Search for dissertations about: "chern simons"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words chern simons.

  2. 1. Abelian and non-abelian quantum Hall hierarchies

    Author : Yoran Tournois; Maria Hermanns; Kareljan Schoutens; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; fractional quantum hall effect; conformal field theory; Ginzburg-Landau-Chern-Simons; Chern-Simons; wave functions; anyons; fractional statistics; braiding; composite bosons; teoretisk fysik; Theoretical Physics;

    Abstract : A core tenet of condensed matter physics has been that different phases of matter can be classified according to Landau's symmetry breaking paradigm. It has become clear, however, that phases of matter exist that are not distinguished by symmetry, but rather by topology. READ MORE

  4. 2. Twisting and Gluing : On Topological Field Theories, Sigma Models and Vertex Algebras

    Author : Johan Källén; Maxim Zabzine; Mathias Blau; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Topological field theory; Chern-Simons theory; Contact geometry; Sigma models; Poisson vertex algebras; Vertex algebras; String theory; Theoretical Physics; Teoretisk fysik;

    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

  5. 3. Exact Results in Five-Dimensional Gauge Theories : On Supersymmetry, Localization and Matrix Models

    Author : Anton Nedelin; Joseph Minahan; Ivan Kostov; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Supersymmetric localization; Matrix Models; Chern-Simons theory; Supersymmetric Field Theories; 2; 0 theories; Theoretical Physics; Teoretisk fysik;

    Abstract : Gauge theories are one of the corner stones of modern theoretical physics. They describe the nature of all fundamental interactions and have been applied in multiple branches of physics. The most challenging problem of gauge theories, which has not been solved yet, is their strong coupling dynamics. READ MORE

  6. 4. Quasiparticles in the Quantum Hall Effect

    Author : Janik Kailasvuori; Thors Hans Hansson; Jan Myrheim; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; quantum Hall effect; quasiparticles; noncommutative Chern-Simons theory; nonabelian statistics; thin torus; p-wave superconductivity; topology; index theory; effective gauge fields; Condensed matter physics; Kondenserade materiens fysik;

    Abstract : The fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE), discovered in 1982 in a two-dimensional electron system, has generated a wealth of successful theory and new concepts in condensed matter physics, but is still not fully understood. The possibility of having nonabelian quasiparticle statistics has recently attracted attention on purely theoretical grounds but also because of its potential applications in topologically protected quantum computing. READ MORE

  7. 5. Topics in Five Dimensional Supersymmetry and Topological Quantum Field Theories

    Author : Luigi Tizzano; Maxim Zabzine; Anton Kapustin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Supersymmetric Quantum Field Theories; Topological Quantum Field Theories; String Theory.;

    Abstract : We explore five-dimensional supersymmetric quantum field theories and topological quantum field theories. In five dimensions, we describe a framework to consistently define a supersymmetric theory on a curved spacetime manifold. READ MORE