Phymaths podcast # 66 || Dr. Jonathan Heckman

DescriptionJonathan Heckman is a theoretical physicist at the University of Pennsylvania and works on generalized symmetries, the swampland program, holography, and F theory, among other related areas. The list of his works can be found at the link provided below.Some links1) His works: https://inspirehep.net/authors/10452682) Link to the high-energy physics resources page on my website: https://hassaansaleem.com/graduate-level-theoretical-physics-resources-in-progress/Contact InfoMy website: hassaansaleem.comFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hassaan.3142/Join the WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9DkjmAzNbs7IlGuv1XFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hassaan_PHYEmail Queries: greatestmight@gmail.comTime Stamps(0:00) Coming Up(0:24) Introduction of the guest(0:40) His current projects(4:54) Grand Unified Theories (GUTs) and F theory(17:19) Algebraic Geometry for F theory(22:40) Role of singularities in model building(24:53) GUT models in F theory (continued)(28:50) Engineering SCFTs from F theory(43:38) Engineering SCFTs in odd dimensions(48:58) Transitioning to generalized symmetries(52:54) Defining QFTs(55:44) Swampland and Cobordism conjecture(1:03:20) R7 branes(1:08:35) Falsifying string theory at colliders(1:18:33) Building collaborations (and fear of being wrong)(1:22:56) Choosing a problem to work on(1:27:53) Handling multiple projects(1:30:34) Selecting a Ph.D student(1:34:30) (People's question) Learning string theory(1:36:27) (People's question) Learning abstract topics(1:38:12) (People's question) Important problems(1:43:30) (People's question) UPenn funding(1:45:03) (People's question) Symmetries on T folds