| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L82670/01 |
| Title: |
STRING THEORY AND DUALITY |
| Principal Investigator: |
Gauntlett, Professor J |
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Physics |
| Organisation: |
Queen Mary University of London |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 January 1998 |
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31 December 2000 |
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5,268
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String Theory is a promising theory of quantum gravity. I propose to explore the mathematical structure of string theory with the aim of illuminating the fundamentally new formulation of the theory towards which recent progress in duality is leading. I will study the still somewhat mysterious M-theory that is central to stringdualities. I will pursue this by examining the properties of the membranes and fivebranes of the theory and the new Matrix Theory. I will also use D-branes as tools to test various duality conjectures by constructing D-brane bound states. D-branes will also be used to study the quantum mechanics of black holes by comparing semi-classical dynamics of black holes with perturbative D-brane results. I also propose to investigate duality in quantum field theory by studying the mathematical properties of monopoles in various supersymmetric gauge theories. Intersecting branes will be used to analyse three-dimensional field theories. I will further investigate spacetime aspects of D-brane physics and other issues in quantum gravity by continuing my work on the pair creation of black holes.
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