Triangle Seminars
Wednesday, 17 Nov 2004
Exploring the universality class of N=1 SUSY Yang-Mills
Nick Dorey
(DAMTP)
Abstract:
This talk is part of the joint Triangular Seminars
This talk is part of the joint Triangular Seminars
Posted by: KCL
Mirrors and branes on generalized Calabi-Yau manifolds
Ruben Minasian
(Ecole Polytechnique)
Thursday, 18 Nov 2004
A black hole instability as a phase transition in field theory
Sean Hartnoll
(Cambridge)
Abstract:
Generalised black holes have a horizon given by an arbitrary Einstein manifold. I will describe a criterion for the classical stability of these black holes. Roughly, spherical horizons are stable but lemon-shaped horizons can be unstable. In Anti-de Sitter space, these black holes are dual to gauge theory on a curved background given by the same Einstein manifold. I will argue that the dual thermal field theory effect is a novel phase transition induced by inhomogeneous Casimir pressures and characterised by a condensation of pressure.
Generalised black holes have a horizon given by an arbitrary Einstein manifold. I will describe a criterion for the classical stability of these black holes. Roughly, spherical horizons are stable but lemon-shaped horizons can be unstable. In Anti-de Sitter space, these black holes are dual to gauge theory on a curved background given by the same Einstein manifold. I will argue that the dual thermal field theory effect is a novel phase transition induced by inhomogeneous Casimir pressures and characterised by a condensation of pressure.
Posted by: IC
Friday, 19 Nov 2004
Unified theories and the increasing synergy between mathematics and physics
📍 London
David Olive
(Swansea)
Abstract:
Annual General Meeting of the London Mathematical Society. See http://www.lms.ac.uk/meetings/AGM04.html for further details.
Annual General Meeting of the London Mathematical Society. See http://www.lms.ac.uk/meetings/AGM04.html for further details.
Posted by: KCL
Infinite dimensional symmetry
📍 London
Peter Goddard
(IAS)
Abstract:
Annual General Meeting of the London Mathematical Society. See http://www.lms.ac.uk/meetings/AGM04.html for further details.
Annual General Meeting of the London Mathematical Society. See http://www.lms.ac.uk/meetings/AGM04.html for further details.
Posted by: KCL