In theoretical physics, Seiberg–Witten theory is an N = 2 {\displaystyle {\mathcal {N}}=2} supersymmetric gauge theory with an exact low-energy effective...
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Seiberg–Witten theory studied by Nathan Seiberg and Witten (1994a, 1994b) during their investigations of Seiberg–Witten gauge theory. Seiberg–Witten invariants...
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papers, Michael Dine and Seiberg explored various aspects of string theory. In particular, Dine, Ryan Rohm, Seiberg, and Edward Witten proposed a supersymmetry...
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proved that, on a closed symplectic four-manifold, the (gauge-theoretic) Seiberg–Witten invariant is equal to an invariant which enumerates certain pseudoholomorphic...
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Edward Witten (born August 26, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to string theory, topological quantum field theory, and...
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Donaldson theory can now be proved more easily using Seiberg–Witten theory, though there are a number of open problems remaining in Donaldson theory, such...
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Floer homology (redirect from Seiberg–Witten Floer theory)
as a topological quantum field theory. Seiberg–Witten Floer homology or monopole Floer homology is a homology theory for smooth 3-manifolds (equipped...
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The Chern–Simons theory is a 3-dimensional topological quantum field theory of Schwarz type developed by Edward Witten. It was discovered first by mathematical...
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theoretical physics, the Hořava–Witten theory argues that the cancellation of anomalies guarantees that a supersymmetric gauge theory with the E8 gauge group...
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sigma model Wess–Zumino–Witten model Wess–Zumino model Supersymmetric Yang–Mills 4D N = 1 global supersymmetry Seiberg–Witten theory Super QCD (sQCD) N =...
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M-theory is a theory in physics that unifies all consistent versions of superstring theory. Edward Witten first conjectured the existence of such a theory...
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supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory was studied by Seiberg and Witten in Seiberg–Witten theory. All three theories are based in d = 4 {\displaystyle d=4} super...
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The Seiberg–Witten map is a map used in gauge theory and string theory introduced by Nathan Seiberg and Edward Witten which relates non-commutative degrees...
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field theory, we should consider its many applications to Seiberg–Witten gauge theory, topological string theory, the relationship between knot theory and...
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including the Donaldson invariants and Seiberg–Witten invariants in the symplectic category, and Donaldson–Thomas theory in the algebraic category. For compact...
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689N. doi:10.1007/s002200050490. S2CID 14125789. Seiberg, Nathan; Witten, Edward (1999). "String Theory and Noncommutative Geometry". Journal of High Energy...
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Supergravity (redirect from Supergravity theory)
descriptions of different states in a single theory that Witten named M-theory. Furthermore, he argued that M-theory's long wavelength limit, i.e. when the quantum...
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689N. doi:10.1007/s002200050490. S2CID 14125789. Seiberg, Nathan; Witten, Edward (1999). "String Theory and Noncommutative Geometry". Journal of High Energy...
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dimensional approximation in Seiberg–Witten theory, and his PhD thesis topic was A spectrum valued TQFT from the Seiberg–Witten equations. In early 2013,...
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top theoretical physicists. Edward Witten has popularised the concept of a theory in 11 dimensions, called M-theory, involving membranes interpolating...
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interests include geometric topology, Yang-Mills Theory, Seiberg-Witten Theory, Gromov-Witten Theory, and Quantum cohomology of symplectic manifolds....
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Novikov's Morse theory of closed one-forms. Michael Hutchings and Yi-Jen Lee have connected it to Reidemeister torsion and Seiberg–Witten theory. Pajitnov,...
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field theory, Seiberg duality, conjectured by Nathan Seiberg in 1994, is an S-duality relating two different supersymmetric QCDs. The two theories are not...
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realized by Edward Witten (building on previous insights by Michael Duff, Paul Townsend, and others) that the limit of type IIA string theory in which the string...
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interest in gauge theory for its own sake, independent of its successes in fundamental physics. In 1994, Edward Witten and Nathan Seiberg invented gauge-theoretic...
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manifolds. In dimension 4, it forms a piece of Seiberg–Witten theory and other aspects of gauge theory. It is named after noted mathematicians André Lichnerowicz...
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theory Seiberg–Witten theory, corresponding to the low-energy action of N = 2 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory N = 4 supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory...
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Yang–Mills–Higgs equations. Another closely related Lagrangian is found in Seiberg–Witten theory. The Lagrangian density for a Dirac field is: L = ψ ¯ ( i ℏ c ∂...
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supersymmetric Yang–Mills theory N = 8 supergravity Seiberg–Witten theory d'Hoker, Eric; Freedman, Daniel Z. (2004). "Supersymmetric Gauge Theories and the Ads/CFT...
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{\displaystyle \Phi =(\phi ,\psi )} . Such a multiplet can be used to define Seiberg–Witten theory concisely. The N = 2 {\displaystyle {\mathcal {N}}=2} hypermultiplet...
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