Quantum Gravity Seminar: Ziqi Yan

Speaker: Ziqi Yan (Nordita)

Spacetime coordinates: Tue @ 15:00, Hb1 (please note the unusual time and place)

Zoom Link: https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/3656198490pwd=K4UfdOeySqiIbGKQDfobenZCJEVjrb.1

Title: M-theory as a Non-Perturbative Quantum Gravity

Abstract: I will give an introduction to the status of M-theory, which arises in the strongly coupled regime of string theory and provides a framework for us to think about what non-perturbative quantum gravity means. In particular, I will discuss various BPS decoupling limits of M-theory that are central to the ideas of matrix theory and holography.