String Theory Seminars

Yangian Symmetry: From Two to Four Dimensions (Tata Infosys Lecture Series) (Part I)

by Dr. Florian Loebbert (Humboldt U., Berlin)

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at A 304
Description
In these lectures we introduce Drinfeld's Yangian algebra and discuss some of its applications in physics. Starting from its origins in two-dimensional models, we explain the role of the Yangian in the context of quantum groups and the Yang-Baxter equation. Finally, we illustrate how the Yangian finds its way into the AdS/CFT duality and four-dimensional N=4 super Yang-Mills theory.