Search for dissertations about: "Circle fibrations"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Circle fibrations.
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1. Twisting and Turning in Six Dimensions
Abstract : This thesis investigates certain aspects of a six-dimensional quantum theoryknown as (2,0) theory. This theory is maximally supersymmetric and conformal,making it the most symmetric higher dimensional quantum theory known. It hasresisted an explicit construction as a quantum field theory yet its existence can beinferred from string theory. READ MORE
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2. Maximally Supersymmetric Models in Four and Six Dimensions
Abstract : We consider two examples of maximally supersymmetric models; the N=4 Yang-Mills theory in four dimensions and the (2,0) theory in six dimensions. The first part of the thesis serves as an introduction to the topics covered in the appended research papers, and begins with a self-contained discussion of principal fibre bundles and symplectic geometry. READ MORE
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3. (2,0) Theory and Higher Spin: Twisting, Turning and Spinning Towards Higher Energies
Abstract : This thesis investigates an enigmatic six-dimensional quantum theory known as (2,0) theory and a three dimensional conformal theory of higher spin. The former has resisted an explicit construction as a quantum field theory, yet its existence can be inferred from string theory and M-theory where it plays a prominent role. READ MORE
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4. Twisting and Gluing : On Topological Field Theories, Sigma Models and Vertex Algebras
Abstract : This thesis consists of two parts, which can be read separately. In the first part we study aspects of topological field theories. We show how to topologically twist three-dimensional N=2 supersymmetric Chern-Simons theory using a contact structure on the underlying manifold. READ MORE