This workshop is on "Fishnet Quantum Field Theories"", which are families of special models that attracted great recent interest due to their properties interconnecting various topics in mathematical physics in a simple yet rich way. These include, among others, integrability, holography, motivic periods, and Calabi-Yau varieties. This will be an event of interdisciplinary nature, and it will include review lectures to support the communication between researchers from different fields.
In particular the aim of this meeting is to bring together physicists and mathematicians who are interested in:
- The interplay between motivic periods and intergrability
- Calabi-Yau manifolds in fishnet models
- Formal aspects of integrability in Fishnet Models
- Fishnet Models at Strong Coupling
- Integrable Feynman integrals
This year's workshop on this subject will be organised as a sister event to the "Integrability in Gauge and String Theory 2025" (IGST2025) conference to take place at King's College between 21-25 July. Link to the event page.
Confirmed Speakers
Confirmed speakers include:- Benjamin Basso (Ecole Normale Superieure)
- Vladimir Kazakov (Ecole Normale Superieure)
- Gregory Korchemsky (CEA Saclay)
- Fedor Levkovich-Maslyuk (City St George's, University of London)
- Michelangelo Preti (Simons Center & University of Turin)
- Didina Serban (CEA Saclay)
- Matija Tapušković (University of Oxford)
Practical Information
Venue:
University of Southampton
University Road
Southampton SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom
Directions
Within the UK: Southampton is served by two train stations, Southampton Central and Southampton Airport Parkway. Both are a short bus ride from the Highfield Campus using the lines U1A(irport) U1C(entre), but Southampton Airport Parkway is the preferable station when coming directly to the campus.
International Travel: You can travel to the UK by train, and then take a train from London Waterloo to Southampton. There are direct flights to Southampton from a number of cities in Europe with flight hubs where you can catch connecting flight to several destinations. If you are travelling to one of the London Airports, Southampton is linked to Heathrow with a coach (eg National Express) and to Gatwich by a direct train.
Local travel: The workshop accommodation is within walking distance to the Campus. If you need to use public transport, you can use the "Breeze" app for information on busses, e-scooters, e-bikes, and trains.
Directions to the Highfield Campus can be found on these University pages
A map of the Highfield Campus can be found here
Accommodation
A limited number of rooms in student halls have been reserved for non-presenting participants. Please indicate your interest in booking along with your registration form.Childcare
The University of Southampton has an Early Years Centre who offer child care with daily rates of £40.15 (morning session 8am-1pm), £38.75 (afternoon session 1pm-5.45pm), £78.90 (full-day session). However ad-hoc sessions cannot be confirmed until 2 to 4 weeks prior to the event and these sessions are subject to availability. Please refer to the EYC brochure for more details, and contact the Early Years Centre for booking enquiries.Weekend suggestions
A number of participants will move on to the Integrability in Gauge and String Theory conference at King's College London that will take place the following week, and will be looking for ideas to spend a relaxing weekend to prepare for the conference. The local area offers several possibilities including The New Forest, The Solent and the Isle of Wight; and Winchester, the picturesque former capital of the Kingdom of Wessex. The Isle of Wight music festival will take place on 19-22 June.
