Harold Steinacker: Fuzzy spaces and applications
The lectures on fuzzy spaces will be structured as follows:
Lecture 1 with provide the basics of fuzzy spaces (i.e. quantized embedded symplectic spaces). This will cover the 2-dimensional fuzzy sphere, the fuzzy torus, fuzzy CP^n, and more generally quantized coadjoint orbits.
Lecture 2 will discuss some further structures on fuzzy spaces, in particular coherent states, string states & the separation of UV / IR regimes, and Laplace- and Dirac operators. Furthermore, the 4-dimensional fuzzy sphere will be briefly introduced.
In Lecture 3 some physical applications will be discussed, in particular noncommutative field theory and gauge theory as described by matrix models. The phenomenon of UV/IR mixing will be explained. If time permits & depending on the interests, either fuzzy extra dimensions in Yang-Mills gauge theory or emergent gravity on fuzzy S^4 will be briefly discussed.
Reading material:
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"Measuring finite Quantum Geometries via Quasi-Coherent States"
Lukas Schneiderbauer, Harold C. Steinacker, J. Phys. A 49 (2016) no.28, 285301, arXiv:1601.08007 (sections 1-6)
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"Non-commutative geometry and matrix models"
Harold Steinacker, arXiv:1109.5521 (mainly sections 1-6)