The research activities are divided into three main strands:
- Study of various aspects of supersymmetric field theories in different dimensions. A key technique used is "localization," providing exact results even in non-perturbative regimes. Special attention is given to (super)conformal theories in 3, 4, and 5 dimensions, attempting to determine their most important properties. Besides standard QFT techniques, methods from string theory on singular spaces or in the presence of D-branes are also employed.
- Field theories in curved spaces, particularly Anti de Sitter (AdS) and de Sitter (dS). On AdS, conformal theory correlators on the boundary are used to understand phenomena in the strongly coupled regime. On dS, the general structures of correlators in the distant future, cosmologically interesting, are investigated. Quantum effects in black hole physics in AdS are also studied.
- Higher Form, Higher Group, and Non-Invertible Symmetries. These symmetries are studied using holography and D-brane models in string theory, aiming to extend to them fundamental concepts such as representations, anomalies, symmetry breaking, etc.
Structured staff:
- Francesco Benini (SISSA )
- Matteo Bertolini (SISSA)
- Agnese Bissi (ICTP)
- Giulio Bonelli (SISSA)
- Lorenzo Di Pietro (U. Trieste)
- Laura Donnay (SISSA)
- Marco Serone (SISSA)
- Roberto Valandro (coordinator) (U. Trieste)
Link to STEFI web site.
