N=8 supergravity and beyond, or: What symmetry can teach us about quantum gravity and unification
Higgs Centre colloquium
N=8 supergravity and beyond, or: What symmetry can teach us about quantum gravity and unification
- Event time: 12:45pm
- Event date: 30th January 2015
- Speaker: Hermann Nicolai (Albert-Einstein Institute)
- Location: Higgs Centre Seminar Room, Room 4305, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
Abstract
In this talk I will review at an introductory level recent developments pointing to symmetry concepts beyond (maximal) supersymmetry that may not only be relevant for the unification of particle interactions, but also to a better understanding of cosmological singularities in General Relativity. A key role in these considerations is played by the maximally extended hyperbolic Kac-Moody algebra E10.
About Higgs Centre colloquia
The Higgs Centre Colloquia are a fortnightly series of talks aimed at a wide-range of topical Theoretical Physics issues..