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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 95 avhandlingar innehållade orden gauge theory.
1. Beta functions and multi-scalar gauge theory
Sammanfattning : In this licentiate thesis, we provide the context and background for our work One-loop algebras and fixed flow trajectories in adjoint multi-scalar gauge theory (published in JHEP) on the renormalization group flow for a multi-scalar SU(N) gauge theory. The background consists of a description of renormalization group flow, with a focus on beta functions andhow to find fixed points, and multi-scalar theories. LÄS MER
2. Dualities, Symmetries and Unbroken Phases in String Theory : Probing the Composite Nature of the String
Sammanfattning : The thesis treats aspects of string/M-theory in anti-de Sitter spacetimes and their supersymmetric completions. By applying the AdS/CFT correspondence, as well as models of spin chains and singletons, we try to attain a better understanding of the underlying symmetries and the unbroken phases of string/M-theory. LÄS MER
3. The Quest for M-theory
Sammanfattning : In ten dimensions, there exist five consistent string theories and in eleven dimensions there is a unique supergravity theory. When trying to find the fundamental theory of nature this is clearly an "embarrassment of riches". In the mid 90s, however, it was discovered that these theories are all related via a kind of transformation called duality. LÄS MER
4. BRST and Topological Gauge Theories
Sammanfattning : In this thesis, the BRST-quantization of gauge theories is discussed. A detailed analysis of the BRST-quantization on inner product spaces is performed for a class of abelian models, including reparametrization invariant ones. General rules how to obtain physical wave functions and propagators are proposed. LÄS MER
5. Torn, Spun and Chopped : Various Limits of String Theory
Sammanfattning : For the first time in the history of physics we stand in front of a theory that might actually serve as a unification of it all - string theory. It provides a self-consistent framework for gravity and quantum mechanics, which naturally incorporates matter and gauge interactions of the type seen in the standard model. LÄS MER