Duality in quantum field theory (and string theory)

Journal Article · Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.54691· OSTI ID:21179636

Alvarez-Gaume, Luis ^[1]; Zamora, Frederic ^[2]

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1. Theory Division, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23 (Switzerland)
2. Departament d'Estructura i Constituents de la Materia, Facultat de Fisica, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 647, E-08028 Barcelona (Spain)

These lectures give an introduction to duality in Quantum Field Theory. We discuss the phases of gauge theories and the implications of the electric-magnetic duality transformation to describe the mechanism of confinement. We review the exact results of N=1 supersymmetric QCD and the Seiberg-Witten solution of N=2 super Yang-Mills. Some of its extensions to String Theory are also briefly discussed.

• OSTI ID: 21179636
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 419, Issue 1; Conference: Trends in theoretical physics CERN-Santiago de Compostela-La Plata meeting, La Plata (Argentina), Apr 1997; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.54691; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
DUALITY
GAUGE INVARIANCE
HIGGS MODEL
MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
MAXWELL EQUATIONS
QUANTIZATION
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
STRING MODELS
STRING THEORY
SUPERSYMMETRY
TRANSFORMATIONS
YANG-MILLS THEORY