• • 10/26/2020: Higgs Bundles & Exceptional Holonomy
  • 4/09/2019: Spin7 Connected Sums and String Theory Dualities
  • 1/10/2019: Exceptional Holonomy, String Duality and Vector Bundles
  • 9/14/2017: Mirror Symmetry for G₂ manifolds
  • 6/17/2017: Mirror Symmetry for G₂ manifolds (see arXiv:1701.05202)

October 26, 2020
TITLE: Higgs Bundles & Exceptional Holonomy

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April 9, 2019
TITLE: Spin7 Connected Sums and String Theory Dualities

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January 10, 2019
TITLE: Exceptional Holonomy, String Duality and Vector Bundles

ABSTRACT: Physics implies that the same data which specify a Calabi-Yau manifold together with a suitable holomorphic vector bundle can equally be used to specify a manifold. After reviewing the ideas which lead to this connection, detailing some of its aspects and giving detailed examples, I will explains that a similar relationship exists for manifolds with suitable vector bundles and Spin(7) manifolds. This can e.g. be used to construct instantons.

September 14, 2017
TITLE: Mirror Symmetry for G₂ manifolds

ABSTRACT: String theories on different manifolds can lead to the same physics in a phenomenon called mirror symmetry. In this talk, I will review mirror symmetry for manifolds, focusing on recent progress. In particular, I will present constructions of mirror manifolds realized as twisted connected sums.

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June 6, 2017
TITLE: Mirror Symmetry for G₂ manifolds (see arXiv:1701.05202)

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