Symmetries, Duality, and the Unity of Physics

APA

Seiberg, N. (2019). Symmetries, Duality, and the Unity of Physics. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/19100053

MLA

Seiberg, Nathan. Symmetries, Duality, and the Unity of Physics. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Oct. 16, 2019, https://pirsa.org/19100053

BibTex

          @misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:19100053,
            doi = {10.48660/19100053},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/19100053},
            author = {Seiberg, Nathan},
            keywords = {Other Physics},
            language = {en},
            title = {Symmetries, Duality, and the Unity of Physics},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2019},
            month = {oct},
            note = {PIRSA:19100053 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/pirsa/19100053}}
          }
          

Nathan Seiberg Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)

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Abstract

Global symmetries and gauge symmetries have played a crucial role in physics.  The idea of duality demonstrates that gauge symmetries can be emergent and might not be fundamental.  During the past decades it became clear that the circle of ideas about emergent gauge symmetries and duality is central in different branches of physics including Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Field Theory, and Quantum Gravity.   We will review these developments, which highlight the unity of physics.