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(26.10.) Why Symplectic Singularities?
Antoine Bourget (IPhT Saclay)
26.10.2023 at 16:15
In the past decade, a kind of geometric space known as symplectic singularities have become a popular topic for an increasing community of physicists and mathematicians. My goal in this presentation is to explain the reasons for this sudden interest. Within the context of supersymmetric theories, they have incarnations as hyperKähler quotients, Higgs branches, Coulomb branches, they serve as a tool in the study of SCFTs, allow to explore RG flows and deformations, and are connected to vertex operator algebras. In this review talk, I will recall the basic definitions and examples, and mention a few very recent advances and open problems.
Arnold Sommerfeld Center Theresienstrasse 37
Room 348 via ZOOM