High Energy Theory Seminar – Fall 2018

Semester Topic: Anomalies in Quantum Field Theory

In selected weeks, we will have formal seminar talks by external speakers. All other talks in the HEP seminar are held by students for students. Clearly, faculty members will also participate. The format is informal. The talks are 45 minutes long, plus a generous amount of discussion time.

Location: 338 Gallalee Hall
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Some references: 

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Schedule

Date	Speaker	Topic
Aug 31	Casey Cartwright (UA)	Introduction I – A historical introduction and a brief example of anomalous current
Sep 07	Casey Cartwright (UA)	Introduction II -Spectral flow and it’s connection to index theorems
Sep 14	Desmond Villalba (UA)	Fujikawa’s Path Integral Method I
Sep 21	Desmond Villalba (UA)	Fujikawa’s Path Integral Method II
Sep 28	Taoli Liu (UA)	The Triangle Diagram & Phenomenology I
Oct 05	Taoli Liu (UA)	The Triangle Diagram & Phenomenology II
Oct 12	Roshan Koirala (UA)	Anomalies & Holography I
Oct 19	Roshan Koirala (UA)	Anomalies & Holography II
Oct 26	—	Fall Break
Nov 02	Markus Garbiso (UA)	The 4-3-2 Ladder: Equivalent Anomalies from 4, 3, and 2 Dimensional Theories I
Nov 09	Markus Garbiso (UA)	The 4-3-2 Ladder: Equivalent Anomalies from 4, 3, and 2 Dimensional Theories II
Nov 16	Chuang Xu (UA)	Gravitational anomalies I
Nov 23	—	Thanksgiving
Nov 30	Chuang Xu (UA)	Gravitational anomalies II
Note special date/time: Wed, Dec 5, 2018 from 5:00-6:00pm	Dr. Matteo Baggioli (IFT Madrid)	Low energy challenges for high energy physicists: the vibrational modes of matter
Dec 07	Everybody	Weihnachtsfeier – discussion, season’s cookies, hot beverages

Previous HEP Theory Seminars

Semester		Topic
Spring 2018		Quantum field theory in curved spacetime
Fall 2017		Supersymmetry
Spring 2017		Synergy – different views on the same topic
Fall 2016		Limitations of quantum field theory
Spring 2016		Introduction to string theory