Würzburg Seminar on Quantum Field Theory and Gravity
S-Dual of Maxwell–Chern-Simons Theory
| Date: | 01/16/2024, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM |
| Location: | onsite (SE4) |
| Organizer: | Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Physik III |
| Speaker: | Adi Armoni (Swansea U.) |
After reviewing S-duality in 4d and mirror symmetry in 3d, I will discuss the dynamics of three-dimensional Maxwell theory coupled to a level- Chern-Simons term.
Motivated by S-duality in string theory, I will argue that the theory admits an S-dual description. The S-dual theory contains a non gauge one-form field, previously proposed by Deser and Jackiw and a Chern-Simons term, . The couplings to external electric and magnetic currents and their string theory realizations will also be discussed.
