Vertex operator algebras arising from lattice systems
Description of the granted funding
Quantum field theory is a theory in physics that is widely used to describe physical phenomena in small scale. Despite its success in physics, it still lacks complete mathematical foundation and it is an important task of mathematics in 21st century to give a foundation to quantum field theory to ensure its validity. In this project, we make a step towards achieving this task. In particular, we study conformal field theory in two dimensions, which forms a special class of quantum field theory. Our approach is to construct a conformal field theory as a continuous limit of discrete systems thereby providing a mathematical foundation to the theory. This approach has been done for the so-called critical Ising model, but in this project, we extend the previous result to more general situations.
Show moreStarting year
2025
End year
2029
Granted funding
Funder
Research Council of Finland
Funding instrument
Academy research fellows
Decision maker
Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering
12.06.2025
12.06.2025
Other information
Funding decision number
368268
Fields of science
Mathematics
Research fields
Matematiikka
Identified topics
quantum computing, quantum technology