Research in the Gauge/Gravity Duality

规范/重力二元性研究

• 批准号: 1318681
• 负责人: Simone Giombi
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Princeton University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1318681&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Gauge; Gravity; Duality

This award funds the research activities of Professor Simone Giombi at Princeton University.One of the key developments in string theory has been the discovery of surprising dualities relating quantum gravitational theories to gauge theories. Professor Giombi's research program is aimed at a broad and thorough study of various aspects of the gauge/gravity duality. This work will deepen our fundamental understanding of the physics underlying the relation between gauge and gravitational theories, and exploit the gauge/gravity duality in order to develop a powerful toolbox for answering non-perturbative questions about strongly coupled gauge theory or the nature of quantum gravity. This project consists of three key areas. The first one is devoted to a deep study of the gravitational theories involving massless higher spin fields and their role in the gauge/gravity duality; the second is to better understand the quantization of string theory in Anti de Sitter (AdS) backgrounds, and the third involves the study of certain supersymmetric subsectors of non-abelian gauge theories where exact results are possible by the method of localization.This project is also expected to have a number of broader impacts. While working on specific research problems, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will receive extensive mentoring and training which will positively contribute to their formation as future independent scientists. The PI intends to develop special classes for graduate students and advanced undergraduates about recent trends in theoretical physics research, and to lecture at schools for students and young researchers held at international institutes. The PI also plans to become active in various outreach programs, such as giving public lectures and communicating recent research advances to non-technical journals.

该奖项资助普林斯顿大学Simone Giombi教授的研究活动。弦理论的关键发展之一是发现了量子引力理论与规范理论之间令人惊讶的对偶性。Giombi教授的研究项目旨在对规范/重力二象性的各个方面进行广泛而深入的研究。这项工作将加深我们对规范和引力理论之间关系的基本物理理解，并利用规范/引力对偶性来开发一个强大的工具箱，用于回答关于强耦合规范理论或量子引力本质的非微扰问题。该项目包括三个关键领域。第一部分致力于深入研究涉及无质量高自旋场的引力理论及其在规范/引力二象性中的作用；二是为了更好地理解反德西特背景下弦理论的量子化，三是为了研究非阿贝尔规范理论的某些超对称子扇区，在这些子扇区中，通过局部化的方法可以得到精确的结果。预计该项目还将产生一些更广泛的影响。在从事具体研究问题的同时，研究生和博士后将得到广泛的指导和培训，这将对他们成为未来的独立科学家有积极的贡献。PI计划为研究生和高级本科生开设关于理论物理研究最新趋势的特别课程，并在学校为国际研究所的学生和年轻研究人员举办讲座。PI还计划积极参与各种外联项目，如公开演讲和向非技术期刊传播最新的研究进展。