2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Gauge-gravity correspondence and the construction of non-perturbative string theory
| Project/Area Number |
20340048
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
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| Research Institution | The Open University of Japan (2009-2012)
The University of Tokyo (2008) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KAZAMA Yoichi 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 教授 (60144317)
KATO Mitsuhiro 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 教授 (80185876)
OKAWA Yuji 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 准教授 (10466823)
OKUDA Takuya 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 助教 (90595646)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2012
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| Keywords | 超弦理論 / ゲージ重力対応 / D ブレーン / 超重力理論 / 統一理論 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of the present research project is to pursue the possibility of constructing a unified theory of all fundamental interactions including gravity, on the basis of the so-called (super) string theory. In particular, we have investigated the correspondence between (super) gravity theory (or general relativity theory) and quantum gauge theories, the latter of which constitute standard theories for describing electro-weak and nuclear (or strong) interactions. We have uncovered several new facets of this remarkable correspondence and also of non-perturbative properties of string theory by developing new theoretical methods and tools in studying this difficult question. We hope that our new findings provide important clues toward the final goal of unifying quantum theory and general relativity, which continues to be a dream of modern physicists.
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