Final Activity Report Summary - GAUGE VIA STRING (Unravelling the Non-Perturbative Structure of Gauge Theory)
This proposal investigated non-perturbative gauge theory behaviour using modern string theory tools. String theory is a candidate for extending the standard model to include gravity in a unified quantum theory.
One of the most important developments in modern string theory was the discovery of dualities between gauge and string theories. These remarkable dualities postulated the equivalence of non-abelian gauge theories and quantum theories of gravity, as described by string theories on curved spacetimes, unravelling an unexplored connection between these two, a priori very different, types of theories at a non-perturbative level.
This gave us for the first time a quantitative handle on a strongly coupled gauge theory via string theory on a curved spacetime, which tackled one of the key questions in modern theoretical physics. This project developed the gauge-theory and string theory correspondence, in particular through an analysis of the roles of fermionic modes and on the formulation of string theory on curved spacetimes.
One of the most important developments in modern string theory was the discovery of dualities between gauge and string theories. These remarkable dualities postulated the equivalence of non-abelian gauge theories and quantum theories of gravity, as described by string theories on curved spacetimes, unravelling an unexplored connection between these two, a priori very different, types of theories at a non-perturbative level.
This gave us for the first time a quantitative handle on a strongly coupled gauge theory via string theory on a curved spacetime, which tackled one of the key questions in modern theoretical physics. This project developed the gauge-theory and string theory correspondence, in particular through an analysis of the roles of fermionic modes and on the formulation of string theory on curved spacetimes.