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SUMMARY:String Theory: What's it all about? - Joao Melo
DTSTART:20180315T170000Z
DTEND:20180315T180000Z
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CONTACT:Loren E. Held
DESCRIPTION:Even after the better part of a string theory course there is 
 still very little connection to why people are so excited about string the
 ory\, and why is it a viable candidate to quantum gravity. In this talk I 
 will construct the reasoning behind the low-energy effective action and ho
 w to get the Einstein's equations out of it. If time allows I will then pr
 oceed to discuss one of the consequences of trying to match that theory wi
 th our world\, T-Duality. Both String Theory and AQFT will be helpful in u
 nderstanding how to actually derive the results\, however\, I will not ass
 ume said knowledge and will explain (even if only qualitatively) where all
  comes from.
LOCATION:MR3
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