Geometry & Physics

In this talk I will describe the low energy physics of Landau-Ginzburg models with N=(0,2) supersymmetry. I'll exhibit examples relatively simple LG models where the conformal field theory at the low energy fixed point can be explicitly identified using modular invariance of the torus partition function. I'll start with a brief introduction to the (0,2) Landau-Ginzburg Lagrangian and discuss important concept such as supersymmetry, anomalies and central charge. Speaker(s): Abhijit Gadde (IAS)