Exploring the phases of 2+1 dimensional gauge theories through bosonization, holography & more

dc.contributor.advisor	Karch, Andreas
dc.contributor.author	Baumgartner, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-26T20:45:26Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-26T20:45:26Z
dc.date.issued	2020-10-26
dc.date.submitted	2020
dc.description	Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2020
dc.description.abstract	The dynamics of 2+1 dimensional gauge theories offer insight into the exciting interplay between topology and physics. With the addition of Chern-Simons terms to the action, one can engineer conformal field theories which are related by a myriad of dualities. Understanding these dualities offers insight into the phases and behavior of these theories, and allows one to explore the phase diagram from many different points of view. In this thesis, we will use these dualities to i) amass evidence for their validity, ii) derive new dualities for exotic gauge theories, and iii) explore the symmetry breaking patterns of QCD3 with product flavor groups.
dc.embargo.terms	Open Access
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.other	Baumgartner_washington_0250E_22091.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1773/46551
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.rights	none
dc.subject	Bosonization
dc.subject	gauge theory
dc.subject	Holography
dc.subject	Spontaneous symmetry breaking
dc.subject	Particle physics
dc.subject	Theoretical physics
dc.subject.other	Physics
dc.title	Exploring the phases of 2+1 dimensional gauge theories through bosonization, holography & more
dc.type	Thesis

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