RESEARCH IN ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS

理论基本粒子物理的研究计划将包括研究三维空间中的量子场论与更高维度的引力和超引力之间的关系。量子场论将这种现象描述为强核力。超引力是弦理论的一个极限情况，它可以统一所有自然力，包括重力。结果表明，当粒子间的作用力很大时，量子场论与引力之间的联系给出了有关场理论性质的定量信息。这种强力信息是许多应用程序所必需的，通常无法通过其他方法访问。

A program of research in theoretical elementary particle physics willinclude the study of the relation between quantum field theory inthree-dimensional space on the one hand, and gravity and supergravity inhigher dimensions on the other hand. Quantum field theory describes suchphenomena as the strong nuclear forces. Supergravity is a limiting case ofthe string theory that may unify all of the forces of nature, includinggravity. It has been shown that the connection between quantum fieldtheory and gravity gives quantitative information about the properties offield theory when forces between particles are very strong. This strong -force information is required for many applications and is generally notaccessible by other methods.