Supersymmetric indices

Lecturer: Sam van Leuven (Wits)

In these lectures, I will discuss supersymmetric quantum mechanics (SQM) in both the operator and path integral formalism. The lectures are geared towards the introduction and computation of the Witten index for a variety of quantum mechanical systems. I will show or sketch, depending on time, how index theorems follow naturally from the framework of SQM. Finally, I will discuss the extension to higher dimensions and make a connection with recent work on superconformal indices in four dimensions.

 

Literature:


David Tong's lectures on SQM (http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/susyqm.html)

Chapter 10 (and a bit of Chapter 9) of the Mirror Symmetry book by Hori, Vafa et al. (https://www.claymath.org/library/monographs/cmim01c.pdf)
 

Important Dates
Conference Duration
28 November 2022 - 2 December 2022
Registration
27 September 2022 - 4 November 2022 [CLOSED]
Organiser
Name
Prof K Zoubos
Contact Email
[email protected]
Contact Number
124205781