Abstract

A large class of (2+1)d gauge theories may be engineered using Hanany-Witten diagrams. Some of these theories are known to flow to non-trivial superconformal fixed points, while others are known to break supersymmetry. However, there are many such theories for which the IR behavior is not known. As the IR of 3d theories are strongly coupled, standard perturbative techniques are of little use. In order to approach this problem, the speaker and his research group will construct the general gravity dual of Hanany-Witten diagrams using M-Theory. This extends the work of Assel et al (2011, 2012) who only considered the IR superconformal fixed point of a subset of such theories.

The seminar is free and open to all. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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