Monday, November 20, 2023
4:00 PM -
5:00 PM
Linde Hall 310
Mathematics Colloquium
Series: Mathematics Colloquium Series
Random conformal geometry
In the first half of the talk, I will introduce the central objects in random conformal geometry. Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE) is a random planar curve describing the scaling limits of interfaces in statistical physics models (e.g. percolation, Ising model). Liouville quantum gravity (LQG) is a random 2D surface arising as the scaling limit of random planar maps. These fractal geometries have deep connections to bosonic string theory and conformal field theories. There are many powerful theorems which say that, roughly speaking, cutting LQG by independent SLE gives two independent LQG surfaces. In the second half, I present some new developments and their applications.
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