2005 - 4 Dec 2005