scholarly journals Poisson–Lie Groups and Gauge Theory

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1324
Author(s):  
Catherine Meusburger
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Lie Groups ◽  
Moduli Spaces ◽  
Integrable Systems ◽  
Mathematical Physics ◽  
Flat Connections ◽  
Poisson Lie Groups ◽  
Chern Simons

We review Poisson–Lie groups and their applications in gauge theory and integrable systems from a mathematical physics perspective. We also comment on recent results and developments and their applications. In particular, we discuss the role of quasitriangular Poisson–Lie groups and dynamical r-matrices in the description of moduli spaces of flat connections and the Chern–Simons gauge theory.

Moduli Space of Flat Connections as a Poisson Manifold

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (26n27) ◽  
pp. 3195-3206 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Fock ◽  
A. A. Rosly
Keyword(s):  
Riemann Surface ◽  
Lie Groups ◽  
Poisson Structure ◽  
Moduli Space ◽  
Poisson Manifold ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Flat Connections ◽  
Lattice Gauge ◽  
Poisson Lie Groups

In this talk we describe the Poisson structure of the moduli space of flat connections on a two dimensional Riemann surface in terms of lattice gauge fields and Poisson–Lie groups.

scholarly journals On the Connectedness of Moduli Spaces of Flat Connections over Compact Surfaces

2004 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 1228-1236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan-Kuo Ho ◽  
Chiu-Chu Melissa Liu
Keyword(s):  
Lie Groups ◽  
Moduli Space ◽  
Moduli Spaces ◽  
Orientable Surface ◽  
Equivalence Classes ◽  
Nonorientable Surface ◽  
Flat Connections ◽  
Gauge Equivalence ◽  
Compact Orientable Surface ◽  
Simply Connected

AbstractWe study the connectedness of the moduli space of gauge equivalence classes of flat G-connections on a compact orientable surface or a compact nonorientable surface for a class of compact connected Lie groups. This class includes all the compact, connected, simply connected Lie groups, and some non-semisimple classical groups.

scholarly journals ASPECTS OF INTEGRABILITY IN $\mathcal{N} = 4$ SYM

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (34) ◽  
pp. 2549-2563 ◽  
Author(s):  
ABHISHEK AGARWAL
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Integrable Systems ◽  
Closed String ◽  
Quantum Spin ◽  
Spin Chains ◽  
Quantum Spin Chains ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Open Strings

Various recently developed connections between supersymmetric Yang–Mills theories in four dimensions and two-dimensional integrable systems serve as crucial ingredients in improving our understanding of the AdS/CFT correspondence. In this review, we highlight some connections between superconformal four-dimensional Yang–Mills theory and various integrable systems. In particular, we focus on the role of Yangian symmetries in studying the gauge theory dual of closed string excitations. We also briefly review how the gauge theory connects to Calogero models and open quantum spin chains through the study of the gauge theory duals of D3 branes and open strings ending on them. This invited review is based on a seminar given at the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton.

scholarly journals Holographic Projection of Electromagnetic Maxwell Theory

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1134
Author(s):  
Erica Bertolini ◽  
Nicola Maggiore
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Central Charge ◽  
Momentum Tensor ◽  
Boundary Theory ◽  
Coupling Constant ◽  
Maxwell Theory ◽  
Chern Simons

The 4D Maxwell theory with single-sided planar boundary is considered. As a consequence of the presence of the boundary, two broken Ward identities are recovered, which, on-shell, give rise to two conserved currents living on the edge. A Kaç-Moody algebra formed by a subset of the bulk fields is obtained with central charge proportional to the inverse of the Maxwell coupling constant, and the degrees of freedom of the boundary theory are identified as two vector fields, also suggesting that the 3D theory should be a gauge theory. Finally the holographic contact between bulk and boundary theory is reached in two inequivalent ways, both leading to a unique 3D action describing a new gauge theory of two coupled vector fields with a topological Chern-Simons term with massive coefficient. In order to check that the 3D projection of 4D Maxwell theory is well defined, we computed the energy-momentum tensor and the propagators. The role of discrete symmetries is briefly discussed.

scholarly journals TOPOLOGICAL GAUGE THEORIES FROM SUPERSYMMETRIC QUANTUM MECHANICS ON SPACES OF CONNECTIONS

1993 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
pp. 573-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATTHIAS BLAU ◽  
GEORGE THOMPSON
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Euler Characteristic ◽  
Moduli Spaces ◽  
Riemannian Geometry ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Flat Connections ◽  
Infinite Dimensional

We rederive the recently introduced N=2 topological gauge theories, representing the Euler characteristic of moduli spaces ℳ of connections, from supersymmetric quantum mechanics on the infinite-dimensional spaces [Formula: see text] of gauge orbits. To that end we discuss variants of ordinary supersymmetric quantum mechanics which have meaningful extensions to infinite-dimensional target spaces, and introduce supersymmetric quantum mechanics actions modeling the Riemannian geometry of submersions and embeddings, relevant to the projections [Formula: see text] and inclusions [Formula: see text] respectively. We explain the relation between Donaldson theory and the gauge theory of flat connections in three dimensions and illustrate the general construction by other two- and four-dimensional examples.

scholarly journals BPS spectra and 3-manifold invariants

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (02) ◽  
pp. 2040003
Author(s):  
Sergei Gukov ◽  
Du Pei ◽  
Pavel Putrov ◽  
Cumrun Vafa
Keyword(s):  
Riemann Surfaces ◽  
Index Formula ◽  
Lens Spaces ◽  
Partition Functions ◽  
Flat Connections ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Bps States ◽  
Chern Simons ◽  
Theory Formula

We provide a physical definition of new homological invariants [Formula: see text] of 3-manifolds (possibly, with knots) labeled by abelian flat connections. The physical system in question involves a 6d fivebrane theory on [Formula: see text] times a 2-disk, [Formula: see text], whose Hilbert space of BPS states plays the role of a basic building block in categorification of various partition functions of 3d [Formula: see text] theory [Formula: see text]: [Formula: see text] half-index, [Formula: see text] superconformal index, and [Formula: see text] topologically twisted index. The first partition function is labeled by a choice of boundary condition and provides a refinement of Chern–Simons (WRT) invariant. A linear combination of them in the unrefined limit gives the analytically continued WRT invariant of [Formula: see text]. The last two can be factorized into the product of half-indices. We show how this works explicitly for many examples, including Lens spaces, circle fibrations over Riemann surfaces, and plumbed 3-manifolds.

Geometry and Physics: Volume II

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Moduli Spaces ◽  
Mirror Symmetry ◽  
Geometric Analysis ◽  
Mathematical Physics ◽  
Poisson Geometry ◽  
Special Holonomy ◽  
Low Dimensional Topology ◽  
Generalized Complex Structures ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Low Dimensional

These volumes contain the proceedings of the conference held at Aarhus, Oxford and Madrid in September 2016 to mark the seventieth birthday of Nigel Hitchin, one of the world’s foremost geometers and Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford. The proceedings contain twenty-nine articles, including three by Fields medallists (Donaldson, Mori and Yau). The articles cover a wide range of topics in geometry and mathematical physics, including the following: Riemannian geometry, geometric analysis, special holonomy, integrable systems, dynamical systems, generalized complex structures, symplectic and Poisson geometry, low-dimensional topology, algebraic geometry, moduli spaces, Higgs bundles, geometric Langlands programme, mirror symmetry and string theory. These volumes will be of interest to researchers and graduate students both in geometry and mathematical physics.

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