Generalized global symmetries and dissipative magnetohydrodynamics

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• Nabil Iqbal (Durham)
• Wednesday 24 May 2017, 14:15-15:15
• MR2, Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

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Just as ordinary global symmetries in quantum field theory are associated with conserved currents that count particle numbers, “generalized” global symmetries are associated with higher-form conserved currents that can be understood as counting higher-dimensional objects such as strings. I will discuss how this idea applies to the long-distance structure of theories of electromagnetism in four dimensions, where a key role is played by a higher-form conserved current that counts the density of magnetic flux lines. I will then use this higher form current to reformulate dissipative magnetohydrodynamics from the point of view of generalized symmetries and effective field theory.

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