Introduction to N = 2 Gauge Theory Chris Elliott
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The goal of this seminar is to understand the Nekrasov partition function introduced by Nekrasov in 2003 [Nek03]. This is a generating function for correlation functions in an N = 2 supersymmetric gauge theory, so my goal today is to explain what N = 2 gauge theory is and why we might find it interesting. We begin with the latter question, why is this interesting? There are two intertwined answers.
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Introduction to N = 2 Gauge Theory
The goal of this seminar is to understand the Nekrasov partition function introduced by Nekrasov in 2003 [Nek03]. This is a generating function for correlation functions in an N = 2 supersymmetric gauge theory, so my goal today is to explain what N = 2 gauge theory is and why we might find it interesting. We begin with the latter question, why is this interesting? There are two intertwined answ...
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