Department of Mathematics

Indian Institute of Science

Bangalore 560 012

 

SEMINAR

 

Speaker

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Prof. Ambar Sengupta
Affiliation : Louisiana State University

Subject Area

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Mathematics

 

Venue

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Lecture Hall - III, Dept of Mathematics

 

Time

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4.00 pm

 

Date  

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January 18,2008 (Friday)

Title

:

Mathematical Aspects of 2-dimensional Yang-Mills Theory
Abstract :

Yang-Mills gauge theory, classical as well as quantum, in two dimensions is both mathematically tractable and poses interesting questions. The quantum theory for the field has a mathematically precise formulation in terms of a Gaussian measure. Classical holonomies become group-valued random variables in this setting.
This talk will present an overview of some mathematical problems, solutions, and ideas arising from two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory.


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