Investigations of higher-dimensional extended objects in superstring theory

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: FMBI972021

Project closed

Start date 1 September 1997

End date 31 August 1999

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

University of Cambridge
United Kingdom

Objective

Research objectives and content
Over the past few years new exciting avenues within the field of superstring theory have opened up, thus putting non-perturbative aspects in focus. In the new picture that is emerging higher-dimensional extended objects, commonly referred to as p-branes, have turned out to be of crucial importance. The study of these objects is today an essential part of the quest for a unified theory of all interactions.
It is the objective of the present project to continue investigations concerning the properties of supersymmetric p-branes and their roles in a fundamental theory. More specifically, building on recent progress, we wish to study supersymmetric Dirichlet p-branes (Dp-branes or D-branes, for short). One of the most compelling unanswered questions in this area today concerns the formulation of the dynamics of multiple parallel D-branes, an issue which appears to have interesting connections with non-commutative geometry. Other issues worth mentioning in this context include symmetries and anomalies as well as duality aspects.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• natural sciences › physical sciences › theoretical physics › string theory
• natural sciences › mathematics › pure mathematics › geometry

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Programme(s)

• FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants
• TP01 - Elementary Particles and Fields

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

University of Cambridge

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Silver Street ; CB3 9EW Cambridge ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

Not available

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Total cost: No data