iTHEMS Theoretical Physics Seminar by Masashi Kawahira on May 27, 2025

On May 27, Mr. Masashi Kawahira gave a seminar hosted by RIKEN iTHEMS. His talk focused on generalized symmetry and quantum symmetry from Type IIB superstring theory. Recently, generalized symmetries have enabled the systematic analysis of various quantum systems. He discussed global generalized symmetries that appear in the low-energy effective theory of type IIB superstring theory, specifically type IIB supergravity. Specifically, his work is related to the SL(2,ℤ) gauge symmetry (self-duality) in type IIB supergravity. He demonstrated that a global ℤ₁₂ eight-form symmetry emerges as the quantum symmetry of the SL(2,ℤ) gauge symmetry, along with its topological operator and its connection to 7-branes.

Reported by Okuto Morikawa