Quantum spanning forests
- đ¤ Speaker: Adrien Kassel (ENS - Lyon; CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique))
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 19 July 2018, 14:35 - 15:20
- đ Venue: Seminar Room 1, Newton Institute
Abstract
I will introduce a new integrable statistical physics model, which we call a quantum spanning forest (QSF) and which provides a probabilistic framework for studying spanning-tree like structures coupled to a connection (with holonomies taking values in a unitary group of arbritrary rank), both on finite and infinite graphs. I will explain that QSFs form a special case of a new general family of probability measures which we call determinantal subspace processes (DSP), and for which we develop an independent theory. Finally, I will describe some relationships between QSFs and holonomies of random walk and the covariant Gaussian free field via the study of electrical networks with holonomy. This is joint work with Thierry Lévy.
Series This talk is part of the Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series series.
Included in Lists
- All CMS events
- bld31
- dh539
- Featured lists
- INI info aggregator
- Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series
- School of Physical Sciences
- Seminar Room 1, Newton Institute
Note: Ex-directory lists are not shown.
![[Talks.cam]](/static/images/talkslogosmall.gif)

Adrien Kassel (ENS - Lyon; CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique))
Thursday 19 July 2018, 14:35-15:20