Research in Supergravity, General Relativity and Gauge Theories (Physics)

万有引力是任何试图统一自然力的核心问题。一种新的统一方法提供了巨大的希望，叫做超弦理论。Deser教授的研究将集中在时空及其规范不变性和弦动力学之间仍然神秘的关系上。与此同时，引力理论的性质，特别是在高维，宇宙常数的作用以及广义相对论与其他规范理论的关系将在经典和量子水平上进行研究。

Gravitation is the central problem in any attempt to unify the forces of nature. A new approach to unification which offers great promise is called superstring theory. Professor Deser's research will focus on the still mysterious relation between spacetime with its gauge invariance and string dynamics. In parallel, properties of gravitational theories, particularly in higher dimensions, the role of the cosmological constant and the relation of general relativity to other gauge theories will be pursued at both classical and quantum levels.