Testing gauge/gravity duality: the eleven-dimensional PP-wave

M-theory;Matrix theory;supergravity

Wu, Xinkai ; Schwarz, John H.

University:California Institute of Technology

Department:Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy

关键词: M-theory;    Matrix theory;    supergravity;   

Others  :  https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/2048/1/thesis_main.pdf

美国|英语

来源: Caltech THESIS

【 摘 要 】

The gauge/gravity duality in the interaction between M theory objects has taught us a lot about quantum gravity. The eleven-dimensional PP-wave background provides a new arena for exploring this duality beyond flat and almost flat, i.e., weakly curved, backgrounds. In this thesis we discuss the gauge theories that describe the dynamics of interacting M theory objects, the supergravity calculations that capture these dynamics, the comparison of the two sides, and various objects (such as gravitons and membranes) in the eleven-dimensional PP-wave background. We only consider the one-loop gauge theory and linearized supergravity approximations.