Physics Around Mirror Symmetry

16 talks

October 21, 2013 - October 25, 2013

C13034

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DescriptionPhysics Around Mirror Symmetry

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TBA

David Favero

October 24, 2013

PIRSA:13100124
Heterotic Flux Geometry from (0,2) Gauge Dynamics

Callum Quigley Kirkland & Ellis

October 24, 2013

PIRSA:13100125
The mathematics of G_2 conifolds for M-theory

Spiro Karigiannis University of Waterloo

October 25, 2013

PIRSA:13100126
TBA

Johannes Walcher McGill University

October 25, 2013

PIRSA:13100127

TBA

David Favero

October 24, 2013

PIRSA:13100124
Heterotic Flux Geometry from (0,2) Gauge Dynamics

Callum Quigley Kirkland & Ellis

October 24, 2013

PIRSA:13100125

Chiral gauge theories in two dimensions with (0,2) supersymmetry admit a much broader, and more interesting, class of vacuum solutions than their better studied (2,2) counterparts. In this talk, we will explore some of the possibilities that are offered by this additional freedom by including field-dependent theta-angles and FI parameters. The moduli spaces that will result from this procedure correspond to heterotic string backgrounds with non-trivial H-flux and NS-brane sources. Along the way, a remarkable relationship between (0,2) gauge anomalies and H-flux will emerge.
The mathematics of G_2 conifolds for M-theory

Spiro Karigiannis University of Waterloo

October 25, 2013

PIRSA:13100126

G_2 manifolds play the analogous role in M-theory that Calabi-Yau manifolds play in string theory. There has been work in the physics community on conjectural "mirror symmetry" in this context, and it has also been observed that singularities are necessary for a satisfactory theory. After a very brief review of these physical developments (by a mathematician who doesn't necessarily understand the physics), I will give a mathematical introduction to G_2 conifolds. I will then proceed to give a detailed survey of recent mathematical developments on G_2 conifolds, including desingularization, deformation theory, and possible constructions of G_2 conifolds. This includes separate joint works of myself with Jason Lotay and with Dominic Joyce.
TBA

Johannes Walcher McGill University

October 25, 2013

PIRSA:13100127

Title	Speaker(s)	Date	Talk Type	Info
TBA	David Favero	2013-10-24	Conference	View details
Heterotic Flux Geometry from (0,2) Gauge Dynamics	Callum Quigley	2013-10-24	Conference	View details
The mathematics of G_2 conifolds for M-theory	Spiro Karigiannis	2013-10-25	Conference	View details
TBA	Johannes Walcher	2013-10-25	Conference	View details

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Heterotic Flux Geometry from (0,2) Gauge Dynamics

The mathematics of G_2 conifolds for M-theory

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Heterotic Flux Geometry from (0,2) Gauge Dynamics

The mathematics of G_2 conifolds for M-theory

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