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Mathematical Research at the University of Cambridge

 

Defects and interfaces are the subjects of intense study in different contexts, as they provide useful probes  quantum field theory and condensed-matter systems.  In the case of two-dimensional conformal interfaces, universal properties are encoded in the flux of energy transmitted and reflected for an excitation scattering with the interface. I will first discuss the study of energy trasport across interfaces in the holographic setup, using the minimal holographic model of a brane in AdS3. I will then discuss  the extension to a class of non-conformal defects obtained by turning on a TTbar-deformation of the CFT, as well as a class of defects obtained by allowing a time-reparametrization at the interface, corresponding to solutions of Nambu-Goto equation in the limit of a small tension brane. The latter setup can also be further generalized to multi-way junctions between CFTs.

Further information

Time:

07Oct
Oct 7th 2025
10:00 to 11:30

Venue:

Seminar Room 2, Newton Institute

Speaker:

Giuseppe Policastro (École Normale Supérieure)

Series:

Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series