Seminars and Colloquia
Physics
Seminar 02 - Particle-Vortex Duality and 3d Bosonization
Wed, Jan 08, 2020,
11:30 AM
at Seminar Hall 31, 2nd Floor, Main Building
Prof. David Tong
Cambridge University
Abstract: I will provide a simple derivation of particle-vortex duality in d=2+1 dimensions. The starting point is a relativistic form of flux attachment, designed to transmute the statistics of particles. From this seed, we derive a web of new dualities. These include particle-vortex duality for bosons as well as the recently discovered counterpart for fermions.
