12 p.m. on Fridays @ Tamm Theory Department
Fall 2025
11/14/2025: D. Valerev, Homotopy algebras in QFT, [paper]
11/07/2025: Ph. Kirakosiants, Bogolyubov's R-operation, [book 1, book 2], part IV
10/31/2025: Ph. Kirakosiants, Bogolyubov's R-operation, [book 1, book 2], part III
10/24/2025: Ph. Kirakosiants, Bogolyubov's R-operation, [book 1, book 2], part II
10/17/2025: Ph. Kirakosiants, Bogolyubov's R-operation, [book 1, book 2], part I
10/03/2025: I. Faliakhov, Crystallographic groups in 2 and 3 dimensions, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part II
09/26/2025: I. Faliakhov, Crystallographic groups in 2 and 3 dimensions, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part I
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Spring 2025
06/06/2025: M. Alfimov, Introduction to Fishnet CFTs, [paper 1, paper 2], part IV
05/30/2025: M. Alfimov, Introduction to Fishnet CFTs, [paper 1, paper 2], part III
05/16/2025: M. Alfimov, Introduction to Fishnet CFTs, [paper 1, paper 2], part II
04/25/2025: M. Alfimov, Introduction to Fishnet CFTs, [paper 1, paper 2], part I
04/18/2025: W. Wachowski, Gelfand-Kapranov-Zelevinsky (GKZ) hypergeometric functions -- Introduction, [paper 1, paper 2], part V
04/11/2025: W. Wachowski, Gelfand-Kapranov-Zelevinsky (GKZ) hypergeometric functions -- Introduction, [paper 1, paper 2], part IV
03/28/2025: W. Wachowski, Gelfand-Kapranov-Zelevinsky (GKZ) hypergeometric functions -- Introduction, [paper 1, paper 2], part III
03/21/2025: W. Wachowski, Gelfand-Kapranov-Zelevinsky (GKZ) hypergeometric functions -- Introduction, [paper 1, paper 2], part II
03/14/2025: W. Wachowski, Gelfand-Kapranov-Zelevinsky (GKZ) hypergeometric functions -- Introduction, [paper 1, paper 2], part I
03/07/2025: Yu. Tatarenko, On c-theorem and a-theorem, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part III
02/28/2025: Yu. Tatarenko, On c-theorem and a-theorem, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part II
02/21/2025: Yu. Tatarenko, On c-theorem and a-theorem, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part I
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025!
Fall 2024
12/20/2024: A. Kalugin, Conformal colliders, [paper], part III
11/29/2024: A. Kalugin, Conformal colliders, [paper], part II
11/22/2024: A. Kalugin, Conformal colliders, [paper], part I
11/15/2024: M. Povarnin, The renormalization group, [Peskin&Schroeder, chap. 12], part VI
11/08/2024: M. Povarnin, The renormalization group, [Peskin&Schroeder, chap. 12], part V
11/01/2024: M. Povarnin, The renormalization group, [Peskin&Schroeder, chap. 12], part IV
10/25/2024: M. Povarnin, The renormalization group, [Peskin&Schroeder, chap. 12], part III
10/18/2024: M. Povarnin, The renormalization group, [Peskin&Schroeder, chap. 12], part II
10/04/2024: M. Povarnin, The renormalization group, [Peskin&Schroeder, chap. 12], part I
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Spring 2024
06/07/2024: V. Khiteev, HKLL formalism or bulk reconstruction of AdS correlators, [paper 1, paper 2], part III
05/31/2024: V. Khiteev, HKLL formalism or bulk reconstruction of AdS correlators, [paper 1, paper 2], part II
05/24/2024: V. Khiteev, HKLL formalism or bulk reconstruction of AdS correlators, [paper 1, paper 2], part I
05/17/2024: M. Pavlov, Conformal field theories and bounds on chaos, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part IV
04/26/2024: M. Pavlov, Conformal field theories and bounds on chaos, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part III
04/19/2024: M. Pavlov, Conformal field theories and bounds on chaos, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part II
04/12/2024: M. Pavlov, Conformal field theories and bounds on chaos, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part I
04/05/2024: V. Krivorol, Parisi-Sourlas Supersymmetry in Random Field Ising Model and Dimensional Reduction, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part IV
03/29/2024: V. Krivorol, Parisi-Sourlas Supersymmetry in Random Field Ising Model and Dimensional Reduction, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part III
03/22/2024: V. Krivorol, Parisi-Sourlas Supersymmetry in Random Field Ising Model and Dimensional Reduction, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part II
03/15/2024: V. Krivorol, Parisi-Sourlas Supersymmetry in Random Field Ising Model and Dimensional Reduction, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part I
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024!
Fall 2023
12/15/2023: N. Misuna, Generalized Global Symmetries, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part IV
12/08/2023: N. Misuna, Generalized Global Symmetries, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part III
12/01/2023: N. Misuna, Generalized Global Symmetries, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part II
11/24/2023: N. Misuna, Generalized Global Symmetries, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part I
11/17/2023: A. Kurov, Introduction to Horava-Lifshitz gravity, [paper 1, paper 2], part II
11/10/2023: A. Kurov, Introduction to Horava-Lifshitz gravity, [paper 1, paper 2], part I
10/27/2023: M. Markov, Resurgence theory and its applications in QFT, [paper 1, paper 2], part III
10/20/2023: M. Markov, Resurgence theory and its applications in QFT, [paper 1, paper 2], part II
10/13/2023: M. Markov, Resurgence theory and its applications in QFT, [paper 1, paper 2], part I
10/06/2023: D. Rudinsky, Twistor geometry and gauge theory, [paper], part III
09/29/2023: D. Rudinsky, Twistor geometry and gauge theory, [paper], part II
09/22/2023: D. Rudinsky, Twistor geometry and gauge theory, [paper], part I
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Spring 2023
05/26/2023: L. Astrakhantsev, Introduction to bosonic T-duality, [paper 1, paper 2, book 1, book 2], part III
05/19/2023: L. Astrakhantsev, Introduction to bosonic T-duality, [paper 1, paper 2, book 1, book 2], part II
04/28/2023: L. Astrakhantsev, Introduction to bosonic T-duality, [paper 1, paper 2, book 1, book 2], part I
04/21/2023: S. Mandrygin, Duality between sine-Gordon and Thirring models, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part II
04/14/2023: S. Mandrygin, Duality between sine-Gordon and Thirring models, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part I
04/07/2023: A. Kopyev, Normal/anomalous scaling in turbulence theory, [paper], part II
03/31/2023: A. Kopyev, Normal/anomalous scaling in turbulence theory, [paper], part I
03/24/2023: A. Koribut, Brane world of warp geometry, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3]
03/17/2023: A. Tarusov, Scattering amplitudes (supersymmetric amplitudes II), [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part IV
03/10/2023: A. Tarusov, Scattering amplitudes (supersymmetric amplitudes I), [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part III
03/03/2023: A. Tarusov, Scattering amplitudes (BCFW recursion), [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part II
02/17/2023: A. Tarusov, Scattering amplitudes (spinors, MHV amplitudes), [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part I
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023!
Fall 2022
12/09/2022: K. Ushakov, Thermodynamics of black holes: Hawking-Page phase transition (Brown-York, Fefferman-Graham), [paper], part III
12/02/2022: K. Ushakov, Thermodynamics of black holes: Hawking-Page phase transition (holographic renormalization), [paper], part II
11/25/2022: K. Ushakov, Thermodynamics of black holes: Hawking-Page phase transition (thermal AdS, Euclidean BH), [paper], part I
11/18/2022: M. Pavlov, Liouville theory, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part IV
11/11/2022: M. Pavlov, Liouville theory, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part III
10/28/2022: M. Pavlov, Liouville theory, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part II
10/21/2022: M. Pavlov, Liouville theory, [paper 1, paper 2, paper 3], part I
10/07/2022: P. Slepov, Holographic derivation of entanglement entropy from AdS/CFT, [paper], part II
09/30/2022: P. Slepov, Holographic derivation of entanglement entropy from AdS/CFT, [paper], part I
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Spring 2022
06/10/2022: S. Mironov, Horndeski theory, [paper 1, paper 2], part II
06/03/2022: S. Mironov, Horndeski theory, [paper 1, paper 2], part I
05/27/2022: I. Dneprov, The positivity energy theorem, [paper], part II
05/20/2022: I. Dneprov, The positivity energy theorem, [paper], part I
04/29/2022: E. Karkaryan, Non-linear electrodynamics: Born-Infeld theory (Fradkin-Tseytlin sigma-model approach), [paper 1, paper 2], part IV
04/22/2022: E. Karkaryan, Non-linear electrodynamics: Born-Infeld theory (ModMax theory), [paper 1, paper 2], part III
04/15/2022: E. Karkaryan, Non-linear electrodynamics: Born-Infeld theory (wave solutions, Coulomb law modification), [paper 1, paper 2], part II
04/08/2022: E. Karkaryan, Non-linear electrodynamics: Born-Infeld theory (basic concepts), [paper 1, paper 2], part I
03/04/2022: A. Bychkov, Principal chiral models: classical and quantum properties, [paper 1, paper 2, ESI lectures], part III
02/25/2022: A. Bychkov, Principal chiral models: classical and quantum properties, [paper 1, paper 2, ESI lectures], part II
02/18/2022: A. Bychkov, Principal chiral models: classical and quantum properties, [paper 1, paper 2, ESI lectures], part I
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Fall 2021
12/24/2021: N. Terziev, Quantum Field Theory and the Jones Polynomial, [paper], part IV
12/17/2021: N. Terziev, Quantum Field Theory and the Jones Polynomial, [paper], part III
12/10/2021: N. Terziev, Quantum Field Theory and the Jones Polynomial, [paper], part II
12/03/2021: N. Terziev, Quantum Field Theory and the Jones Polynomial, [paper], part I
11/26/2021: P. Gerasimenko, Fedosov deformation quantization, [paper], part III
11/19/2021: P. Gerasimenko, Fedosov deformation quantization, [paper], part II
11/12/2021: P. Gerasimenko, Fedosov deformation quantization, [paper], part I
10/29/2021: D. Ageev, On the pole-skipping phenomena, [paper 1, paper 2]
10/22/2021: W. Wachowski, Schwarzschild solution from Feynman diagrams, [paper 1, paper 2], part III
10/15/2021: W. Wachowski, Schwarzschild solution from Feynman diagrams, [paper 1, paper 2], part II
10/08/2021: W. Wachowski, Schwarzschild solution from Feynman diagrams, [paper 1, paper 2], part I
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Spring 2021
04/23/2021: A. Kurov, Black hole evaporation (Hawking radiation), [paper 1, paper 2, book], part III
04/16/2021: A. Kurov, Black hole evaporation (black-body spectrum in the Rindler space), [paper, book], part II
04/09/2021: A. Kurov, Black hole evaporation (Bogolyubov transform), [paper, book], part I
03/19/2021: M. Pavlov, Topological (Chern-Simons) quantum mechanics (CS + Maxwell and limits), [paper 1, paper 2], part IV
03/12/2021: M. Pavlov, Topological (Chern-Simons) quantum mechanics (Schrodinger picture for CS theory), [paper 1, paper 2], part III
03/05/2021: M. Pavlov, Topological (Chern-Simons) quantum mechanics (quantum spectra and more on CS theory), [paper 1], part II
02/26/2021: M. Pavlov, Topological (Chern-Simons) quantum mechanics (classical and quantum mechanics on the plane), [paper 1], part I
02/19/2021: N. Tselousov, Knots in Maxwell theory, [paper]
02/12/2021: N. Misuna, Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity as a matrix integral (dual side -- JT gravity integral), [paper 1, paper 2], part IV
01/29/2021: N. Misuna, Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity as a matrix integral (topological recursion), [paper 1, paper 2], part III
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!
Fall 2020
12/25/2020: N. Misuna, Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity as a matrix integral (topological recursion), [paper 1, paper 2], part II
12/18/2020: N. Misuna, Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity as a matrix integral (intro comments and random matrices), [paper 1, paper 2], part I
12/04/2020: D. Ponomarev, The analytic S-matrix (towards Veneziano amplitude + modern aspects ), [book 1, book 2, book 3], part III
11/27/2020: D. Ponomarev, The analytic S-matrix (Froissart bound and Regge trajectories), [book 1, book 2, book 3], part II
11/13/2020: D. Ponomarev, The analytic S-matrix (main defs + analytical properties), [book 1, book 2, book 3], part I
10/30/2020: V. Gritsaenko, On the van Dam-Veltman-Zakharov discontinuity, [paper 2], part III
10/23/2020: V. Gritsaenko, On the van Dam-Veltman-Zakharov discontinuity, (massless via massive Yang-Mills) [paper 2], part II
10/16/2020: V. Gritsaenko, On the van Dam-Veltman-Zakharov discontinuity, (massive fields via dimensional reduction), [paper 1], part I
10/02/2020: L. Bishler, Representations, 3j- and 6j-symbols of algebras U(sl_2) and U_q(sl_2), (knot invariants) [book], part III
09/25/2020: L. Bishler, Representations, 3j- and 6j-symbols of algebras U(sl_2) and U_q(sl_2), (quantum case) [book], part II
09/18/2020: L. Bishler, Representations, 3j- and 6j-symbols of algebras U(sl_2) and U_q(sl_2) (classical case), [book], part I
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--- COVID-19 quarantine ---
Spring 2020
03/13/2020: W. Wachowski, Infrared structure of field theories, [book 1, book 2], part V (unusual time 11-30!)
03/06/2020: W. Wachowski, Infrared structure of field theories (QED soft theorems), [book 1, book 2], part IV
02/28/2020: W. Wachowski, Infrared structure of field theories (soft and hard charges, asymptotic symmetry ), [book 1, book 2], part III
02/23/2020: W. Wachowski, Infrared structure of field theories (advanced/retarded potentials, antipodal map, etc), [book 1, book 2], part II
02/14/2020: W. Wachowski, Infrared structure of field theories (asymptotic infinity), [book 1, book 2, slides], part I
01/31/2020: A. Kurov, Black hole entropy is the Noether charge, [paper 2], part III
01/24/2020: A. Kurov, Black hole entropy is the Noether charge, [paper 2], part II
01/17/2020: A. Kurov, Black hole entropy is the Noether charge, [paper 1 ], part I
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020!
Fall 2019
12/13/2019: J. Ramos, Bulk vs. Boundary Dynamics in Anti de Sitter Spacetime, [paper], part II
12/06/2019: J. Ramos, Bulk vs. Boundary Dynamics in Anti de Sitter Spacetime, [paper], part I
11/15/2019: A. Yan, Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity and near AdS2 holography [paper] , part II
11/08/2019: A. Yan, Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity and near AdS2 holography [paper], part I
11/01/2019: A. Latyshev, On SYK model [paper 3], part III
10/18/2019: A. Latyshev, On SYK model [paper 2], part II
10/11/2019: A. Latyshev, On SYK model [paper 1], part I
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Spring 2019
07/02/2019: A. Chekmenev, Conformal bootstrap, [paper], part II
06/14/2019: A. Chekmenev, Conformal bootstrap, [paper], part I
06/07/2019: W. Wachowski, The worldline formalism to calculate 1-loop effective action, [paper], part III
05/24/2019: W. Wachowski, On the background field and Schwinger proper time methods, [paper], part II
05/17/2019: W. Wachowski, On the background field and Schwinger proper time methods, [paper], part I
04/26/2019: D. Ageev, Dilaton gravity and holographic correspondence (origins of Schwarzian) [paper 3], part III
04/19/2019: D. Ageev, Dilaton gravity and holographic correspondence (on 2-point functions in Schwarzian QM) [paper 2], part II
04/12/2019: D. Ageev, Dilaton gravity and holographic correspondence (on JT gravity and Schwarzian) [paper 1], part I
04/05/2019: N. Misuna, Introduction to higher-spin theory (on higher-spin AdS/CFT) [paper 3], part IV
03/01/2019: N. Misuna, Introduction to higher-spin theory (higher-spin algebra) [paper 3], part III
02/22/2019: N. Misuna, Introduction to higher-spin theory (unfolded equations and higher-spin symmetries) [paper 2], part II
02/08/2019: N. Misuna, Introduction to higher-spin theory (Fronsdal equations and no-go theorems) [paper 1], part I
01/18/2019: N. Kolganov, BTZ black holes (from Chern-Simons to WZW theory) [paper 4, paper 5], part IV
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019!
Fall 2018
12/28/2018: N. Kolganov, BTZ black holes (3d gravity as Chern-Simons theory) [paper 3], part III
12/21/2018: N. Kolganov, BTZ black holes (asymptotic symmetries, Brown-Henneaux construction) [paper 3], part II
12/14/2018: N. Kolganov, BTZ black holes (original approach) [paper 1, paper 2], part I
12/07/2018: M. Pavlov, Branes and solitons in string theory [book], part III
11/30/2018: M. Pavlov, Branes and solitons in string theory [book], part II
11/23/2018: M. Pavlov, Branes and solitons in string theory [book], part I
11/16/2018: A. Yan, Conical solutions in 3D gravity (AdS space case) [paper 3], part III
11/09/2018: A. Yan, Conical solutions in 3D gravity (on Euler characteristics) [paper 2], part II
10/26/2018: A. Yan, Conical solutions in 3D gravity (flat space case) [paper 1], part I
10/19/2018: A. Kurov, Kubo-Martin-Schwinger (KMS) condition in thermal QFT (Rindler space, Unruh effect, Penrose diagrams) [paper 1, paper 2], part III
10/12/2018: A. Kurov, Kubo-Martin-Schwinger (KMS) condition in thermal QFT [paper 1, paper 2], part II
10/05/2018: A. Kurov, Kubo-Martin-Schwinger (KMS) condition in thermal QFT [paper 1, paper 2], part I
09/28/2018: A. Hancharuk, Introduction to string theory, part III
09/21/2018: A. Hancharuk, Introduction to string theory, part II
09/14/2018: A. Hancharuk, Introduction to string theory, part I
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Spring 2018
06/22/2018: R. Geiko, Quantization of conical spaces in 3D gravity [arXiv:1412.0278], part III
06/01/2018: R. Geiko, Quantization of conical spaces in 3D gravity [arXiv:1412.0278], part II
05/18/2018: R. Geiko, Quantization of conical spaces in 3D gravity [arXiv:1412.0278], part I
05/11/2018: M. Pavlov, A view of the bulk from the worldline [arXiv:1712.00885]
04/20/2018: A. Chekmenev, Spinning conformal correlators [arXiv:1107.3554], part II
04/06/2018: A. Chekmenev, Spinning conformal correlators [arXiv:1107.3554], part I
03/16/2018: A. Hancharuk, GJMS conformally invariant operators [paper], part II
03/02/2018: A. Hancharuk, GJMS conformally invariant operators [paper], part I
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