Topics in String Theory

Supervisor

Prof. Peter Bouwknegt Phone: 6125 2969

String theory is, at present, the only candidate for a consistent unification of all four fundamental forces. Many important advances in String Theory have been made in the last couple of years. These include: String dualities, a microscopic derivation of the Bekenstein-Hawking black-hole entropy, a concrete manifestation of the holographic principle, the emergence of noncommutative geometry as a candidate for the quantum geometry of spacetime and the classification of D-brane changes in terms of K-theory. This project aims to investigate one of more of these advances in more detail.