Quantization of gauge systems, 10-13 November and 17-20 November 2009

Master Class, by Nicolai Reshetikhin

Abstract:
The goal of this master-class is to outline the semiclassical quantization of models of classical and quantum field theories with gauge symmetry. The main examples will be the Yang-Mills theory (its Euclidean version) in dimension 4 and the Chern-Simons theory in dimension 3.

The class will start with the description of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of classical field theory. We will discuss the difference between first and second order classical field theories. Then we will see how the asymptotical expansion of oscillating integrals can be computed in terms of Feynman diagrams. After this we will move to the analysis of the semiclassical asymptotical expansions for the Yang-Mills theory and for the Chern-Simons theory. We will briefly discuss the renormalization issues for the Yang-Mills theory and will focus on invariants of 3-manifolds which appear as coefficients of the semiclassical expansion for the Chern-Simons theory. We will also see how the quantization of the Chern-Simons theory is related to the quantization of moduli spaces of flat connections in trivial principal G-bundles over  surfaces.

The Master Class will follow, in parts, the Lecture Notes from the Holbaek Summer School on Quantum Gravity: http://staff.science.uva.nl/~nresheti/Holb-Quant-Gauge.pdf.

Dates

From Tuesday November 10 to Friday November 13 and from Tuesday November 17 to Friday November 20, 2009.

Registration Form
(A limited amount of financial support will be available for PhD students to attend the master class)

Preliminary schedule:
10:00-10:45 Lecture
10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:00 Lecture
14:00-14:45 Lecture
14:45-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:00 Lecture

Location:
10 November: G3.1
11 November: Koll.G
12 November: G3.1 at 10:00-14:00 and G3.2 at 14:00-16:00
13 November: G3.1
17 November: Koll.G at 10:00-12:00 and Aud.G1 at 12:00-16:00
18 November: Koll.G
19 November: Koll.G at 10:00-12:00 and Aud.G2 at 12:00-16:00
20 November: G3.1

Video Recordings

• November 10
  • Lecture 1     Small size (141M)     Larger size (614M)
  • Lecture 2     Small size (170M)     Larger size (749M)
  • Lecture 3     Small size (146M)     Larger size (638M)
  • Lecture 4     Small size (140M)     Larger size (607M)
• November 11
  • Lecture 1     Small size (145M)     Larger size (644M)
  • Lecture 2     Small size (151M)     Larger size (669M)
  • Lecture 3     Small size (126M)     Larger size (556M)
  • Lecture 4     Small size (164M)     Larger size (726M)
• November 12
  • Lecture 1     Small size ( 75M)     Larger size (327M)
  • Lecture 2     Small size (155M)     Larger size (674M)
  • Lecture 3     Small size (161M)     Larger size (682M)
  • Lecture 4     Small size (150M)     Larger size (643M)
• November 13
  • Lecture 1     Small size (149M)     Larger size (640M)
  • Lecture 2     Small size (152M)     Larger size (639M)
  • Lecture 3     Small size (164M)     Larger size (688M)
  • Lecture 4     Small size (150M)     Larger size (645M)
As the second week was of a more informal nature, video recordings will not be available to the general public. If you wish to view the videos you will need a username and password. Second week

Practical Information

• Hotels in Aarhus
• Travelling to Aarhus
• How to get to CTQM & Aarhus Maps

Organiser: Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen.

 

Revised 20.11.2009

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