COVID-19 information for PI Residents and Visitors
In the past five years their have a been number of significant advances in the mathematics of QFT on manifolds with boundary. The work of Cattaneo, Mnev, and Reshitihkin--beyond setting rigorous foundations--has led to many computable and salient examples. Similarly, the work of Costello (specifically projects joint with Gwilliam and Si Li) provides a framework (and deformation/obstruction) for the observable theory of such theories with boundary/defects. There are related mathematical advances: constructible factorization algebras and higher category theory as pioneered by Lurie and the collaboration of Ayala, Francis, and Tanaka. The goal of the workshop is to bring together the leading experts in this multi-faceted subject.The structure of the workshop will be such as to maximize the exchange of knowledge and collaboration. More specifically, the morning sessions will consist of several lecture series, while the afternoons will be reserved for research working groups. The mornings will communicate the essential ideas and techniques surrounding bulk-boundary correspondences and perturbative AKSZ theories on manifolds with boundary/corners. The afternoons will be research driven and focus on specific problems within the following realms: the interaction of renormalization with cutting/pasting, aspects of the AdS/CFT correspondence, cohomological approaches to gravity, and the observable/defect theory of AKSZ type theories.
Perimeter Institute has launched a new program whereby child care support may be available to facilitate your participation in workshops and conferences. Please visit http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/research/conferences/child-care-support-conference-participants for more information.
- David Ayala, Montana State University
- Francesco Bonechi, INFN, Sezione di Firenze
- Alberto Cattaneo, University of Zurich
- Kevin Costello, Perimeter Institute
- Tudor Dimofte, University of California, Davis
- Si Li, Tsinghua University
- Kasia Rejzner, University of York
- Pavel Safronov, University of Geneva
- Michele Schiavina, University of Califonia, Berkeley
- Brian Williams, Northwestern University
- Philsang Yoo, Northwestern University
- Maxim Zabzine, Uppsala University
- David Ayala, Montana State University
- Francis Bischoff, University of Toronto
- Francesco Bonechi, INFN, Sezione di Firenze
- Dylan Butson, Perimeter Institute
- Alberto Cattaneo, University of Zurich
- Kevin Costello, Perimeter Institute
- Tudor Dimofte, University of California, Davis
- Chris Elliott, Northwestern University
- Laurent Freidel, Perimeter Institute
- Davide Gaiotto, Perimeter Institute
- Josh Lackman, University of Toronto
- Si Li, Tsinghua University
- Etera Livine, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
- Mykola Matviichuk, University of Toronto
- Sean Pohorence, Northwestern University
- Surya Raghavendran, Perimeter Institute
- Kasia Rejzner, University of York
- Marcelo Rubio, National University of Cordoba
- Pavel Safronov, University of Geneva
- Michele Schiavina, University of Califonia, Berkeley
- Andrei Schieber, Perimeter Institute
- Barak Shoshany, Perimeter Institute
- Alex Weekes, Perimeter Institute
- Brian Williams, Northwestern University
- Philsang Yoo, Northwestern University
- Maxim Zabzine, Uppsala University
- Jose Zapata, University of Waterloo
- Yehao Zhou, Perimeter Institute
Monday, May 8, 2017
Time |
Event |
Location |
8:30 – 9:00am |
Registration |
Reception |
9:00 – 9:05am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Alice Room |
9:05 – 10:00am |
Alberto Cattaneo, University of Zurich |
Alice Room |
10:00 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
11:00 – 12:00pm |
Tudor Dimofte, University of California, Davis |
Alice Room |
12:00 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
2:00 – 4:00pm |
Organized Discussions |
Reflecting Lounge |
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Time |
Event |
Location |
9:00 – 10:00am |
Alberto Cattaneo, University of Zurich |
Alice Room |
10:00 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
11:00 – 12:00pm |
David Ayala, Montana State University |
Alice Room |
12:00 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
2:00 – 4:00pm |
Organized Discussions |
Reflecting Lounge |
4:00 – 5:00pm |
Philsang Yoo, Northwestern University |
Alice Room |
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Time |
Event |
Location |
9:00 – 10:00am |
Brian Williams, Northwestern University |
Alice Room |
10:00 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
11:00 – 12:00pm |
Kevin Costello, Perimeter Institute |
Alice Room |
12:00 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
2:00 – 4:00pm |
Organized Discussions |
Reflecting Lounge |
4:00 – 5:00pm |
Francesco Bonechi, INFN |
Alice Room |
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Time |
Event |
Location |
9:00 – 10:00am |
Si Li, Tsinghua University |
Alice Room |
10:00 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
11:00 – 12:00pm |
Michele Schiavina, University of California, Berkeley |
Alice Room |
12:00 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
2:00 – 4:00pm |
Organized Discussions |
Reflecting Lounge |
4:00 – 5:00pm |
Pavel Safronov, University of Geneva |
Alice Room |
5:00pm |
Pub Night |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
Friday, May 12, 2017
Time |
Event |
Location |
9:00 – 10:00am |
Kasia Rejzner, University of York |
Alice Room |
10:00 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
11:00 – 12:00pm |
Maxim Zabzine, Uppsala University |
Alice Room |
12:00 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
Virasoro constraints, localization and some comments on BV
Building bridges between Lorentzian and Euclidean formalisms for BV quantization
Additivity for Poisson algebras
Equivalence of theories in the presence of boundaries: the example of General Relativity
Vertex algebras and BV master equation
Poisson Sigma Model with symplectic target
A link between AdS/CFT and Koszul duality
Bulk-boundary BV quantization for 2-1 theories
Degenerate Field Theories and Boundary Theories
Factorization homology: a state-sum approach to non-perturbative sigma-models with deeply non-affine algebraic target
Pages
Scientific Organizers:
- Ryan Grady, Montana State University
- Theo Johnson-Freyd, Perimeter Institute
- Pavel Mnev, University of Notre Dame