String theory and quantum gravity

December 15 2005
Types d’événements
Colloque de l’Orme des Merisiers
Robbert Dijkgraaf
CEA Bât 774, Amphi Claude Bloch
15/12/2005
to 11:00

String theory is considered as a leading theory to unify the forces and bring the theory of relativity into the domain of the quantum world. I will present a survey of present status of these efforts, concentrating on quantum gravity aspects such as black holes, extra dimensions and cosmology.

Instit. de Physique Théorique/Instit. KdV de Math./Univ. Amsterdam