Research in Theory of Elementary Particles and Cosmology

基本粒子理论与宇宙学研究

• 批准号: 1316699
• 负责人: Leonard Susskind
• 金额: $ 156万
• 依托单位: Stanford University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-15 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1316699&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Theory; Elementary; Particles; Cosmology

This award funds work done by the Stanford High Energy Theory Group. The faculty personnel on this award are Professors Savas Dimopoulos, Renata Kallosh, Shamit Kachru, Andrei Linde, Stephen Shenker, Eva Silverstein and Leonard Susskind. Under this award, this group will engage in a broad program of research at the leading edge of theoretical physics. Dimopoulos will pursue the correct theoretical interpretation of data from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN as it sharpens over the next years. He will also continue his focus on astrophysical probes of dark matter and on novel methods of detecting gravitational waves. Kallosh, Linde and Silverstein will work at the interface of inflation with fundamental theory, including the embedding of new classes of models into supergravity and string theory. Furthermore, Linde, Shenker and Susskind will continue their studies of the mysteries of eternal inflation, while Silverstein's program of research will tie these pieces to an interlinked, concrete program of studying field theory in time-dependent backgrounds. Kachru and Silverstein propose to use holography in Anti de Sitter (AdS) space to understand novel phases of quantum field theory at finite density, and Kachru is pursuing a complementary program of research on pure field theory questions with possible applications to condensed matter systems. Shenker proposes a program of research to unearth further lessons from new dualities involving higher-spin theories of gravity, while Kachru, Shenker and Susskind will pursue recent advances in the theory of black holes.The PI's also have a consistent history of pursuing the broader impacts of their research, and will continue to do so during the period of this award. They will devote substantial energy toward the training of graduate students and postdocs, who represent the future of this field. They will also continue their efforts to reach the broader public. In the past these broader impacts have taken the form of appearances in popular television shows, public lectures, participation in events such as the World Science Festival, authorship of popular books and magazine articles, organizational work that benefits the field as a whole, and interdisciplinary teaching. These activities will continue at a high level during this award.

该奖项资金由斯坦福高能理论小组进行的工作。 该奖项的教职人员是Savas Dimopoulos教授，Renata Kallosh，Shamit Kachru，Andrei Linde，Stephen Shenker，Eva Silverstein和Leonard Susskind。 根据该奖项，该小组将在理论物理学的前沿进行广泛的研究计划。 Dimopoulos将在CERN的大型强子对撞机中对数据进行正确的理论解释。他还将继续专注于暗物质的天体物理探针以及检测引力波的新方法。 Kallosh，Linde和Silverstein将与基本理论的通货膨胀界面一起工作，包括将新类型的模型嵌入超级重力和弦理论中。 此外，琳德，申克和苏斯金德将继续研究永恒通货膨胀的奥秘，而西尔弗斯坦的研究计划将这些部分与与时间相关的背景相互链接的，具体的研究现场理论相互联系的计划。 Kachru和Silverstein提议在有限密度的量子场理论中使用全息图（ADS）空间来理解量子场理论的新阶段，而Kachru正在探讨有关纯现场理论问题的互补研究计划，该计划与可能的凝结物质系统有关。 Shenker提出了一项研究计划，以从涉及更高重力理论的新二元性方面进行进一步的课程，而Kachru，Shenker和Susskind将在黑洞理论中追求最新的进步。Pi's也具有追求其研究的广泛影响，并将继续颁发该奖项。 他们将为代表该领域的未来的研究生和博士学位的培训投入大量精力。 他们还将继续努力吸引更广泛的公众。 过去，这些更广泛的影响在流行的电视节目，公开演讲，参加世界科学节，流行书籍和杂志文章的作者，整个领域的组织工作以及跨学科教学等活动中以露面的形式出现。在此奖励期间，这些活动将继续持续。