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Bachelor Thesis presentation: Uxue Jimenez Hernani

When:Fr 31-10-2025 14:00 - 15:00Where:Feringa Building 5612.0153
Friday 31st of October at 14.00 hrs, Uxue Jiménez Hernani will present her Bachelor Thesis Presentation.

You are all cordially invited to attend. You can find details on this presentation below:

Date: 31 October 2025

Time: 14:00

Location: Feringa Building 5612.0153

Physics supervisor: Prof. Dr. Daniël Boer

Mathematics supervisor: Prof. Holger Waalkens

Title: Realization of Higher-Form Symmetries in SU(N) Gauge Theory and their Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

Abstract: This thesis investigates the realization and spontaneous breaking of the 1-form centre symmetry in SU(N) gauge theories, focusing on pure Yang–Mills theory as a model of QCD without quarks. By employing differential forms, the work provides a geometric and topological description of symmetries and confinement. Wilson and Polyakov loops are identified as order parameters diagnosing symmetry breaking and the confinement–deconfinement transition.

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