A Gentle Introduction to Kang-Makarov Conformal Field Theory

Abstract

The conformal field theory of Kang and Makarov is a mathematician’s take on how the physicists think about CFT and the Coulomb gas. I will try to explain the many aspects of the Kang-Makarov approach, focusing on the geometrical characterizations, the underlying potential theory, and the connection with martingale observables for SLE type processes.

Date
May 25, 2022 08:00 -0900 — 09:00 -0900
Location
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
17 Gauss Way, Berkeley, CA
Tom Alberts
Tom Alberts
Associate Professor of Mathematics
University of Utah