{"id":6,"date":"2013-11-20T14:36:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T12:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/contemporary-methods-in-field-theory\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2020-08-16T13:16:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T11:16:51","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/contemporary-methods-in-quantum-field-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Quantum field theory is the underlying theoretical framework by which we understand particle physics, string theory, and certain aspects of condensed matter systems. While it is, by now, a well established canonical field in physics, novel developments during the last couple of years have led to original and stimulating progress in our understanding of quantum field theory both at a fundamental level as well as from a more applicative viewpoint. In this school, leading experts will provide an exposition of the most recent developments in the field which will allow students to delve into current research topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics to be covered include: dualities and phases of supersymmetric gauge theories, N=2 supersymmetric theories, integrability and localization, the conformal bootstrap program, on-shell amplitudes, Chern Simons matter (vector) theories, and trace anomalies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ofer Aharony (Weizmann)<\/li><li>Joseph Minahan (Uppsala)<\/li><li>Leonardo Rastelli (Stony Brook)<\/li><li>Adam Schwimmer (Weizmann)<\/li><li>Nathan Seiberg (IAS Princeton)<\/li><li>Amit Sever (IAS Princeton)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organizers:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Oren Bergman, Technion (bergman@physics.technion.ac.il)<\/li><li>Gilad Lifschytz, Haifa University (giladl@research.haifa.ac.il)<\/li><li>Amos Yarom, Technion (ayarom@physics.technion.ac.il)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quantum field theory is the underlying theoretical framework by which we understand particle physics, string theory, and certain aspects of condensed matter systems. 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