We will be hosting an intensive lecture course on on "Nonperturbative aspects of QFT: Anomaly, Semiclassics, and Applications."

The lecturer is Yuya Tanizaki (RIKEN BNL Research Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory).

※ There is no need for registration.

※ If you need accommodations, please contact Ms. Kipum Oh (kipum.oh@apctp.org).

Lecture note

Venue

Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Room #512,

Pohang, South Korea

Date & time

2/11 (Mon) : 10:00 - 12:00, 15:00 - 17:00

2/12 (Tue) : 10:00 - 12:00, 15:00 - 17:00

2/13 (Wed) : 10:00 - 12:00, 15:00 - 17:00

Content

Title: Nonperturbative aspects of QFT: Anomaly, Semiclassics, and Applications

1: Introduction to basics of QFTT

1-1 Formulation of QFT

1-2 Global symmetry

1-3 Gauge redundancy

2: Anomaly, Anomaly matching

2-1 't Hooft anomaly

2-2 Anomaly matching condition

2-3 Simple examples

3: 2d sigma model and Haldane conjecture

3-1 What is Haldane conjecture

3-2 2d sigma model and anomaly

4: 4d non-Abelian gauge theories

4-1 Pure Yang-Mills theory, Dashen phenomena at theta=pi, and anomaly

4-2 Chiral symmetry of QCD, Perturbative anomaly, and Discrete anomaly

5: Semiclassical study of asymptotically free theories with compactifications

5-1 Failure of semiclassical method in asymptotically free theories

5-2 Revival of semiclassics, adiabatic S^1 compactification

5-3 Justification of adiabatic compactification in view of anomaly

Contact

Ki-Seok Kim (POSTECH)

Yunkyu Bang (POSTECH)

Yuji Hirono (APCTP/POSTECH)