Obiettivo The primary aim of the project is to establish a network of thirteen institutions, each containing small to medium size research groups of theoretical and mathematical physicists, sharing a common purpose but possessing complementary expertise. The common purpose lies in seeking a unified description of all the fundamental forces of nature, and a shared expectation that this will emerge from string theory. The complementary expertise lies in the major sub-fields of conformal field theory; integrable quantum field theories and their relationship to models of statistical mechanical systems; matrix models, topological field theory, low-dimensional gravity and their relationships to string theory; the representation theory of Kac-Moody, Virasoro and W-algebras; the development of the theory of quantum groups and their representation theory. All of these are studied at one or more nodes of the network. Key ideas are expected to come from broadly educated younger members of the community, and the network will foster the training of young people.A network of institutions has been established, each containing small to medium size research groups of theoretical and mathematical physicists, sharing a common purpose but possessing complementary expertise. The common purpose lies in seeking a unified description of all the fundamental forces of nature, and a shared expectation that this will emerge from string theory. The complementary expertise lies in the major subfields of conformal field theory; integrable quantum field theories and their relationship to models of statistical mechanical systems; matrix models, topological field theory, low dimensional gravity and their relationships to string theory; the representation theory of Kac-Moody, Virasoro and W-algebras; the development of the theory of quantum groups and their representation theory. Progress has been made in several directions, particularly in 2-dimensional gravity, the discovery of hidden symmetries in reductions of Einstein's theory, in the application of W-symmetry to the quantum Hall effect, in the exploration of soliton and other solutions in Toda field theory, the study of N=2 conformal field theories, development of the Bethe ansatz technique and in the study of quantum groups including the deformed Poincare algebra. Campo scientifico natural sciencesphysical sciencesquantum physicsquantum field theorynatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsalgebranatural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsstring theorynatural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsstatistical mechanicsnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical physicsconformal field theory Programma(i) FP3-HCM - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of human capital and mobility, 1990-1994 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Science Laboratories, South Road DH1 3LE DURHAM Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (12) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Calle Serrano 117 MADRID Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 24 rue Lhomond 75231 Paris Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Centre d'Études de Saclay 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Largo Enrico Fermi 2 50125 Firenze Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato KING'S COLLEGE LONDON Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo STRAND WC2R 2LS LONDON Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITÄT BONN Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Nussallee 12 BONN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA Svizzera Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 24,Quai Ernest Ansermet 24 1211 GENEVE Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato University of Wales, Swansea Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Singleton Park SA2 8PP Swansea Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Universität Hamburg Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Luruperchaussee 159 22761 Hamburg Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Université de Mons Hainaut Belgio Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 8,Avenue du Champ de Mars 7000 Mons Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Uppsala University Svezia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 5A,Thunbergsvaegen 751 21 Uppsala Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato École Normale Supérieure de Lyon Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 46 allée d'Italie 69364 Lyon Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato