String Theory - Even if it is not true, it is well-conceived.

by Prof. Massimo Bianchi (Universita' di Roma, "Tor Vergata")

Friday 13 Dec 2013, 08:00 → 09:00 GB

GOJ Lecture Theatre (G O Jones)

I will review the present status of String Theory. I start with its drawbacks, including the difficulty of any direct experimental test in the near future. I then explain its achievements as well as its interconnections with gauge theories, statistical mechanics and cosmology, before and after the discovery of the holographic correspondence.