Mikefest: A conference in honor of Michael Douglas' 60th birthday

Session

Morning chair: Organizer

May 9, 2022, 9:00 AM

Centre de conférences Marilyn et James Simons (Le Bois-Marie)

1. Adventures in Theoretical Physics (T: 50mn + Q: 10mn)

Prof. Shamit KACHRU (Stanford University)

5/9/22, 10:00 AM

I give a qualitative description of a few problems in theoretical physics that I’ve thought about in recent years (the variety of ideas and techniques has a good overlap with some of Mike’s past interests). Topics will include a quantum field theory approach to determining Ricci flat metrics on K3 surfaces, D-brane models of theories of fractons, and a preliminary foray into theoretical biology.

12. Bootstrap for Lattice Yang-Mills Theory (T: 50mn + Q: 10mn)

Prof. Volodya KAZAKOV (LPENS)

5/9/22, 11:30 AM

I will speak about my recent work with Zechuan Zheng where we study the SU(Nc) lattice Yang-Mills theory in the ’t Hooft limit Nc → infinity, at dimensions D=2,3,4, via the numerical bootstrap method. It combines the Makeenko-Migdal loop equations, with the cut-off L on maximal length of Wilson loops, and the positivity conditions on certain correlation matrices. We thus obtain rigorous upper...