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Probing renormalization group flows using entanglement entropy

Mark Mezei Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

April 30, 2014

PIRSA:14040144

High Energy Physics
Helical edge resistance introduced by charge disorder

Leonid Glazman Yale University

April 29, 2014

PIRSA:14040082

Condensed Matter
Localizing Braneworlds in Infinite Spaces

Kellogg Stelle Imperial College London

April 29, 2014

PIRSA:14040064

High Energy Physics
Galileon Maps: Inequivalent Coset Constructions for Spacetime Symmetries

Gabirele Trevisan SISSA International School for Advanced Studies

April 29, 2014

PIRSA:14040132

Astrophysics
3d N = 4 Gauge Theories, Mirror Symmetry and Hilbert series

Noppadol Mekareeya Imperial College London

April 28, 2014

PIRSA:14040143

High Energy Physics
Double scaling in tensor models

James Ryan Vinted (Germany)

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040114
Between Matrices and Tensors

Vincent Rivasseau University of Paris-Saclay

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040113
Renormalization group approach to 3d group field theory

Sylvain Carrozza University of Burgundy

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040112
Renormalization of entanglement entropy and the gravitational effective action

Joshua Cooperman Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040110
TBA

Eun-Gook Moon Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040142
13/14 PSI - Explorations in Cosmology - Lecture 14

Matthew Johnson York University

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040059
Why matter matters in quantum gravity

Astrid Eichhorn Universität Heidelberg

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040109

Probing renormalization group flows using entanglement entropy

Mark Mezei Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

April 30, 2014

PIRSA:14040144

High Energy Physics

The entanglement entropy of the vacuum of a quantum field theory contains information about physics at all scales and is UV sensitive. A simple refinement of entanglement entropy gets rid of its UV divergence, and allows us to extract entanglement per scale. In two and three spacetime dimensions this quantity can be used as a proxy for the number of degrees of freedom, as it decreases under RG flow. We investigate its behavior around fixed points, and reveal its interesting analytic structure in the space of couplings.
Helical edge resistance introduced by charge disorder

Leonid Glazman Yale University

April 29, 2014

PIRSA:14040082

Condensed Matter

Electron puddles created by doping of a 2D topological insulator may violate the ideal helical edge conductance. Because of a long electron dwelling time, even a single puddle may lead to a significant inelastic backscattering. We find the resulting correction to the perfect edge conductance. Generalizing to multiple puddles, we assess the dependence of the helical edge resistance on temperature and on the doping level. Puddles with odd electron number carry a spin and lead to a logarithmically-weak temperature dependence of the resistivity of a long edge. The developed theory provides a framework for analyzing the results of the past and ongoing electron transport experiments with 2D topological insulators
Localizing Braneworlds in Infinite Spaces

Kellogg Stelle Imperial College London

April 29, 2014

PIRSA:14040064

High Energy Physics

There have been a number of attempts to achieve a localization of gravity on a braneworld hypersurface embedded in an infinite spacetime, but these have all fallen short of what might be desired, for various reasons. There have even been no-go theorems claimed for constructions made using just accepted elements of string or M theory. The talk will present a proposed resolution of this problem based upon a hyperbolic solution of type IIA theory with a superposed NS-5 brane. Gravity is bound to the brane surface owing to the existence of a single normalizable bound state of the transverse space Laplacian.
Galileon Maps: Inequivalent Coset Constructions for Spacetime Symmetries

Gabirele Trevisan SISSA International School for Advanced Studies

April 29, 2014

PIRSA:14040132

Astrophysics

Non-linear realizations of spacetime symmetries can be obtained by a generalization of the coset construction valid for internal ones. The physical equivalence of different representations for spacetime symmetries is not obvious, since their relation involves not only a redefinition of the fields but also a field-dependent change of coordinates. A simple and relevant spacetime symmetry is obtained by the contraction of the 4D conformal group that leads to the Galileon group. In this talk I will analyze two non-linear realizations of this group, focusing in particular on the propagation of signals around non-trivial backgrounds.
3d N = 4 Gauge Theories, Mirror Symmetry and Hilbert series

Noppadol Mekareeya Imperial College London

April 28, 2014

PIRSA:14040143

High Energy Physics

This talk focuses on vacuum moduli spaces of N=4 supersymmetric field theories in three dimensions. A particular branch of the moduli space, known as the Coulomb branch, receives quantum corrections. We present an exact result, known as the Hilbert series, that enumerates the operators in the chiral ring of such a quantum Coulomb branch. This exact result can be applied to a large class of 3d supersymmetric field theories, with and without known Lagrangian descriptions. As an application, we present a method to compute partition functions of instantons on C^2 for any simple group, including exceptional and non-simply-laced ones.
Double scaling in tensor models

James Ryan Vinted (Germany)

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040114

I present recent work on the double scaling limit of random tensor models through the analysis of their Schwinger-Dyson equations. This study exemplifies their potential for probing the continuum phase structure of these theories.
Between Matrices and Tensors

Vincent Rivasseau University of Paris-Saclay

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040113

Quartic tensor models can be rewritten in terms of intermediate matrix fields. The corresponding expansion is not only simpler, it suggests also new bridges between matrices, strings and tensors.
Renormalization group approach to 3d group field theory

Sylvain Carrozza University of Burgundy

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040112

I will start with a brief overview of tensorial group field theories with gauge invariant condition and their relation to spin foam models. The rest of the talk will be focused on the SU(2) theory in dimension 3, which is related to Euclidean 3d quantum gravity and has been proven renormalizable up to order 6 interactions. General renormalization group flow equations will be introduced, allowing in particular to understand the behavior of the relevant couplings in the neighborhood of the Gaussian fixed point. I will close with preliminary investigations about the existence of a non-trivial fixed point.
Renormalization of entanglement entropy and the gravitational effective action

Joshua Cooperman Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040110

The entanglement entropy associated with a spatial boundary in quantum field theory is ultraviolet divergent, its leading term being proportional to the area of the boundary. Callan and Wilczek proposed a geometrical prescription for computing this entanglement entropy as the response of the gravitational effective action to a conically singular metric perturbation. I argue that the Callan-Wilczek prescription is rigorously justified at least for a particular class of quantum states each expressible as a Euclidean path integral. I then show that the entanglement entropy is rendered ultraviolet finite by precisely the counterterms required to cancel the ultraviolet divergences in the gravitational effective action. In particular, the leading contribution to the entanglement entropy is given by the renormalized Bekenstein-Hawking formula. These results apply to a general quantum field theory coupled to a fixed background metric, holding for arbitrary entangling surfaces with vanishing extrinsic curvature in any dimension, to all orders in perturbation theory in the quantum fields, and for all ultraviolet divergent terms in the entanglement entropy. I also reconcile these results on the entanglement entropy with the existing literature, compare them to the Wald entropy, and speculate on their interpretation and implication.
TBA

Eun-Gook Moon Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040142
13/14 PSI - Explorations in Cosmology - Lecture 14

Matthew Johnson York University

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040059
Why matter matters in quantum gravity

Astrid Eichhorn Universität Heidelberg

April 25, 2014

PIRSA:14040109

I will argue that a fundamental theory of quantum gravity that is applicable to our universe must include matter degrees of freedom. In my talk I will focus on the option that these are fundamental, in contrast to low-energy effective, degrees of freedom, and must thus be included in the microscopic dynamics of spacetime.
I will present evidence that dynamical Standard Model matter is compatible with asymptotically safe quantum gravity, while several "Beyond Standard Model" scenarios are disfavored. I will also discuss how the coupling to matter opens a window into the observational quantum gravity regime.

Title	Date	Collection	Type	Info
Probing renormalization group flows using entanglement entropy	2014‑04‑30	Quantum Fields and Strings	Scientific Series	View details
Helical edge resistance introduced by charge disorder	2014‑04‑29	Quantum Matter	Scientific Series	View details
Localizing Braneworlds in Infinite Spaces	2014‑04‑29	Quantum Fields and Strings	Scientific Series	View details
Galileon Maps: Inequivalent Coset Constructions for Spacetime Symmetries	2014‑04‑29	Cosmology and Gravitation	Scientific Series	View details
3d N = 4 Gauge Theories, Mirror Symmetry and Hilbert series	2014‑04‑28	Quantum Fields and Strings	Scientific Series	View details
Double scaling in tensor models	2014‑04‑25	Renormalization Group Approaches to Quantum Gravity	Conference	View details
Between Matrices and Tensors	2014‑04‑25	Renormalization Group Approaches to Quantum Gravity	Conference	View details
Renormalization group approach to 3d group field theory	2014‑04‑25	Renormalization Group Approaches to Quantum Gravity	Conference	View details
Renormalization of entanglement entropy and the gravitational effective action	2014‑04‑25	Renormalization Group Approaches to Quantum Gravity	Conference	View details
TBA	2014‑04‑25	Quantum Matter	Scientific Series	View details
13/14 PSI - Explorations in Cosmology - Lecture 14	2014‑04‑25	13/14 PSI - Explorations in Cosmology	Course	View details
Why matter matters in quantum gravity	2014‑04‑25	Renormalization Group Approaches to Quantum Gravity	Conference	View details

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Probing renormalization group flows using entanglement entropy

Helical edge resistance introduced by charge disorder

Localizing Braneworlds in Infinite Spaces

Galileon Maps: Inequivalent Coset Constructions for Spacetime Symmetries

3d N = 4 Gauge Theories, Mirror Symmetry and Hilbert series

Double scaling in tensor models

Between Matrices and Tensors

Renormalization group approach to 3d group field theory

Renormalization of entanglement entropy and the gravitational effective action

TBA

13/14 PSI - Explorations in Cosmology - Lecture 14

Why matter matters in quantum gravity

Probing renormalization group flows using entanglement entropy

Helical edge resistance introduced by charge disorder

Localizing Braneworlds in Infinite Spaces

Galileon Maps: Inequivalent Coset Constructions for Spacetime Symmetries

3d N = 4 Gauge Theories, Mirror Symmetry and Hilbert series

Double scaling in tensor models

Between Matrices and Tensors

Renormalization group approach to 3d group field theory

Renormalization of entanglement entropy and the gravitational effective action

TBA

13/14 PSI - Explorations in Cosmology - Lecture 14

Why matter matters in quantum gravity