Anomalies, tori, and new twists in the gaugino condensate

by Prof. Erich Poppitz (University of Toronto)

Tuesday 19 Dec 2023, 16:15 → 17:15 Europe/Berlin

Abbeanum/Ground floor-HS 2 - Hörsaal 2 (TPI, FSU Jena)

I will review some aspects of the recent advances in the understanding of generalized-symmetry anomalies. I will then explain how they make it possible to improve and interpret a semiclassical calculation - first attempted in 1984 - of the gaugino condensate in super-Yang-Mills theory in the framework of twisted femtouniverse. I will describe the salient points and present some outstanding puzzles, to provoke discussion and stimulate further thoughts about semiclassics and continuity.