Davide Gaiotto

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Krembil Galileo Galilei Chair in Theoretical Physics at Perimeter Institute
Faculty

Areas of Research:
Mathematical Physics,
Quantum Fields and Strings
Phone: (519) 569-7600 x5004

Research Interests

From July 31 2015 to July 31 2016 I have worked on two general topics:
the study of mathematical properties and classification of
supersymmetric quantum field theories in various dimensions
and the study of mathematical aspects of quantum field theory which
arise in high energy theory and condensed matter physics.

Awards

  • New Horizons in Physics Prize 2012 Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation
  • The Gribov Medal Prize 2011 European Physical Society

Recent Publications

  • Surface Defects and Chiral Algebras Clay Cordova (Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study), Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.), Shu-Heng Shao (Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study). Apr 6, 2017. 43 pp. Published in JHEP 1705 (2017) 140
  • Theta, Time Reversal, and Temperature Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.), Anton Kapustin (Caltech), Zohar Komargodski (Weizmann Inst.), Nathan Seiberg (Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study). Mar 1, 2017. 61 pp. Published in JHEP 1705 (2017) 091
  • State sum constructions of spin-TFTs and string net constructions of fermionic phases of matter Lakshya Bhardwaj, Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.), Anton Kapustin (Caltech). May 5, 2016. 92 pp. Published in JHEP 1704 (2017) 096
  • Supersymmetric Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev models Wenbo Fu (Harvard U., Phys. Dept.), Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.), Juan Maldacena (Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study), Subir Sachdev (Harvard U., Phys. Dept. & Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.). Oct 27, 2016. 20 pp. Published in Phys.Rev. D95 (2017) no.2, 026009, Addendum: Phys.Rev. D95 (2017) no.6, 069904
  • Duality walls and defects in 5d N=1 theories Davide Gaiotto, Hee-Cheol Kim (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.). Jun 11, 2015. 64 pp. Published in JHEP 1701 (2017) 019
  • Topological conformal defects with tensor networks Markus Hauru (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.), Glen Evenbly (UC, Irvine), Wen Wei Ho (Geneva U., Dept. Theor. Phys.), Davide Gaiotto, Guifre Vidal (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.). Dec 11, 2015. 24 pp. Published in Phys.Rev. B94 (2016) no.11, 115125
  • Infrared Computations of Defect Schur Indices Clay Cordova (Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study), Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.), Shu-Heng Shao (Harvard U., Phys. Dept.). Jun 27, 2016. 92 pp. Published in JHEP 1611 (2016) 106
  • Boundaries, Mirror Symmetry, and Symplectic Duality in 3d N=4 Gauge Theory Mathew Bullimore (Oxford U., Inst. Math. & Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study), Tudor Dimofte (Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study & Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.), Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.), Justin Hilburn (Oregon U., Dept. Math.). Mar 28, 2016. 224 pp. Published in JHEP 1610 (2016) 108
  • Surface Defect Indices and 2d-4d BPS States Clay Cordova (Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study), Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.), Shu-Heng Shao (Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study). Mar 7, 2017. 49 pp. e-Print: arXiv: 1703.02525 [hep-th] | PDF
  • Vertex Algebras at the Corner Davide Gaiotto, Miroslav Rapčák (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.). Mar 2, 2017. 101 pp. e-Print: arXiv: 1703.00982 [hep-th] | PDF
  • Twisted compactifications of 3d N = 4 theories and conformal blocks Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.). Nov 4, 2016. 50 pp. e-Print: arXiv: 1611.01528 [hep-th] | PDF
  • S-duality of boundary conditions and the Geometric Langlands program Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.). Sep 28, 2016. 57 pp. e-Print: arXiv: 1609.09030 [hep-th] | PDF
  • Vortices and Vermas Mathew Bullimore (Oxford U., Inst. Math.), Tudor Dimofte (UC, Davis, Dept. Math. & Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys. & UC, Davis, QMAP), Davide Gaiotto (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.), Justin Hilburn (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys. & Oregon U., Dept. Math. & Pennsylvania U., Dept. Math.), Hee-Cheol Kim (Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys. & Harvard U.). Sep 14, 2016. 103 pp. e-Print: arXiv: 1609.04406 [hep-th] | PDF

Seminars

  • Gapped phases of matter vs. Topological field theories, Simons Summer workshop 2017
  • PIRSA:17070066, Gapped phases of matter vs. Topological field theories, 2017-07-31, Hopf Algebras in Kitaev's Quantum Double Models: Mathematical Connections from Gauge Theory to Topological Quantum Computing and Categorical Quantum Mechanics
  • PIRSA:16110043, Mathematical Physics Seminar, 2016-11-03, Mathematical Physics
  • PIRSA:16100055, Strings Group Meeting, 2016-10-07, Quantum Fields and Strings