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Project

Holography and Supersymmetric Localization

The most challenging problems in theoretical physics are related to the dynamics of strongly coupled systems and the puzzles of black hole horizons. Many of these open questions are brought together in sharp focus by the holographic correspondence which relates the physics of gravitational systems to that of quantum fields. The main objective of this project is to take major steps towards addressing the challenges associated with black holes and strongly coupled physics through an amalgam of newly developed tools in holography, string theory, quantum field theory, and supergravity. To achieve this ambitious goal we will use the branes of string theory and M-theory together with recently developed analytic and numerical tools in supergravity to construct novel explicit examples of the gauge/gravity correspondence. We will uncover new aspects of the physics of black holes by employing recent insights from supersymmetric localization and will develop state-of-the-art techniques to go beyond the leading semiclassical approximation. Utilizing new Euclidean gravitational solutions we will elucidate the properties of the path integral of quantum gravity and study the implications for holography. The results of this project will yield major new insights into the fundamental properties of strongly coupled quantum fields, black hole physics, and quantum gravity.

Date:1 Jan 2023 →  Today
Keywords:Conformal field theory, Holography, Supersymmetry
Disciplines:Field theory and string theory, Geometric aspects of physics, Theoretical particle physics