Numerical Study of Nonperturbative Aspects of Quantum Gravity

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25800163
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Hanada Masanori 京都大学, 白眉センター, 特定准教授 (40626735)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 超弦理論 / ゲージ理論 / 超対称性 / 量子重力 / ブラックホール

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have studied superstring theory, -- a promising candidate of the theory of quantum gravity, which unifies quantum mechanics and general relativity. In particular, we have developed numerical techniques for quantitative calculations utilizing supercomputers. By using them we have tested the gauge/gravity duality conjecture with high precision, and confirmed that gauge theory correctly describes quantum nature of gravity. We expect that our result can lead to a new research field: numerical simulation of quantum gravity.

Free Research Field

素粒子論