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SFT@Cloud 2021

20–24 Sept 2021
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  1. 1. Introduction
    20/09/2021, 13:45
  2. 14. L-infinity Algebras, Homotopy Transfer and Field Theory (Lecture 1 of 3)
    Olaf Hohm
    20/09/2021, 14:00

    I give a self-contained introduction into L-infinity algebras, the formulation of classical field theories in terms of these, and the notion of homotopy transfer. One goal is to make it self-evident that L-infinity structures are the proper algebraic way to encode the data of classical field theories. In other words, any consistent field theory gives rise to an L-infinity algebra. A second...

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  3. 11. String field theory vertices and hyperbolic geometry (Lecture 1 of 3)
    Barton Zwiebach (MIT)
    20/09/2021, 15:15
  4. 12. String field theory vertices and hyperbolic geometry (Lecture 2 of 3)
    Barton Zwiebach (MIT)
    20/09/2021, 16:30
  5. 28. Q&A (Hohm)
    Olaf Hohm
    20/09/2021, 17:45
  6. 29. Q&A (Zwiebach)
    Barton Zwiebach (MIT)
    20/09/2021, 18:15
  7. 32. Discussion
    Barton Zwiebach (MIT), Olaf Hohm
    21/09/2021, 13:00
  8. 16. L-infinity Algebras, Homotopy Transfer and Field Theory (Lecture 2 of 3)
    Olaf Hohm
    21/09/2021, 14:00

    I give a self-contained introduction into L-infinity algebras, the formulation of classical field theories in terms of these, and the
    notion of homotopy transfer. One goal is to make it self-evident that L-infinity structures are the proper algebraic way to encode the data of classical field theories. In other words, any consistent field theory gives rise to an L-infinity algebra. A second...

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  9. 15. L-infinity Algebras, Homotopy Transfer and Field Theory (Lecture 3 of 3)
    Olaf Hohm
    21/09/2021, 15:10

    I give a self-contained introduction into L-infinity algebras, the formulation of classical field theories in terms of these, and the
    notion of homotopy transfer. One goal is to make it self-evident that L-infinity structures are the proper algebraic way to encode the data of classical field theories. In other words, any consistent field theory gives rise to an L-infinity algebra. A second...

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  10. 13. String field theory vertices and hyperbolic geometry (Lecture 3 of 3)
    Barton Zwiebach (MIT)
    21/09/2021, 17:10
  11. 30. Q&A (Hohm)
    Olaf Hohm
    21/09/2021, 18:20
  12. 31. Q&A (Zwiebach)
    Barton Zwiebach (MIT)
    21/09/2021, 18:40
  13. 33. Conference Brunch
    22/09/2021, 13:00

    We meet for socialization at gathertown. Link to join will be sent to the registered participants by email.

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  14. 2. Type II superstring field theory revisited
    Hiroshi Kunitomo
    22/09/2021, 14:00
  15. 17. Massless RR Sector in Superstring Field Theory
    Ashoke Sen (Harish-Chandra Research Institute)
    22/09/2021, 14:30
  16. 6. Four Applications of SFT
    Xi Yin (Harvard University)
    22/09/2021, 15:00

    I will discuss four avenues of applications of string field theory, and open problems thereof: RR flux, time-dependent background, open/closed duality, and D-instantons.

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  17. 5. Open string amplitudes on superstring D-instanton background
    Minjae Cho
    22/09/2021, 15:45

    In this talk, I will discuss how to compute disk amplitudes of collective modes on a single D-instanton background in type IIB superstring theory, which requires several interesting ingredients of superstring field theory.

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  18. 3. Initial value problem and causality in string-inspired non-local field theory
    Atakan Hilmi Fırat
    22/09/2021, 16:15

    We investigate causality in a non-local scalar field theory inspired by open SFT. For purely time-dependent configurations, we show that a field redefinition perturbative in a parameter $\xi$, characterizing the non-locality, can turn the theory into a local two-derivative theory with $\xi$-dependent potential. We support this claim by 'taming' the unbounded oscillations of the rolling...

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  19. 9. Conformal defects from open string field theory
    Kasia Budzik
    22/09/2021, 16:45

    Unlike conformal boundary conditions, conformal defects of Virasoro minimal models lack classification. Alternatively to the defect perturbation theory and the truncated conformal space approach, we can employ open string field theory (OSFT) to explore the space of conformal defects. I will illustrate the method by an analysis of OSFT around the background associated with the (1,2) topological...

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  20. 7. The Primitive Domain for Analytic Off-shell Correlators in SFT
    Ratul Mahanta
    22/09/2021, 17:30

    The work of de Lacroix, Erbin, and Sen (LES) from 2018 showed that the Feynman loop diagrams (those without any massless internal propagator) in closed superstring field theory are analytic on a domain in complex external momenta variables. We prove an analytic extension of the LES domain to a larger domain, using complex Lorentz transformations and Bochner's tube theorem. Explicit...

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  21. 34. Discussion
    22/09/2021, 18:00
  22. 35. Discussion
    23/09/2021, 13:00
  23. 10. Closed string disk amplitudes in the pure spinor formalism
    Michael Haack
    23/09/2021, 14:00

    We describe how to calculate closed string scattering on the disk in the pure spinor approach to string perturbation theory. We exemplify the methods with certain low point functions and compare to the known results of the RNS formalism. Moreover, we discuss some potential applications to the study of higher derivative corrections to D-brane actions.

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  24. 21. From Fields to Strings and Back
    Rajesh Gopakumar (ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru)
    23/09/2021, 14:30

    I will give a broad brush picture of a program to derive gauge-string duality in some generality. The key elements will include the reorganisation of perturbative large N gauge theory Feynman diagrams as localised integrals over closed string moduli space using the Strebel parametrisation of the latter. The general picture will be concretely illustrated by the special "tensionless string"...

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  25. 22. AdS/CFT at all loop orders
    Bob Knighton
    23/09/2021, 15:00

    In recent years, the so-called "tensionless" limit of string theory on AdS_3 has been conjectured to be exactly dual to a symmetric product CFT in two dimensions. I review evidence for this correspondence, and demonstrate a method for matching correlation functions at every level in string perturbation theory.

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  26. 4. The Disk Partition Function in String Theory
    Sridip Pal
    23/09/2021, 15:45

    We investigate the disk partition function for the open string. This is a subtle problem because of the presence of a residual gauge group PSL(2,ℝ) on the worldsheet even after fixing the conformal gauge. It naively has infinite volume and leads to a vanishing answer. We use different methods that all demonstrate that PSL(2,ℝ) effectively behaves like a group with finite negative volume in the...

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  27. 20. Equivariant BV Formalism for String Worldsheet
    Andrei Mikhailov
    23/09/2021, 16:15

    Worldsheet diffeomorphisms play a central role in string perturbation theory. In the BV approach to worldsheet theory, we need the measure on the space of Lagrangian submanifolds to be base with respect to diffeomorphisms. We discuss a general construction of such base forms. In particular, we explain that it is equivalent to constructing a representation of some Differential Graded Lie...

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  28. 19. The Field Theory of the "World Line"
    Ivo Sachs
    23/09/2021, 16:45

    I will describe an attempt to classify classical field theories that arise from (quotients of) graded super Lie algebras, which may, but need not necessarily originate from the BRST quantisation of the world line. The role of the representation space, usually identified with perturbative excitations, is merely to identify a suitable reduction of the algebra or, to define trace on the latter if...

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  29. 18. Homotopy Intertwining Solution
    Ted Erler
    23/09/2021, 17:30

    We give a homotopy algebraic generalization of the argument for background independence of Witten's open bosonic string field theory, with the goal of formulating some conjectures about the nonperturbative vacuum structure of closed string field theory.

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  30. 36. Discussion
    23/09/2021, 18:00
  31. 37. Discussion
    24/09/2021, 13:00
  32. 8. Closed String Deformations in Open String Field Theory
    Carlo Maccaferri
    24/09/2021, 14:00

    I discuss recent results and attempts to understand how open string physics is affected by a change in the closed string background in the context of bosonic and supersymmetric open string field theory. This is based on the recent papers 2103.04919, 2103.04920, 2103.04921, and on new yet unpublished results.

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  33. 27. Panel discussion on "String Field Theory beyond string theory"
    Nathan Berkovits, Yuji Okawa, Martin Schnabl, Ashoke Sen (Harish-Chandra Research Institute)
    24/09/2021, 14:30

    The impact of SFT in deciphering string perturbation theory and giving novel insights into certain non-perturbative aspects is widely appreciated. However, the impact of SFT and the techniques it gave rise to has far-reaching applications well beyond stringy physics. For example, open string field theory can be used to gain a new perspective on BCFT. The homotopy algebra and BV formalism,...

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  34. 26. Gauge Invariant Perturbation Theory via Homotopy Transfer
    Allison F. Pinto
    24/09/2021, 15:45

    I will discuss how to express perturbation theory in terms of gauge invariant variables to all orders in perturbations, by using homotopy transfer and the homological perturbation lemma. Then I will demonstrate how this method is applied in cosmological perturbation theory.

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  35. 23. Doubled Spacetime, Homotopy Algebras, and Puzzles of String Fields on Tori
    Alex Arvanitakis
    24/09/2021, 16:15

    I will outline the program of obtaining "double field theory" --- the theory of massless string modes on a torus background with both momentum and winding --- beyond cubic order, using the technology of homotopy algebras. I will also point out and resolve some relevant ambiguities (“cocycle signs”) afflicting closed SFT on tori.

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  36. 24. EL∞-algebras, Generalized Geometry, and Tensor Hierarchies
    Christian Saemann
    24/09/2021, 16:45

    In this talk, I review the definition and applications of EL∞-algebras given in arXiv:2106.00108. EL∞-algebras are generalizations of L∞-algebras comprising weak Lie ∞-algebras, and they have a number of applications within extended geometry. In particular, they clarify the higher symmetry structure of generalized tangent bundles and double/exceptional field theory. They also provide the...

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  37. 25. BV Formalism and Perturbative Algebraic Quantum Field Theory (cancelled)
    Katarzyna Rejzner
    24/09/2021, 17:30

    In this talk I will report on recent results at the intersection of perturbative algebraic quantum filed theory (pAQFT) and the homological approach to perturbative QFT known as the BV formalism. After reviewing the basic notions, I will focus on recent results concerning situations where the given theory has boundary or asymptotic boundary data that have to be taken into account. This can be...

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  38. 38. Discussion
    24/09/2021, 18:00