Probability and Mathematical Physics Seminar

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Wilson loop expectations in finite gauge group lattice gauge theories

Speaker: Sky Cao, IAS

Location: Warren Weaver Hall 109

Date: Friday, December 9, 2022, 11:10 a.m.

Synopsis:

Lattice gauge theories with finite gauge groups are statistical mechanical models, very much akin to the Ising model, but with some twists. In recent years there have been various works studying the behavior of Wilson loop observables (which are the basic observables associated with these models) in various regimes. In my talk I will survey these results and give some proof ideas.