BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:researchseminars.org CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ibou Bah (Johns Hopkins U.) DTSTART:20200520T191500Z DTEND:20200520T204500Z DTSTAMP:20260423T005753Z UID:USC-HET/2 DESCRIPTION:Title: Anomaly Inflow and Geometric Engineering of Quantum Field Theory\nby I bou Bah (Johns Hopkins U.) as part of USC High Energy Theory Seminars\n\nL ecture held in SSC 319 on University Park Campus (USC).\n\nAbstract\nTitle : Anomaly Inflow and Geometric Engineering of Quantum Field Theory\n\nAbst ract: In this talk\, I will review recent results in using string theory t o compute anomalies of quantum fields theories. In particular\, I will de scribe reductions of anomaly polynomials in type IIB string theory and M-t heory on compact spaces to capture the anomalies for quantum field theorie s that describe the low-energy dynamics of branes in various configuration s. As examples of these methods\, I will describe how to obtain the anoma lies of quantum field theories in the reduction of SCFTs in 6d and 4d on p unctured Riemann surfaces. Another interesting example that will be discu ssed is the theory of M5-branes probing a Z_2 orbifold fixed point while w rapping Riemann surfaces. The anomaly inflow analysis in this latter examp le lead to the identification of its holographic duals.\n\nZoom Meeting ID : 927 1418 2739\nPassword: 861608\nYou will enter a waiting room for a sho rt while.\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/USC-HET/2/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR