Research Reconstruction
Witten's corpus crosses high-energy theory, quantum field theory, supersymmetry, topology, string/M-theory, geometric Langlands, amplitudes, holography, and quantum information. The recurring algorithm is not a single technique but a translation system: use physical consistency to find exact structures, use supersymmetry to protect them, use geometry/topology to name them, and then use duality to move them to a tractable description.
The 300 cases combine scientific-publication spine entries, IAS-listed articles and book chapters, arXiv lecture/review papers, and selected public expository writings. Strategy tags are intentionally overlapping: one Witten case may simultaneously use anomaly reasoning, a topological twist, duality, and a geometric dictionary.
Interactive Strategy Tree
Overlapping Strategy Prevalence
Percentages mean case prevalence: a method used in 180 of 300 cases is shown as 60%. Because each case may use several methods, totals are not expected to sum to 100%.