Composite degrees of freedom and elevation of supersymmetry in 2+1 dimensions

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• Jean Alexandre [King's College London]
• Wednesday 25 November 2009, 14:15-15:15
• MR3, Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

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I will start with motivations for field theory in 2+1 dimensions, among which one can find relativistic-like effective descriptions of planar antiferromagnets. I will then explain how and why supersymmetry can be elevated from N=1 to N=2, and will use these results to describe an effective description of high-Tc superconductivity in terms of composite degrees of freedom, made of spinons and holons.

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