Event time:
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Sloane Physics Laboratory (SPL)
217 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT
06511
Event description:
Dynamics of Quantum Chromodynamics in 3+1 and 2+1 Dimensions
Abstract: We review recent developments concerning the dynamics of Yang-Mills theory and QCD in 3+1 dimensions. In particular, we discuss the consequences of time-reversal symmetry breaking, and show that this allows to make contact between the dynamics of four-dimensional theories and three-dimensional theories. We describe new discrete anomalies in these systems and prove various general theorems about the possible ground states of Yang-Mills theory in 3+1 and 2+1 dimensions.