Fields of Thoughts (NAS Field Theory Group Seminar)
Convener: Arpita Mitra
Semester 1: 2026
| Sl. No. | Date and Time | Title | Speaker |
| 1 | 05/09/2025 @ 13:00-14:00 | From Generating Functional to Effective Potential: Quantum Corrections and Renormalization 1 | Dr. Kumar Abhinav, NAS-MUNA |
| 2 | 12/09/2025 @ 13:00-14:30 | 1. Summary of Research Visit to Chulalongkorn University.
2.From Generating Functional to Effective Potential: Quantum Corrections and Renormalization 2 |
Dr. Manabendra Sharma, NAS-MUNA
Dr. Kumar Abhinav, NAS-MUNA |
| 3 | 19/09/2025 @ 13:00-14:00 | From Generating Functional to Effective Potential: Quantum Corrections and Renormalization 3 | Dr. Kumar Abhinav, NAS-MUNA |
| 4 | 03/10/2025 @ 13:00-15:00 | A pedagogical introduction to the method of holographic renormalization, in Hamiltonian formalism (Reference: Lectures on Holographic Renormalization by Ioannis Papadimitriou) | Dr. Arpita Mitra, NAS-MUNA |
| 5 | 10/10/2025 @ 13:00-15:00 | A pedagogical introduction to the method of holographic renormalization, in Hamiltonian formalism -Session 2 | Dr. Arpita Mitra, NAS-MUNA |
| 6 | 31/10/2025 @ 13:00-15:00
(Online session) |
A pedagogical introduction to Anomalies in field theories |
Dr. Pantelis Panopoulos, KIAS, South Korea |
| 7 | 07/11/2025 @ 13:00-15:00 | Scalar field quantization on AdS spacetime | Dr. Arpita Mitra, NAS-MUNA |
Semester 2: 2026 : Introduction to Matrix Models-Lecture Series
| Sl. No. | Date and Time | Title | Speaker |
| 1 | 30/01/2026 @ 13:00-15:00
(Online session) |
Introduction: Hermitian matrix model, large- genus expansion. | Dr. Debangshu Mukherjee, POSTECH, APCTP, South Korea |
| 2 | 03/02/2026 @ 14:00-16:00
(Online session) |
Origin of Vandermonde factor in matrix integral, eigenvalue distribution at finite N, Resolvent method | Dr. Debangshu Mukherjee, POSTECH, APCTP, South Korea |
| 3 | 11/02/2026@ 14:00-16:00
(Online session) |
Resolvent method, Matrix quantum mechanics to free fermions | Dr. Debangshu Mukherjee, POSTECH, APCTP, South Korea |
| 4 | 27/03/2026@ 14:00-16:00
(Online session) |
Collective field Theory | Dr.Debangshu Mukherjee, POSTECH, APCTP, South Korea |
| 5 | 24/04/2026
@ 14:00-16:00 (Online session) |
Das-Jevicki Hamiltonian, Gross-Witten-Wadia model, Douglas Kazhakov phase transition | Dr. Debangshu Mukherjee, POSTECH, APCTP, South Korea |