Speaker
Harini Desiraju
Description
The mathematically rigorous study of Conformal Field Theory (CFT) has recently attracted significant attention, driven by developments in probability theory. In this talk, I will present a probabilistic framework for defining conformal blocks on the one-point torus, along with the motivations underlying this approach. I will then discuss methods for analysing the (semi-)classical conformal block and its connection to the Lamé equation. Finally, I will briefly outline further results one can obtain from the (semi-)classical conformal blocks such as the Nekrasov–Rosly–Shatashvili (NRS) formula.
