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SPS organises a talk by Hubert Saleur

SPS organises a talk by Hubert Saleur

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Wednesday, 3 April 2019
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Wednesday, 3 April 2019
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SPS organises a talk by Hubert Saleur
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School of Physical Sciences

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Conformal Field Theory and Associative Algebras

Hubert Saleur

IPhT CEA Saclay, France and USC Los Angeles, USA

Date: April 3, 2019 (WEDNESDAY)

Time: 4PM – 5:30PM

Venue: Seminar Room SPS, JNU

Abstract: I will discuss recent developments on the potential relationship between Conformal Field Theory and Associative Algebras such as the Affine Temperley-Lieb Algebra. The first part of the talk will be more physical in nature, and discuss, in particular, lattice models and quantum spin chains. The second part will be more mathematical, and will focus on the question of “fusion” in the Affine Temperley-Lieb Algebra. We will try to make the initial part of the talk accessible to a wider audience

We will try to make the initial part of the talk accessible to a wider audience.

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