Speaker
Mukund Rangamani
(UC Davis)
Description
I will describe how the Schwinger-Keldysh formalism which is
geared for computing time-ordered correlation functions in
relativistic QFTs admits a set of topological symmetries. We
will explore these symmetries for near-thermal systems and
explain how they are useful in constraining low energy
dynamics. We will specifically look at the construction of
hydrodynamic effective field theories. Time permitting we
will also touch upon other potential applications.
