Lectures related to String Theory: Lectures 14-17

Easing Model Conformal Theory: Scaling Limits and Correlations

Covers the Easing model conformal theory, focusing on scaling limits and correlation functions.

Covers the concept of holography in classical gravity and its relation to string theory.

Explores black holes and string theory solutions in higher-dimensional space.

Explores the concept of scrambling in quantum chaotic systems, connecting classical chaos to quantum chaos and emphasizing sensitivity to initial conditions.

Renormalization Group in Field Theory

Explores the Renormalization Group in field theory, discussing scaling functions, critical exponents, and Gaussian fixed points.

Conformal Field Theory Basics

Covers the basics of Conformal Field Theory, focusing on Large N CFTs and correlation functions.

AdS/CFT: Quantum Gravity and Holographic Principle

Explores AdS/CFT, quantum gravity, and the holographic principle in string theory.

Operator Product Expansion

Explores Operator Product Expansion (OPE) and its role in Conformal Bootstrap.

Local Fields and Correlations in Ising Models

Covers local fields and correlations in Ising models and conformal field theory.

Conformal Field Theory: Generators and Commutation Relations

Covers the definition of generators of the conformal group and the application of Wick's theorem.

Statistical Models: Unitary Conformal Field Theories

Covers the connection between statistical models and unitary conformal field theories, focusing on critical points and the role of local fields.

Conformal Loop Ensembles: Connections to CFT

Explores the relationship between conformal loop ensembles and conformal field theory, focusing on the three-point nesting function and its mathematical derivation.

Symmetric Product Orbifolds & Holography

Explores Symmetric Product Orbifolds and their relation to Holography in AdS/CFT duality, covering AdS3 Gravity, primary operators, and BPS states.

Axiverse Dynamics: Autoresonance and Direct Detection

Delves into axiverse dynamics, exploring autoresonance and direct detection prospects for axions.

Analytic Infinite Derivative Gravity

Explores Analytic Infinite Derivative (AID) gravity, discussing infinite derivatives in gravity theories, UV completeness, and implications for quantum gravity.

Conformal Blocks: Understanding Young Diagrams and Weight States

Covers conformal blocks, Young diagrams, and their significance in weight states.

FK-Percolation and the Six-Vertex Model: Critical Phenomena

Covers the transition from the six-vertex model to FK-percolation, focusing on critical phenomena and phase transitions in two-dimensional systems.

Renormalization & Scaling

Explores renormalization, scaling, critical points, exponents, and phase transitions in conformal field theory and quantum gravity.

Currents in the O(n) Model: Conformal Field Theory Insights

Covers the O(n) model on the hexagonal lattice and its currents.

Critical Exponents from RG

Covers CFT, gravity, phase transitions, critical exponents, and RG formalism.