- 06/08/2022: Getting High on Gluing Orbifolds
June 8, 2022
TITLE: Getting High on Gluing Orbifolds
ABSTRACT:
Quantum field theories (QFTs) engineered from M-theory on singular non-compact manifolds often enjoy a rich dictionary between physical data and geometric quantities. For instance, when real codimension-4 ADE orbifold singularities extend out to the asymptotic boundary, the local operators of the QFT form representations of a (so-called) flavor group whose Lie algebra is specified by the ADE-types. We present a novel geometric procedure to calculate the global structure of this group. Additionally, taking into account line operators of the QFT, this structure may generalize to a 2-group and we give a geometric picture for this as well. For part I of this talk series, we will discuss these ideas in the context of 5d superconformal field theories engineered from M-theory on quotients of C^3.
