Presenter
:
Andrew Evans
Presenter Status
:
Undergraduate student
Academic Year
:
22-23
Semester
:
Spring
Faculty Mentor
:
Alexandra Miller
Department
:
Physics & Astronomy
Funding Source/Program
:
Class Project
Abstract
:
Conformal field theory (CFT) is a mathematical tool used to solve problems in systems with scale invariant symmetries. The subject has a deficit of undergraduate level resources, a gap which this project aims to fill. To understand CFT, we explore what physicists mean by fields. We then look at the four symmetries that a conformal field must obey.