Proseminar on Conformal Field Theory and String Theory – FS 2013

This proseminar in Theoretical Physics is coordinated by Prof. Matthias Gaberdiel

Times and Location

The proseminar presentations will be on mondays. Date and time of the talks can be found further down (see table).

Organisation

The topics are organized in two main parts: Part I deals with conformal field theory, in particular two-dimensional conformal field theory, while Part II is concerned with string theory. The topics labelled by [B] are more introductory and can also be done by Bachelor students. We have given a preliminary list of suggested references for each topic; for more specific guidance to the literature, please ask your project supervisor (see table below).

Criteria for obtaining a Testat, i.e. passing the module:

• Give a presentation which is pedagogical and demonstrates solid understanding of the material.

• Be present at least 80% of the time.

• Hand in a written report of your talk in English.

Each presentation should last just less than 60 minutes. Students are encouraged to use Keynote or Power Point for their presentation.

Each student has been assigned a research assistant at the Institute (see table below).

The students should contact their respective assistant at least six weeks before their talk to discuss logistics.

They should keep their assistant updated of their work at least once a week.

One week before their talk they are expected to have a draft of their report as well as a finished set of slides which they have to present to their tutor (the report can be handed in later and is not necessary for the talk).

More details can be found here