Interactions of Particles, Fields and Strings

粒子、场和弦的相互作用

• 批准号: 1067976
• 负责人: Howard Georgi
• 金额: $ 120万
• 依托单位: Harvard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-10-01 至 2015-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1067976&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Interactions; Particles; Fields; Strings

This award funds the research activities of Professors Howard Georgi and Cumrun Vafa at Harvard University. This research addresses the fundamental laws of nature at short distances, from the distance scales currently being probed by experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) down to the much shorter distances at which the interactions unify and (perhaps) the structure of spacetime itself is formed. Thus, this research will deepen our formal understanding of the fascinating mathematical structure of string theory, which is a candidate for a fundamental theory of nature; it will continue the search for probes of string theory at the LHC; and it will develop new tools for the analysis of LHC observations to ensure that we can make the most effective use of this high-energy particle collider, one of the most important scientific projects in history. Because the research funded by this award addresses some of the most fundamental questions in science, it will also have a number of broader impacts. Research on these questions will continue to inspire talented young people to pursue the kind of rigorous technical education that they need for STEM fields. More specifically, this research will affect Harvard graduate students and undergraduates in several ways. Graduate students will participate in many of the projects directly. In addition, there are "in-house" seminars in which postdocs and graduate students will be able to present their work in progress in an informal and supportive atmosphere, and younger students will be able to learn about the research of the group. There will also practical mentoring of younger faculty. Moreover, Professors Georgi and Vafa teach important undergraduate and graduate courses. Likewise, Professor Georgi is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Physics and involved in efforts to improve undergraduate education and increase diversity in the STEM workforce.

该奖项为哈佛大学教授霍华德·格奥尔基和库姆伦·瓦法的研究活动提供资金。这项研究解决了短距离自然的基本规律，从目前在大型强子对撞机（LHC）实验中探索的距离尺度到相互作用统一的更短距离，以及（也许）时空本身的结构形成。 因此，这项研究将加深我们对弦理论迷人的数学结构的正式理解，弦理论是自然基本理论的候选者;它将继续在LHC上寻找弦理论的探针;它将开发用于分析大型强子对撞机观测结果的新工具，以确保我们能够最有效地利用这种高能粒子对撞机，历史上最重要的科学项目之一由于该奖项资助的研究解决了科学中一些最基本的问题，因此它也将产生一些更广泛的影响。 对这些问题的研究将继续激励有才华的年轻人追求STEM领域所需的严格技术教育。 更具体地说，这项研究将在几个方面影响哈佛的研究生和本科生。 研究生将直接参与许多项目。 此外，还有“内部”研讨会，博士后和研究生将能够在非正式和支持性的气氛中介绍他们正在进行的工作，年轻的学生将能够了解该小组的研究。 还将对年轻教师进行实际指导。 此外，格奥尔基教授和瓦法教授教授重要的本科和研究生课程。 同样，格奥尔基教授也是物理系本科研究主任，并参与努力改善本科教育和增加STEM劳动力的多样性。