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\author[Finotello]{Riccardo Finotello}
\title[D-branes and Deep Learning]{D-branes and Deep Learning}
\subtitle{Theoretical and Computational Aspects in String Theory}
\institute[UniTO]{%
Scuola di Dottorato in Fisica e Astrofisica
\\[0.5em]
Università degli Studi di Torino
\\
and
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I.N.F.N.\ -- sezione di Torino
}
\date{15th December 2020}
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\section[CFT]{Conformal Symmetry and Geometry of the Worldsheet}
\subsection[Preliminary]{Preliminary Concepts and Tools}
\begin{frame}{Action Principle and Conformal Symmetry}
\begin{equationblock}{Polyakov's Action}
\begin{equation*}
S_P\qty[ \upgamma,\, X,\, \uppsi ]
=
-\frac{1}{4\uppi}
\int\limits_{-\infty}^{+\infty} \dd{\uptau}
\int\limits_0^{\ell} \dd{\upsigma}
\sqrt{-\det \upgamma}\,
\upgamma^{\upalpha \upbeta}\,
\qty(%
\frac{2}{\upalpha'}\,
\partial_{\upalpha} X^{\upmu}\,
\partial_{\upbeta} X^{\upnu}
+
\uppsi^{\upmu}\,
\uprho_{\upalpha}
\partial_{\upbeta}
\uppsi^{\upnu}
)\,
\upeta_{\upmu\upnu}
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\pause
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}[t]{0.5\linewidth}
\highlight{Symmetries:}
\begin{itemize}
\item \textbf{Poincaré transf.}\ $X'^{\upmu} = \tensor{\Uplambda}{^{\upmu}_{\upnu}} X^{\upnu} + c^{\upmu}$
\item \textbf{2D diff.}\ $\upgamma'_{\upalpha \upbeta} = \tensor{\qty( \mathrm{J}^{-1} )}{_{\upalpha \upbeta}^{\uplambda \uprho}}\, \upgamma_{\uplambda \uprho}$
\item \textbf{Weyl transf.}\ $\upgamma'_{\upalpha \upbeta} = e^{2 \upomega}\, \upgamma_{\upalpha \upbeta}$
\end{itemize}
\end{column}
\pause
\begin{column}[t]{0.5\linewidth}
\highlight{Conformal symmetry:}
\begin{itemize}
\item \textbf{vanishing} stress-energy tensor: $\mathcal{T}_{\upalpha \upbeta} = 0$
\item \textbf{traceless} stress-energy tensor: $\trace{\mathcal{T}} = 0$
\item \textbf{conformal gauge} $\upgamma_{\upalpha \upbeta} = e^{\upphi}\, \upeta_{\upalpha \upbeta}$
\end{itemize}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
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% \highlight{%
% Let $z = e^{\uptau_E + i \upsigma} \Rightarrow \overline{\partial} \mathcal{T}( z ) = \partial \overline{\mathcal{T}}( \overline{z} ) = 0$:
% }
% \begin{equation*}
% \mathcal{T}( z )\, \Upphi_h( w )
% \stackrel{z \to w}{\sim}
% \frac{h}{(z - w)^2} \Upphi_h( w )
% +
% \frac{1}{z - w} \partial_w \Upphi_h( w )
% \end{equation*}
% \begin{equation*}
% \mathcal{T}( z )\, \mathcal{T}( w )
% \stackrel{z \to w}{\sim}
% \frac{\frac{c}{2}}{(z - w)^4}
% +
% \order{(z - w)^{-2}}
% \end{equation*}
% \begin{equationblock}{Virasoro algebra $\mathscr{V} \oplus \overline{\mathscr{V}}$}
% \begin{eqnarray*}
% \qty[ \overset{\scriptscriptstyle(-)}{L}_n,\, \overset{\scriptscriptstyle(-)}{L}_m ]
% & = &
% (n - m) \overset{\scriptscriptstyle(-)}{L}_{n + m} + \frac{c}{12} n \qty(n^2 - 1) \updelta_{n + m,\, 0}
% \\
% \qty[ L_n,\, \overline{L}_m ]
% & = &
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\begin{frame}{Action Principle and Conformal Symmetry}
\highlight{Superstrings in $D$ dimensions:}
\begin{equation*}
\mathcal{T}( z )
=
-\frac{1}{\upalpha'}
\partial X( z ) \cdot \partial X( z )
-\frac{1}{2}
\uppsi( z ) \cdot \partial \uppsi( z )
\quad
\Rightarrow
\quad
c = \frac{3}{2} D
\end{equation*}
\pause
\begin{block}{$\qty( \uplambda, 0 )~/~\qty( 1 - \uplambda, 0 )$ Ghost System}
Introduce anti-commuting $\qty( b,\, c )$ and commuting $\qty( \upbeta,\, \upgamma )$ conformal fields:
\begin{equation*}
S_{\text{ghost}}\qty[ b,\, c,\, \upbeta,\, \upgamma ]
=
\frac{1}{2\uppi}
\iint \dd{z} \dd{\overline{z}}
\qty(%
b( z )\, \overline{\partial} c( z )
+
\upbeta( z )\, \overline{\partial} \upgamma( z )
)
\end{equation*}
where $\uplambda_b = 2$ and $\uplambda_c = -1$, and $\uplambda_{\upbeta} = \frac{3}{2}$ and $\uplambda_{\upgamma} = -\frac{1}{2}$.
\end{block}
\pause
\highlight{Consequence:}
\begin{equation*}
c_{\text{full}} = c + c_{\text{ghost}} = 0
\quad
\Leftrightarrow
\quad
D = 10.
\end{equation*}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Extra Dimensions and Compactification}
\begin{block}{Compactification}
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.7\linewidth}
\begin{equation*}
\mathscr{M}^{1,\, 9}
=
\mathscr{M}^{1,\, 3} \otimes \mathscr{X}_6
\end{equation*}
\begin{itemize}
\item $\mathscr{X}_6$ is a \textbf{compact} manifold
\item $N = 1$ \textbf{supersymmetry} is preserved in 4D
\item algebra of $\mathrm{SU}(3) \otimes \mathrm{SU}(2) \otimes \mathrm{U}(1)$ in arising \textbf{gauge group}
\end{itemize}
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\begin{columns}
\begin{column}[t]{0.5\linewidth}
\highlight{Kähler manifolds} $\qty( M,\, g )$ such that
\begin{itemize}
\item $\dim\limits_{\mathds{C}} M = m$
\item $\mathrm{Hol}( g ) \subseteq \mathrm{SU}( m )$
\item $g$ is Ricci-flat (equiv.\ $c_1\qty( M )$ vanishes)
\end{itemize}
\end{column}
\pause
\begin{column}[t]{0.5\linewidth}
Characterised by \highlight{Hodge numbers}
\begin{equation*}
h^{r,\,s} = \dim\limits_{\mathds{C}} H_{\overline{\partial}}^{r,\,s}\qty( M,\, \mathds{C} )
\end{equation*}
counting the no.\ of harmonic $(r,\,s)$-forms.
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{D-branes and Open Strings}
Polyakov's action naturally introduces \highlight{Neumann b.c.:}
\begin{equation*}
\eval{\partial_{\upsigma} X\qty( \uptau, \upsigma )}_{\upsigma = 0}^{\upsigma = \ell} = 0
\end{equation*}
satisfied by \textbf{open and closed} strings living in $D$ dimensions s.t.\ $\square X = 0$.
\pause
\begin{equationblock}{T-duality}
\begin{equation*}
X( z, \overline{z} )
=
X( z ) + \overline{X}( \overline{z} )
\quad
\stackrel{T}{\Rightarrow}
\quad
X( z ) - \overline{X}( \overline{z} )
=
Y( z, \overline{z} )
=
Y( z ) + \overline{Y}( \overline{z} )
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\pause
Resulting effect (repeated $p \le D - 1$ times) leads to \highlight{Dirichlet b.c.:}
\begin{equation*}
\eval{\partial_{\upsigma} X^i\qty( \uptau, \upsigma )}_{\upsigma = 0}^{\upsigma = \ell} = 0
\quad
\stackrel{T}{\Rightarrow}
\quad
\eval{\partial_{\uptau} Y^i\qty( \uptau, \upsigma )}_{\upsigma = 0}^{\upsigma = \ell} = 0
\quad
\forall i = 1, 2,\, \dots,\, p
\end{equation*}
thus \textbf{open strings} can be \textbf{constrained} to \highlight{$D(D - p - 1)$-branes.}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{D-branes and Open Strings}
Introducing $Dp$-branes breaks \highlight{$\mathrm{ISO}(1,\, D-1) \rightarrow \mathrm{ISO}( 1, p ) \otimes \mathrm{SO}( D - 1 - p )$.}
\pause
\begin{equationblock}{Massless Spectrum (\emph{irrep} of \textbf{little group} $\mathrm{SO}( D - 2 )$}
\begin{equation*}
\mathcal{A}^{\upmu}
\quad \leftrightarrow \quad
\upalpha_{-1}^{\upmu} \ket{0}
\qquad
\longrightarrow
\qquad
\begin{tabular}{@{}llll@{}}
$\mathcal{A}^A$
&
$\leftrightarrow$
&
$\upalpha_{-1}^A \ket{0},$
&
$A = 0,\, 1,\, \dots,\, p$
\\
$\mathcal{A}^a$
&
$\leftrightarrow$
&
$\upalpha_{-1}^a \ket{0},$
&
$a = 1,\, 2,\, \dots,\, D - p - 1$
\end{tabular}
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\pause
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\begin{column}{0.5\linewidth}
\centering
\resizebox{0.55\columnwidth}{!}{\import{img}{chanpaton.pgf}}
\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.5\linewidth}
Introducing \textbf{Chan--Paton factors} $\tensor{\uplambda}{^r_{ij}}$, when branes are \textbf{coincident}:
\begin{equation*}
\bigoplus\limits_{r = 1}^N \mathrm{U}_r(1)
\quad
\longrightarrow
\quad
\mathrm{U}( N )
\end{equation*}
\pause
\highlight{Build gauge bosons, fermions and scalars.}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Standard Model-like Scenarios}
\centering
\resizebox{0.8\linewidth}{!}{\import{img}{smbranes.pgf}}
\end{frame}
\subsection[D-branes at Angles]{D-branes Intersecting at Angles}
\begin{frame}{Intersecting D-branes}
Consider \highlight{$N$ intersecting $D6$-branes} filling $\mathscr{M}^{1,3}$ and \textbf{embedded in} $\mathds{R}^6$
\begin{equationblock}{Twist Fields Correlators}
\begin{equation*}
\left\langle \prod\limits_{t = 1}^{N_B} \upsigma_{\mathrm{M}_{(t)}}\qty( x_{(t)} ) \right\rangle
=
\mathcal{N}\qty( \qty{ x_{(t)},\, \mathrm{M}_{(t)} }_{1 \le t \le N_B} )
e^{- S_{E\, (\text{cl})}\qty( \qty{ x_{(t)},\, \mathrm{M}_{(t)} }_{1 \le t \le N_B} )}
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\pause
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\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.5\linewidth}
\centering
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\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.5\linewidth}
D-branes in \textbf{factorised} internal space:
\begin{itemize}
\item \textbf{embedded as lines} in $\mathds{R}^2 \times \mathds{R}^2 \times \mathds{R}^2$
\item \textbf{relative rotations} are $\mathrm{SO}(2) \simeq \mathrm{U}(1)$ elements
\item $S_{E\, (\text{cl})}\qty( \qty{ x_{(t)},\, \mathrm{M}_{(t)} }_{1 \le t \le N_B} ) \sim \text{Area}\qty( \qty{ f_{(t)},\, \mathrm{R}_{(t)} }_{1 \le t \le N_B} )$
\end{itemize}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{$\mathrm{SO}(4)$ Rotations}
Consider \highlight{$\mathds{R}^4 \times \mathds{R}^2$} (focus on $\mathds{R}^4$):
\pause
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.4\linewidth}
\centering
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\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.6\linewidth}
\begin{equation*}
\qty( X_{(t)} )^I
=
\tensor{\qty( R_{(t)} )}{^I_J}\, X^J - g_{(t)}^I
\end{equation*}
\pause
where
\begin{equation*}
R_{(t)} \in \frac{\mathrm{SO}(4)}{\mathrm{S}\qty( \mathrm{O}(2) \times \mathrm{O}(2) )}
\end{equation*}
\pause
that is
\begin{equation*}
\qty[ R_{(t)} ]
=
\qty{ R_{(t)} \sim \mathcal{O}_{(t)} R_{(t)} }
\end{equation*}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Boundary Conditions}
What are the consequences for \highlight{open strings?}
\pause
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.6\linewidth}
\begin{itemize}
\item consider $u = x + i y = e^{\uptau_e + i \upsigma}$ and $\overline{u} = u^*$
\item let $x_{(t)} < x_{(t-1)}$ be the \textbf{worldsheet intersection points} on \textbf{real axis}
\item $X_{(t)}^{1,\, 2}$ are \textbf{Neumann}, $X_{(t)}^{3,\, 4}$ are \textbf{Dirichlet}
\end{itemize}
\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.4\linewidth}
\centering
\resizebox{0.9\columnwidth}{!}{\import{img}{branchcuts.pgf}}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\pause
\begin{equationblock}{Branch Cuts and Discontinuities for $x \in D_{(t)}$}
\begin{equation*}
\begin{cases}
\partial_u X( x + i 0^+ )
& =
U_{(t)}
\cdot
\partial_{\overline{u}} \overline{X}( x - i 0^+ )
=
\qty[%
R_{(t)}^{-1}
\cdot
\qty( \upsigma_3 \otimes \mathds{1}_2 )
\cdot
R_{(t)}
]
\cdot
\partial_{\overline{u}} \overline{X}( x - i 0^+ )
\\
X( x_{(t)},\, x_{(t)} )
& =
f_{(t)}
\end{cases}
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Doubling Trick and Spinor Representation}
\begin{equationblock}{Doubling Trick}
\begin{equation*}
\partial_z \mathcal{X}( z )
=
\begin{cases}
\partial_u X( u )
& \text{if}~z \in \mathscr{H}_{>}^{(\overline{t})}
\\
U_{(\overline{t})}\, \partial_{\overline{u}} \overline{X}( \overline{u} )
& \text{if}~z \in \mathscr{H}_{<}^{(\overline{t})}
\end{cases}
\quad
\Rightarrow
\quad
\mqty{%
\partial_{z} \mathcal{X}( x_{(t)} + e^{2 \uppi i} \updelta_+ )
=
\mathcal{U}_{(t,\, t+1)}\,
\partial_{z} \mathcal{X}( x_{(t)} + \updelta_+ ),
\\
\partial_{z} \mathcal{X}( x_{(t)} + e^{2 \uppi i} \updelta_- )
=
\widetilde{\mathcal{U}}_{(t,\, t+1)}\,
\partial_{z} \mathcal{X}( x_{(t)} + \updelta_- ),
}
\end{equation*}
where $\mathscr{H}_{\gtrless}^{(t)} = \qty{z \in \mathds{C} \mid \Im z \gtrless 0~\text{or}~z \in D_{(t)} }$ and $\updelta_{\pm} = \upeta \pm i 0^+$.
\end{equationblock}
\pause
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
\draw[line width=4pt, red] (31em,6em) ellipse (0.8cm and 1cm);
\end{tikzpicture}
\pause
Use \highlight{Pauli matrices} $\uptau = \qty( i\, \mathds{1}_2, \vec{\upsigma} )$:
\begin{equation*}
\partial_z \mathcal{X}_{(s)}( z )
=
\partial_z \mathcal{X}^I( z )\, \uptau_I
\quad
\Rightarrow
\quad
\partial_{z} \mathcal{X}( x_{(t)} + e^{2 \uppi i}\, \updelta_{\pm} )
=
\overset{\qty(\sim)}{\mathcal{L}}_{(t,\, t+1)}\,
\partial_{z} \mathcal{X}( x_{(t)} + \updelta_{\pm} )\,
\overset{\qty(\sim)}{\mathcal{R}}_{(t,\, t+1)}\,
\end{equation*}
where
\begin{equation*}
\overset{\qty(\sim)}{\mathcal{L}}_{(t,\, t+1)} \in \mathrm{SU}(2)_L
\quad
\text{and}
\quad
\overset{\qty(\sim)}{\mathcal{R}}_{(t,\, t+1)} \in \mathrm{SU}(2)_R
\end{equation*}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Hypergeometric Basis}
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.3\linewidth}
\centering
\resizebox{0.9\columnwidth}{!}{\import{img}{threebranes_plane.pgf}}
\end{column}
\hfill
\begin{column}{0.7\linewidth}
Sum over \highlight{all contributions:}
\begin{equation*}
\begin{split}
\partial_z \mathcal{X}( z )
& =
\sum\limits_{l,\, r} c_{lr}\,
\qty( - \upomega_z )^{A_{lr}}\,
\qty( 1 - \upomega_z )^{B_{lr}}\,
B_{0,\, l}^{(L)}( \omega_z )\,
\qty( B_{0,\, r}^{(R)}( \omega_z ) )^T
\end{split}
\end{equation*}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\pause
\begin{equationblock}{Basis of Solutions}
\begin{equation*}
B_{0,\, n}( \upomega_z )
=
\mqty(%
1 & 0
\\
0 & K_n
)
\mqty(%
\frac{1}{\Upgamma( c_n )}\,
\tensor[_2]{F}{_1}( a_n,\, b_n;\, c_n;\, \upomega_z )
\\
\frac{\qty( -\upomega_z )^{1 - c_n}}{\Upgamma( 2 - c_n )}\,
\tensor[_2]{F}{_1}( a_n + 1 - c_n,\, b_n + 1 - c_n;\, 2 - c_n;\, \upomega_z )
)
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{The Solution}
\highlight{Operations sequence:}
\begin{enumerate}
\item rotation matrix $=$ monodromy matrix
\pause
\item contiguity relations $\Rightarrow$ independent hypergeometrics
\pause
\item finite action $\Rightarrow$ $2$ solutions (no.\ of d.o.f.\ is correctly saturated)
\pause
\item boundary conditions $\Rightarrow$ fix free constants $c_{lr}$
\end{enumerate}
\pause
\begin{block}{Physical Interpretation}
\only<5>{%
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.4\linewidth}
\centering
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\end{column}
\hfill
\begin{column}{0.6\linewidth}
\begin{equation*}
\begin{split}
\eval{S_{\mathds{R}^4}}_{\text{on-shell}}
& =
\frac{1}{2\uppi \upalpha'}
\sum\limits_{t = 1}^3
\qty( \frac{1}{2} \abs{g_{(t)}^{\perp}} \abs{f_{(t-1)} - f_{(t)}} )
\\
& =
\text{Area}\qty( \qty{ f_{(t)} } )
\end{split}
\end{equation*}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\vfill
}
\only<6->{%
\centering
\resizebox{0.25\columnwidth}{!}{\import{img}{brane3d.pgf}}
}
\end{block}
\end{frame}
\subsection[Fermions]{Fermions and Point-like Defect CFT}
\begin{frame}{Fermions on the Strip}
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.4\linewidth}
\centering
\resizebox{0.9\columnwidth}{!}{\import{img}{defects.pgf}}
\end{column}
\hfill
\begin{column}{0.6\linewidth}
\begin{equationblock}{Action of Boundary Changing Operators}
\begin{equation*}
\begin{cases}
\uppsi_-^i( \uptau, 0 )
& =
\tensor{\qty( R_{(t)} )}{^I_J}\,
\uppsi_+^J( \uptau, 0 )
\quad \text{for}~
\uptau \in \qty( \hat{\uptau}_{(t)},\, \hat{\uptau}_{(t-1)} )
\\
\uppsi_-^I( \uptau, \uppi )
& =
- \uppsi_+^I( \uptau, \uppi )
\quad \text{for}~
\uptau \in \mathds{R}
\end{cases}
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\pause
\begin{block}{Stress-energy Tensor}
\begin{equation*}
\mathcal{T}_{\pm\pm}( \upxi_{\pm} )
=
-i\, \frac{T}{4}\,
\uppsi^*_{\pm,\, I}( \upxi_{\pm} )\,
\overset{\leftrightarrow}{\partial} \uppsi^I_{\pm}( \upxi_{\pm} )
\quad
\Rightarrow
\quad
\begin{cases}
\dot{\mathrm{H}}( \uptau )
&
% =
% \partial_{\uptau}
% \qty(%
% \int\limits_0^{\uppi} \dd{\upsigma}
% \mathcal{T}_{\uptau\uptau}( \uptau, \upsigma )
% )
=
0 \Leftrightarrow \uptau \in \qty( \uptau_{(t)},\, \uptau_{(t-1)} )
\\
\dot{\mathrm{P}}( \uptau )
&
% =
% \partial_{\uptau}
% \qty(%
% \int\limits_0^{\uppi} \dd{\upsigma}
% \mathcal{T}_{\uptau\upsigma}( \uptau, \upsigma )
% )
\neq
0
\end{cases}
\end{equation*}
\end{block}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Conserved Product and Operators}
Expand on a \highlight{basis of solutions}
\begin{equation*}
\uppsi_{\pm}( \upxi_{\pm} )
=
\sum\limits_{n = -\infty}^{+\infty} b_n\, \uppsi_n( \upxi_{\pm} )
\qquad
\Rightarrow
\qquad
\Uppsi( z )
=
\begin{cases}
\uppsi_{E,\, +}( u ) \quad \text{if}~z \in \mathscr{H}_{>}^{(\overline{t})}
\\
\uppsi_{E,\, -}( u ) \quad \text{if}~z \in \mathscr{H}_{<}^{(\overline{t})}
\end{cases}
\end{equation*}
\pause
\begin{equationblock}{Conserved Product and Dual Basis}
\begin{equation*}
\left\langle\!\left\langle
\tensor[^*]{\uppsi}{_n},\,
\uppsi_m
\right. \right\rangle
=
2\uppi \mathcal{N}\,
\oint
\frac{\dd{z}}{2\uppi i}\,
\tensor[^*]{\Uppsi}{_n^*}\,
\tensor{\Uppsi}{_m}
=
\updelta_{n,\, m}
\quad
\Rightarrow
\quad
\left\langle\!\left\langle
\tensor[^*]{\Uppsi}{_n^{(*)}},\,
\Uppsi^{(*)}
\right. \right\rangle
=
b_n^{(\dagger)}
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\pause
Derive the \highlight{algebra of operators:}
\begin{equation*}
\qty[ b_n,\, b_m^{\dagger} ]_+
=
\frac{2 \mathcal{N}}{T}\,
\left\langle\!\left\langle
\tensor[^*]{\Uppsi}{_n^*},\,
\Uppsi_m^*
\right. \right\rangle
\end{equation*}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Twisted Complex Fermions}
Consider the case $R_{(t)} = e^{i \uppi \upalpha_{(t)}} \in \mathrm{U}( 1 )$:
\begin{equation*}
\Uppsi( x_{(t)} + e^{2\uppi i} \updelta )
=
e^{i \uppi \upepsilon_{(t)}}\,
\Uppsi( x_{(t)} + \updelta )
\end{equation*}
where
\begin{equation*}
\upepsilon_{(t)}
=
\upalpha_{(t+1)} - \upalpha_{(t)}
+
\uptheta\qty( \upalpha_{(t)} - \upalpha_{(t+1)} - 1 )
-
\uptheta\qty( \upalpha_{(t+1)} - \upalpha_{(t)} - 1 )
\end{equation*}
\pause
\begin{equationblock}{Basis of Solutions}
\begin{equation*}
\begin{split}
\Uppsi_n\qty( z;\, \qty{ x_{(t)} } )
& =
\mathcal{N}_{\Uppsi}\,
z^{-n}\,
\prod\limits_{t = 1}^N
\qty( 1 - \frac{z}{x_{(t)}} )^{n_{(t)} + \frac{\upepsilon_{(t)}}{2}}
\\
\tensor[^*]{\Uppsi}{_n}\qty( z;\, \qty{ x_{(t)} } )
& =
\frac{1}{2\uppi \mathcal{N} \mathcal{N}_{\Uppsi}}\,
z^{n - 1}\,
\prod\limits_{t = 1}^N
\qty( 1 - \frac{z}{x_{(t)}} )^{-\widetilde{n}_{(t)} + \frac{\upepsilon_{(t)}}{2}}
\end{split}
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Vacua}
Define the \textbf{vacuum} with respect to $b_n$:
\begin{equation*}
\begin{split}
b_n \ket{\qty{ x_{(t)} }} = 0 &\quad \text{for} \quad n \ge 1
\\
b_n \ket{\widetilde{0}} = 0 &\quad \text{for} \quad n \ge n_{(t)} + \frac{\upepsilon_{(t)}}{2} + \frac{1}{2}
\end{split}
\end{equation*}
\pause
Theories are subject to \highlight{consistency conditions:}
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.6\linewidth}
\begin{equation*}
\mathrm{L}
=
n_{(t)} + \widetilde{n}_{(t)}
\uncover<3->{%
\alert{= 0}
}
\end{equation*}
\end{column}
\hfill
\begin{column}{0.4\linewidth}
\centering
\resizebox{\columnwidth}{!}{\import{img}{inconsistent_theories.pgf}}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Stress-energy Tensor and CFT Approach}
Compute the OPEs leading to the \highlight{stress-energy tensor:}
\begin{equation*}
\mathcal{T}( z )
=
\frac{\uppi T}{2} \mathcal{N}_{\Uppsi}^2
\sum\limits_{n,\, m = -\infty}^{+\infty}
\colon b_n\, b_m^* \colon\,
z^{-n -m}\,
\qty[%
\frac{m - n}{2}
+
2 \sum\limits_{t = 1}^N \frac{n_{(t)} + \frac{\upepsilon_{(t)}}{2}}{z - x_{(t)}}
]
+
\frac{1}{2} \qty( \sum\limits_{t = 1}^N \frac{n_{(t)} + \frac{\upepsilon_{(t)}}{2}}{z - x_{(t)}} )^2
\end{equation*}
\pause
\begin{equationblock}{Invariant Vacuum and Spin Fields}
\begin{equation*}
\ket{\qty{ x_{(t)} }}
=
\mathcal{N}\qty( \qty{ x_{(t)} } )\,
\mathrm{R}\qty[ \prod\limits_{t = 1}^M S_{(t)}( x_{(t)} ) ]\,
\ket{0}_{\mathrm{SL}_2( \mathds{R} )}
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Spin Fields Amplitudes}
\begin{equationblock}{Equivalence with Bosonization}
\begin{equation*}
\begin{split}
\partial_{x_{(t)}} \braket{\qty{x_{(t)}}}
& =
\oint\limits_{x_{(t)}} \frac{\dd{z}}{2\uppi i}
\frac{%
\bra{\qty{x_{(t)}}} \mathcal{T}( z ) \ket{\qty{x_{(t)}}}
}{%
\braket{\qty{x_{(t)}}}
}
\\
\Rightarrow
\quad
\braket{\qty{x_{(t)}}}
& =
\mathcal{N}\qty( \qty{ \upepsilon_{(t)} } )
\prod\limits_{\substack{t = 1 \\ t > u}}^N
\qty( x_{(u)} - x_{(t)} )^{\qty( n_{(u)} + \frac{\upepsilon_{(u)}}{2} )\qty( n_{(t)} + \frac{\upepsilon_{(t)}}{2} )}
\end{split}
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\pause
\begin{itemize}
\item (semi-)phenomenological models involve \textbf{twist and spin} fields and \textbf{open strings}
\pause
\item general framework for \textbf{bosonic} open strings with \textbf{intersecting D-branes}
\pause
\item leading contribution for \textbf{twist fields}
\pause
\item \textbf{spin fields} as \textbf{boundary changing operators} on \textbf{defects}
\pause
\item alternative framework for amplitudes (extension to (non) Abelian twist/spin fields?)
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\section[Time Divergences]{Cosmological Backgrounds and Divergences}
\subsection[Orbifold]{Orbifolds and Cosmological Toy Models}
\begin{frame}{A Few Words on a Theory of Everything}
\begin{center}
string theory = theory of everything = nuclear forces + gravity
\end{center}
\pause
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.5\linewidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{img/cone}
\end{column}
\hfill
\begin{column}{0.5\linewidth}
From the phenomenological point of view:
\begin{itemize}
\item cosmological implications
\pause
\item Big Bang(-like) singularities
\pause
\item toy models of \textbf{space-like singularities}
\end{itemize}
\pause
\begin{center}
$\Downarrow$
\highlight{time-dependent orbifold models}
\end{center}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Orbifolds}
\begin{columns}[c]
\begin{column}{0.475\linewidth}
\begin{center}
\textbf{Mathematics}
\begin{itemize}
\item manifold $M$
\item (Lie) group $G$
\item \emph{stabilizer} $G_p = \qty{g \in G \mid gp = p \in M}$
\item \emph{orbit} $Gp = \qty{gp \in M \mid g \in G}$
\item charts $\upphi = \uppi \circ \mathscr{P}$ where:
\begin{itemize}
\item $\mathscr{P}\colon U \subset \mathds{R}^n \to U / G$
\item $\uppi\colon U / G \to M$
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
\end{center}
\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.05\linewidth}
\centering
$\Rightarrow$
\end{column}
\begin{column}{0.475\linewidth}
\begin{center}
\textbf{Physics}
\begin{itemize}
\item global orbit space $M / G$
\item $G$ group of isometries
\item fixed points
\item additional d.o.f.\ (\emph{twisted states})
\item singular limits of CY manifolds
\end{itemize}
\end{center}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\pause
\begin{center}
time-dependent orbifolds
\end{center}
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
\draw[line width=4pt, red] (13em,3.5em) rectangle (27em, 1em);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Cosmological Singularities}
Use \textbf{time-dependent orbifolds} to model \textbf{space-like singularities}:
\begin{center}
divergent \highlight{closed string} aplitudes
$\Rightarrow$
gravitational backreaction?
\end{center}
\pause
\begin{block}{Divergences}
Even in simple models (e.g.\ NBO, more on this later) the $4$ tachyons amplitude is divergent \textbf{at tree level}:
\begin{equation*}
A_4 \sim \int\limits_{q \sim \infty} \frac{\dd{q}}{\abs{q}} \mathscr{A}( q )
\end{equation*}
where
\begin{equation*}
\mathscr{A}_{\text{closed}}( q ) \sim q^{4 - \upalpha' \norm{\vec{p}_{\perp}}^2}
\qquad
\text{and}
\qquad
\mathscr{A}_{\text{open}}( q ) \sim q^{1 - \upalpha' \norm{\vec{p}_{\perp}}^2} \trace(\qty[T_1,\, T_2]_+\, \qty[T_3,\, T_4]_+)
\end{equation*}
\end{block}
\end{frame}
\subsection[NBO]{Null Boost Orbifold}
\begin{frame}{Null Boost Orbifold}
Start from $\qty( x^+,\, x^-,\, x^2,\, \vec{x} ) \in \mathscr{M}^{1,\, D-1}$:
\begin{equation*}
\begin{cases}
u & = x^-
\\
z & = \frac{x^2}{\Updelta\, x^-}
\\
v & = x^+ - \frac{1}{2} \frac{\qty( x^2 )^2}{x^-}
\end{cases}
\qquad
\Rightarrow
\qquad
\dd{s}^2 = -2 \dd{u} \dd{v} + \qty( \Updelta\, u )^2\, \dd{z}^2 + \updelta_{ij} \dd{x}^i \dd{x}^j
\end{equation*}
\pause
\begin{equationblock}{Killing Vector and Null Boost Oribfold}
\begin{equation*}
\upkappa = -i \qty( 2 \uppi \Updelta ) J_{+2} = 2 \uppi \partial_z
\Rightarrow
z \sim z + 2 \uppi n
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\pause
Consider \highlight{scalar QED:}
\begin{equation*}
\upphi_{\qty{ k_+,\, l,\, \vec{k},\, r}}\qty( u,\, v,\, z,\, \vec{x} )
=
e^{i \qty( k_+ v + l z + \vec{k} \cdot \vec{x} )}\,
\widetilde{\upphi}_{\qty{ k_+,\, l,\, \vec{k},\, r}}\qty( u )
=
\frac{e^{i \qty( k_+ v + l z + \vec{k} \cdot \vec{x} )}}{\sqrt{\qty( 2 \uppi )^D\, \abs{2 \Updelta k_+ u}}}\,
e^{-i \frac{l^2}{2 \Updelta^2 k_+} \frac{1}{u} + i \frac{\norm{\vec{k}}^2 + r}{2 k_+} u}
\end{equation*}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Scalar QED Interactions}
Scalar--photon interactions:
\begin{equation*}
S_{\text{sQED}}^{\text{(int)}}
=
\int\limits_{\Upomega} \dd[D]{x} \sqrt{- g }\,
\qty(%
-i\, e\, g^{\upalpha\upbeta} a_{\upalpha} \qty( \upphi^*\, \partial_{\upbeta} \upphi - \partial_{\upbeta} \upphi^*\, \upphi )
+ e^2\, g^{\upalpha\upbeta} a_{\upalpha} a_{\upbeta} \abs{\upphi}^2
- \frac{g_4}{4}\, \abs{\upphi}^4
)
\end{equation*}
\pause
Terms involved:
\begin{equation*}
\begin{split}
\mathcal{I}^{\qty[\upnu]}_{\qty{N}}
& =
\int\limits_{-\infty}^{+\infty} \dd{u}
\abs{\Updelta\, u} u^{\upnu}
\prod\limits_{i = 1}^N
\widetilde{\upphi}_{\qty{ k_{+\, (i)},\, l_{(i)},\, \vec{k}_{(i)},\, r_{(i)}}}\qty( u )
\\
\mathcal{J}^{\qty[\upnu]}_{\qty{N}}
& =
\int\limits_{-\infty}^{+\infty} \dd{u}
\abs{\Updelta} \abs{u}^{1 + \upnu}
\prod\limits_{i = 1}^N
\widetilde{\upphi}_{\qty{ k_{+\, (i)},\, l_{(i)},\, \vec{k}_{(i)},\, r_{(i)}}}\qty( u )
\end{split}
\end{equation*}
\pause
\begin{center}
\it
most terms \textbf{do not converge} and cannot be recovered even with a \textbf{distributional interpretions} due to the term $\propto u^{-1}$ in the exponentatial
\end{center}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{String and Field Theory}
So far:
\begin{itemize}
\item field theory presents \textbf{divergences}
\pause
\item issues are \textbf{still present} in sQED (eikonal?)
\pause
\item divergences are \textbf{not (only) gravitational}
\end{itemize}
\pause
\begin{equationblock}{Massive String States}
\begin{equation*}
V_M\qty( x;\, k,\, S,\, \upxi )
=
\colon
\qty(%
\frac{i}{\sqrt{2 \upalpha'}}\,
\upxi \cdot \partial^2_x X( x,\, x )
+
\qty( \frac{i}{\sqrt{2 \upalpha'}} )^2\,
S_{\upalpha\upbeta}
\partial_x X^{\upalpha}( x,\, x )
\partial_x X^{\upbeta}( x,\, x )
)
e^{i k \cdot X( x,\, x )}
\colon
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\pause
\begin{center}
\it
string theory cannot do \textbf{better than field theory} (EFT) if the latter \textbf{does not exist} (even a Wilson line around $z$ does not prevent such behaviour)
\end{center}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Resolution and Motivation}
Introduce the \highlight{generalised NBO:}
\begin{equation*}
\begin{cases}
u & = x^-
\\
z & = \frac{1}{2 x^-} \qty( \frac{x^2}{\Updelta_2} + \frac{x^3}{\Updelta_3} )
\\
w & = \frac{1}{2 x^-} \qty( \frac{x^2}{\Updelta_2} - \frac{x^3}{\Updelta_3} )
\\
v & = x^+ - \frac{1}{2 x^-} \qty( \qty( x^2 )^2 + \qty( x^3 )^2 )
\end{cases}
\qquad
\Rightarrow
\qquad
\upkappa
=
-2 \uppi i \qty( \Updelta_2 J_{+2} + \Updelta_3 J_{+3} )
=
2 \uppi \partial_z
\end{equation*}
\pause
\begin{equationblock}{Distributional Interpretation}
\begin{equation*}
\widetilde{\upphi}_{\qty{ k_+,\, p,\, l,\, \vec{k},\, r}}\qty( u )
=
\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{\qty(2 \uppi)^D \abs{\Updelta_2 \Updelta_3 k_+}}}
\frac{1}{\abs{u}}
e^{-i\, \qty( \frac{1}{8 k_+ u} \qty[ \frac{(l + p)^2}{\Updelta_2^2} + \frac{(l - p)^2}{\Updelta_3^2} ] - \frac{\norm{\vec{k}}^2 + r}{2 k_+} u )}
\end{equation*}
\end{equationblock}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{On the Divergences and Their Nature}
\begin{itemize}
\item divergences are present in sQED and \textbf{open string} sector
\pause
\item singularities $\Rightarrow$ \textbf{massive states} are no longer spectators
\pause
\item vanishing volume (\textbf{compact orbifold directions}) $\Rightarrow$ particles ``cannot escape''
\pause
\item \textbf{non compact} orbifold directions $\Rightarrow$ interpretation of \textbf{amplitudes as distributions}
\pause
\item issue not restricted to NBO/GNBO but also BO, null brane, etc. (it is a \textbf{general issues} connected to the geometry of the underlying space)
\end{itemize}
\pause
\vspace{2em}
\begin{center}
\it
spacetime singularities are \textbf{hidden into contact terms} and interactions with \textbf{massive states} (the gravitational eikonal deals with massless interactions)
\end{center}
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
\draw[line width=4pt, red] (0em, 4.5em) rectangle (40em, 1em);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}
\section[Deep Learning]{Deep Learning the Geometry of String Theory}
\subsection[Introduction]{Machine Learning and Deep Learning}
\begin{frame}{The Simplest Calabi--Yau}
Focus on Calabi--Yau \highlight{3-folds:}
\begin{equation*}
h^{r,\, s} = \dim\limits_{\mathds{C}} H_{\overline{\partial}}^{r,\, s}\qty( M,\, \mathds{C} )
\qquad
\Rightarrow
\qquad
\begin{cases}
h^{0,\, 0} & = h^{3,\, 0} = 1
\\
h^{r,\, 0} & = 0 \quad \text{if} \quad r \neq 3
\\
h^{r,\, s} & = h^{3 - r,\, 3 - s}
\\
h^{1,\, 1},\, h^{2,\, 1} \in \mathds{N}
\end{cases}
\end{equation*}
\pause
\begin{block}{Complete Intersection Calabi--Yau Manifolds}
Intersection of hypersurfaces in
\begin{equation*}
\mathcal{A} = \mathds{P}^{n_1} \times \dots \times \mathds{P}^{n_m}
\end{equation*}
where
\begin{equation*}
\mathds{P}^n\colon
\qquad
\begin{cases}
p_a\qty( Z^0,\, \dots,\, Z^n ) & = P_{I_1 \dots I_a} Z^{I_1} \dots Z^{I_a} = 0
\\
p_a\qty( \uplambda Z^0,\, \dots,\, \uplambda Z^n ) & = \uplambda^a p_a\qty( Z^0,\, \dots,\, Z^n )
\end{cases}
\end{equation*}
\end{block}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Representation of the Output}
CICY can be generalised to \highlight{$m$ projective spaces and $k$ equations.}
The problem is thus mapped to:
\begin{equation*}
\begin{tabular}{@{}lccc@{}}
$\mathscr{R}\colon$
&
$\mathds{Z}^{m \times k}$
&
$\longrightarrow$
&
$\mathds{N}$
\\[1em]
&
$\qty[%
\begin{tabular}{@{}c|ccc@{}}
$\mathds{P}^{n_1}$ & $a_1^1$ & $\dots$ & $a_k^1$
\\
$\vdots$ & $\vdots$ & $\ddots$ & $\vdots$
\\
$\mathds{P}^{n_m}$ & $a_1^m$ & $\dots$ & $a_k^m$
\end{tabular}
]$
&
$\longrightarrow$
&
$h^{1,\, 1} \quad \text{or} \quad h^{2,\, 1}$
\end{tabular}
\end{equation*}
\pause
\begin{block}{Machine Learning Approach}
What is $\mathscr{R}$?
\begin{equation*}
\mathscr{R}( M ) \longrightarrow \mathscr{R}_n( M;\, w )
\qquad
\text{s.t.}
\qquad
\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} f( M;\, w ) = \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \abs{\mathscr{R}( M ) - \mathscr{R}_n( M;\, w )} = 0
\end{equation*}
\end{block}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Machine Learning}
\begin{itemize}
\item exchange \textbf{analytical solution} with \textbf{optimisation problem}
\pause
\item use \textbf{various algorithms} and exploit \textbf{large datasets}
\pause
\item learn a \textbf{representation} rather than a \textbf{solution}
\pause
\item effectively use knowledge from \textbf{computer science, mathematics and physics} to solve problems
\end{itemize}
\pause
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.7\linewidth]{img/label-distribution_orig}
\end{center}
\end{frame}
\subsection[Machine Learning]{Machine Learning for String Theory}
\begin{frame}{Exploratory Data Analysis}
Machine Learning \highlight{pipeline:}
\begin{center}
\textbf{exploratory} data analysis
$\rightarrow$
feature \textbf{selection}
$\rightarrow$
Hodge numbers
\end{center}
\pause
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.5\linewidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{img/corr-matrix_orig}
\end{column}
\hfill
\begin{column}{0.5\linewidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth, trim={0 0 6in 0}, clip]{img/scalar-features_orig}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Dataset}
\begin{itemize}
\item $7890$ CICY manifolds (full dataset)
\pause
\item \textbf{dataset pruning}: no product spaces, no ``very far'' outliers (reduction of $0.49\%$)
\pause
\item $h^{1,\, 1} \in \qty[ 1,\, 16 ]$ and $h^{2,\, 1} \in \qty[ 15,\, 86 ]$
\pause
\item $80\%$ training, $10\%$ validation, $10\%$ test
\pause
\item choose \textbf{regression}, but evaluate using \textbf{accuracy} (round the result)
\end{itemize}
\pause
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=0.7\linewidth]{img/label-distribution-compare_orig}
\end{center}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Machine Learning}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.85\linewidth]{img/ml_map}
\pause
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
\draw[line width=10pt, red, -latex] (-18em,1em) -- (-14.5em, 6em);
\draw[line width=10pt, red, -latex] (19em, 7em) -- (14em, 4em);
\end{tikzpicture}
\pause
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
\draw[line width=4pt, red] (12em,12em) ellipse (2cm and 1.5cm);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{A Word on PCA}
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.4\linewidth}
What is PCA for a $X \in \mathds{R}^{n \times p}$?
\begin{itemize}
\item find new coordinates to \textbf{``put the variance in order''}
\item \highlight{equivalently} compute the \textbf{eigenvectors} of $X X^T$ or the \textbf{singular values} of $X$
\item isolate \textbf{the signal} from the \textbf{background}
\item ease the machine learning job of finding a better representation of the input
\end{itemize}
\end{column}
\hfill
\begin{column}{0.6\linewidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.5\columnwidth]{img/marchenko-pastur}
\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{img/svd_orig}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{Machine Learning Results}
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.5\linewidth}
\centering
\textbf{Configuration Matrix Only}
\includegraphics[width=0.8\columnwidth, trim={0 0 3.3in 0}, clip]{img/cicy_matrix_plots}
\end{column}
\hfill\pause
\begin{column}{0.5\linewidth}
\centering
\textbf{Best Training Set}
\includegraphics[width=0.8\columnwidth, trim={0 0 3.3in 0}, clip]{img/cicy_best_plots}
\end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\subsection[Deep Learning]{AI Implementations for Geometry and Strings}
\begin{frame}{Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks}
\begin{columns}
\begin{column}{0.6\linewidth}
\begin{itemize}
\item use \textbf{gradient descent} to optimise \textbf{weights}
\item learn highly \textbf{non linear} representations of the input
\item can be \highlight{``large''} to have enough parameters
\item can be \highlight{``deep''} to to learn \textbf{complicated functions}
\end{itemize}
\begin{block}{Neural Networks}
\vspace{0.5em}
\begin{tabular}{@{}lc@{}}
fully connected:
&
$a^{\qty(i)\, \qty{l+1}} = \upphi\qty( a^{\qty(i)\, \qty{l}} \cdot W^{\qty{l}} + b^{\qty{l}} \mathds{1} )$
\\
convolutional:
&
$a^{\qty(i)\, \qty{l+1}} = \upphi\qty( a^{\qty(i)\, \qty{l}}\, *\, W^{\qty{l}} + b^{\qty{l}} \mathds{1} )$
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Non linearity ensured by:
\begin{equation*}
\upphi( z ) = \mathrm{ReLU}\qty( z ) = \max\qty(0,\, z)
\end{equation*}
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\begin{frame}{Convolutional Neural Networks}
Why convolutional?
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\begin{itemize}[<+->]
\item retain \textbf{spacial awareness}
\item smaller \textbf{no.\ of parameters} ($\approx 2 \times 10^5$ vs.\ $\approx 2 \times 10^6$)
\item weights are \textbf{shared}
\item CNN can isolate \textbf{``defining features''}
\item find patterns as in \textbf{computer vision}
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\begin{frame}{Inception Neural Networks}
Recent development by Google's deep learning teams led to:
\begin{itemize}
\item neural networks with \textbf{better generalisation properties}
\item smaller networks (both parameters and depth)
\item different \textbf{concurrent kernels} (e.g.\ one over \textbf{equations} one over \textbf{coordinates})
\end{itemize}
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\begin{frame}{Deep Learning Results and Generalisation Properties}
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\centering
\textbf{Best Training Set}
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\begin{frame}{A Few Comments and Future Directions}
Why \highlight{deep learning in physics?}
\begin{itemize}
\item reliable \textbf{predictive method} \pause (provided good data analysis)
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\item reliable \textbf{source of inspiration} \pause (provided good data analysis)
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\item reliable \textbf{generalisation method} \pause (provided good data analysis)
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\item \textbf{CNNs are powerful tools} (this is the \emph{first time in physics!})
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\item interdisciplinary approach $=$ win-win situation!
\end{itemize}
\pause
What now?
\begin{itemize}
\item representation learning $\Rightarrow$ what is the best way to represent CICYs?
\pause
\item study invariances $\Rightarrow$ invariances should not influence the result (graph representations?)
\pause
\item higher dimensions $\Rightarrow$ what about CICY 4-folds?
\pause
\item geometric deep learning $\Rightarrow$ explain the geometry of the ``AI'' behind deep learning!
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\item reinforcement learning $\Rightarrow$ give the rules, not the result!
\end{itemize}
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\begin{frame}[noframenumbering]{The End?}
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THANK YOU!
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