Supergravity and branes: a short course

por Prof. Eric A. Bergshoeff (Centre for Theoretical Physics, Univ. of Groningen)

jueves 30 mar. 2006 9:00 → 10:00 Europe/Madrid

Sala Seminarios (Dpto. de Física Teórica (UVEG))

Supergravity and branes: Lecture IV In this course I will discuss the different branes in string theory and M-theory from the supergravity point of view. The course will start with a simple introduction into supersymmetry (Lecture 1) followed by an overview of the different supergravity theories that are relevant to the low-energy description of string/M-theory (Lecture 2). In Lecture 3 the existence of p-branes, i.e. extended objects with p spatial extensions, in M-theory will be discussed via the central charges that occur in the supersymmetry algebra. Branes of Type IIA and IIB string theory will be discussed. Finally, in the last lecture we will discuss the different dualities of string/M-theory.