M-Theory and Quantum Field Theory

by Neil Douglas Lambert (CERN-TH)

Wednesday 15 Jun 2011, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/Zurich

TH Theory Conference Room (CERN)

M-theory is well-known as a non-perturbative completion of string theory and as such is supposed to provide a unified quantum theory of all forces including gravity. In addition to supergravity fields, M-theory contains branes whose dynamics are governed by novel strongly coupled field theories decoupled from gravity. In this Colloquium we will discuss what M-theory implies for Quantum Field Theories, particularly those in 5 and 6 dimensions.