CERN Colloquium

The String Landscape, the Swampland, and the Observed Universe

Name: The String Landscape, the Swampland, and the Observed Universe
Start: 2019-06-26T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2019-06-26T16:00:00+02:00
Location: CERN

by Cumrun Vafa (Harvard University)

Wednesday 26 Jun 2019, 15:00 → 16:00 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

CERN

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Description

I review ideas related to the landscape of string vacua and restrictions it suggests on the existence of consistent quantum gravitational theories known as swampland conditions. Some implications for particle physics and cosmology are discussed.

Organised by

W. Lerche/TH-SP........ Tea and coffee will be served at 14h30

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