Theory Colloquia

Resolving Singularities in String Theory

Name: Resolving Singularities in String Theory
Start: 2007-10-03T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2007-10-03T15:00:00+02:00
Location: CERN

by Finn Larsen (University of Michigan and CERN-PH-TH)

Wednesday 3 Oct 2007, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/Zurich

TH Theory Conference Room (CERN)

TH Theory Conference Room

CERN

Description

In some situations higher derivative interactions modify the leading order physics significantly. For a class of black holes in string theory the important terms are singled out by anomalies and supersymmetry. Quantitative computations are possible using the explicit supersymmetric Lagrangian. In some cases the higher derivative corrections resolve singularities in the leading order result in a controlled manner.

Organised by

Christophe Grojean