U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research: Nonperturbative Studies in String Theory and 2D Quantum Gravity

该奖项支持为期两年的合作研究项目 布朗大学的Antal Jevicki教授和 东京大学的米谷民明。 本项目为 致力于解决弦理论和量子力学的核心问题 重力 目标是发展一种理解， 非微扰动力学的制定，通过 研究精确可解的低维模型， 最终将这些结果应用于高维理论， 黑洞物理学、早期宇宙学和超高能 目前的理论被认为是行不通的物理学。 具体而言，研究将涉及矩阵模型，共形 场论，非微扰弦动力学，对称性破缺， 对称性、拓扑相和高能行为。 主要调查人员已经发现了一些关键的 这些理论丰富的动态方面， 合作制定行动原则。 本研究 项目将使他们能够大力扩大这些线， 研究和扩大合作，包括相关的 其他同事的努力。

This award supports a two-year collaborative research project between Professor Antal Jevicki of Brown University and Professor Tamiaki Yoneya of the University of Tokyo. This project is an effort to solve the central questions in string theory and quantum gravity. The goals are to develop an understanding and complete formulation of the non-perturbative dynamics through the investigation of exactly solvable low-dimensional models, and to ultimately apply these results to higher-dimensional theories and the physics of black holes, early cosmology, and ultra-high energy physics where present theories are known to break down. Specifically the research will involve matrix models, conformal field theory, non-perturbative string dynamics, symmetry breaking, w-symmetry, topological phases, and high-energy behavior. The principal investigators have already uncovered some of the key aspects of the rich dynamics of these theories and have collaborated in developing an action principle. This research project will enable them to vigorously expand these lines of research and extend the collaboration to include the related efforts of other colleagues.