Geometric phases via concrete models of Gauge theories

• Grant number: 07/06098-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2008
• End date: February 28, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - General Physics
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo Antonio Mosna
• Grantee: Danilo Borim do Nascimento
• Host Institution: Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica (IMECC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to approach the concept of geometrical phases via concrete examples of gauge theories. This will provide the student with a strong background in various problems in the interface between Physics and Geometry, mostly via the theory of connections on fiber bundles. Finally, the student will be presented to several subjects of ongoing research, especially in the context of extended bodies in gravitation. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

NASCIMENTO, Danilo Borim do. A gauge theory approach to the swimming in curved spaces problem. 2010. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica.