N=8 Supergravity and Beyond:
What Symmetry Can Teach Us about Quantum Gravity and
the Unification of Physics

 

Prof Hermann Nicolai
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
 

6 November 2014 (Thursday)
2:15 pm
IAS4042, 4/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST

Abstract:

Recent developments indicate that the search for underlying symmetries generalizing the duality symmetries known from supergravity and superstring theories may be a key towards a better understanding what M Theory (the hypothetical non-perturbative formulation of string theory) may be. In this talk the speaker will review some recent advances at an introductory level, with particular emphasis on the role of maximal supergravities in this search.

 

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The seminar is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Seating is on a first-come first-served basis.

HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study
URL: http://ias.ust.hk
Enquiries: ias@ust.hk / 2358 5912

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