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Geometric approaches to quantum fields and strings at strong couplings / Thomas Rochais.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Rochais, Thomas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics.
- Quantum physics.
- Physics and Astronomy--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Physics and Astronomy.
- Local Subjects:
- Physics.
- Quantum physics.
- Physics and Astronomy--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Physics and Astronomy.
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (560 pages)
- Contained In:
- Dissertations Abstracts International 82-12B.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2021.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- Geometric structures and dualities arise naturally in quantum field theories and string theory. In fact, these tools become very useful when studying strong coupling effects, where standard perturbative techniques can no longer be used. In this thesis we look at several conformal field theories in various dimensions. We first discuss the structure of the nilpotent networks stemming from T-brane deformations in 4D \uD835\uDCA9=1 theories and then go to the stringy origins of 6D superconformal field theories to realize deformations associated with T-branes in terms of simple combinatorial data. We then analyze non-perturbative generalizations of orientifold 3-planes (i.e. S-folds) in order to produce different 4D \uD835\uDCA9=2 theories. Afterwards, we turn our attention towards a few dualities found at strong coupling. For instance, abelian T-duality is known to be a full duality in string theory between type IIA and type IIB. Its nonabelian generalization, Poisson-Lie T-duality, has only been conjectured to be so. We show that Poisson-Lie symmetric σ-models are at least two-loop renormalizable and their β-functions are invariant under Poisson-Lie T-duality. Finally, we review recent progress leading to phenomenologically relevant dualities between M-theory on local G2 spaces and F-theory on locally elliptically fibered Calabi-Yau fourfolds. In particular, we find that the 3D \uD835\uDCA9=1 effective field theory defined by M-theory on a local Spin(7) space unifies the Higgs bundle data associated with 4D \uD835\uDCA9 =1 M-theory and F-theory vacua. We finish with some comments on 3D interfaces at strong coupling.
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-12, Section: B.
- Advisors: Heckman, Jonathan J.; Committee members: Mirjam Cvetic; Jonathan Heckman; Justin Khoury; Burt Ovrut; Evelyn Thomson.
- Department: Physics and Astronomy.
- Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 2021.
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175
- ISBN:
- 9798738617676
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
- This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
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