Intersections of String Theory and QFT
8th April 2022, King's College London
This one day event intends to bring together experts working at the intersection of String Theory and Quantum Field Theory in the vicinity of London. Four speakers will give 1.5 hour long blackboard talks. We hope to make it a recurrent event.
Please register below. Please note, this event will be held in-person only.
Speakers
Philip Argyres
University of Cincinnati
Matthew Buican
Queen Mary University of London
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
University of Oxford
Pietro Benetti Genolini
King's College London
Schedule
9:00 – 9:30
Registration and Breakfast
9:30 – 11:00
Philip Argyres - Title: Extension of 4d N=2 VOAs by extended operators
11:00 – 11:30
Morning Coffee
11:30 – 13:00
Matt Buican - Title: How Simple is the Simplest Interacting 4D N=2 SCFT?
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch
14:30 – 16:00
Sakura Schäfer-Nameki - Title: Generalized Symmetries in QFT and String theory
16:00 – 16:30
Afternoon Tea
16:30 – 18:00
Pietro Benetti Genolini - Title: Symmetries in five dimensions
18:00 onwards
Fish and Chips and Ales
Venue
King's College London
K6.29 Old Anatomy Theatre
Enter the Strand Campus where you will be greeted by one of us. From here you can get to the Old Anatomy Theatre by taking the lift to the 6th floor and following the video below.
Organisers
Mario Martone (KCL)
Julius Grimminger (Imperial)
Rishi Mouland (Cambridge)
Pietro Benetti Genolini (KCL)
Michelangelo Preti (KCL)
Jake Stedman (KCL)
Covid
King's asks that you wear a mask while on campus, unless exempt, and that you take a lateral flow test beforehand. For more information click here.
This meeting is also co-sponsored by the Fundamental Physics UK Virtual Centre. If needed you can apply for funding from FPUK (http://nms.kcl.ac.uk/neil.lambert/fpuk/) to cover transportation and accommodation costs from your UK institution, more details can be found in the registration form below.