D-Branes snd Non-Perturbative Quantum Field Theory – Stringy Instantons and Strongly Coupled Spintronics

Introduction
Instanton Preliminaries
- Topological charge
- Vacua and tunneling amplitudes
  - The theta angle
- Collective coordinates
  - ADHM construction
D-brane Instantons
- D-instanton models, a closer look
- C³/Z₃ orbifold background
- Orbifold transformation of Chan-Paton indexes, quiver diagram and fractional branes
- Orientifold
Stringy Instantons
- Motivations
  - Theoretical Significance
  - Phenomenological Interest
- Stringy instanton salient features
- Stringy instantons in N = 2 theories
Holographic Techniques
Minimal Holographic Description of a Superconductor
Holographic Spintronics
Future Directions
Appendices
- A – Graviton
- B – ’t Hooft Symbols
- C – ADHM Projector
- D – Shape of the Chan-Paton Orientifold Matrix