On E7+1/2 gauge theory

Name: On E7+1/2 gauge theory
Start: 2026-02-05T14:45:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-05T15:45:00-05:00
Location: CMSA, 20 Garden St, G10

CMSA Differential Geometry and Physics Seminar

When: February 5, 2026

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Where: CMSA, 20 Garden St, G10

Address: 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States

Speaker: Yi-Nan Wang (Peking University)

We propose that an exotic gauge theory based on the intermediate Lie algebra E7+1/2 naturally appears in the landscape of 6d F-theory. We give strong evidence of this proposal with 6d anomaly cancellation, dual M-theory geometry and elliptic genus of the single-string worldsheet CFT.

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97952922247?pwd=PMJqfJoalYI19S0z1RgDme2dNQeEiS.1
Password / Meeting ID: 868088 / 979 5292 2247