23–27 Sept 2026
Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort
Australia/Brisbane timezone

Confinement, chiral symmetry and the Bridges of Königsberg

25 Sept 2026, 11:00
30m
Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort

Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort

Broken Symmetry and its Restoration

Speaker

Prof. Chris Allton (Swansea)

Description

I present some interesting speculations on quantum field theory (QFT) and its relationship to topology. A formalism is presented which relates both gauge bosons and fermions to topological objects. When viewed through the centre vortex lens, a connection can then be made with both confinement and chiral symmetry breaking.

Author

Prof. Chris Allton (Swansea)

Co-author

Dr Vanessa Robins (Australian National University)

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