Quantum gravitation

• Grant number: 96/07423-7
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: January 01, 1997
• End date: December 31, 2000
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Victor de Oliveira Rivelles
• Grantee: Victor de Oliveira Rivelles
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física (IF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: São Paulo
• Associated research grant(s): 00/03280-4 - Gauge dependence in the ads/cft correspondence., AR.EXT; 99/04283-8 - Chern-Simons theories in the AdS/CFT correspondence, AR.EXT; 98/06204-5 - Duality symmetry in the schwarz-sen moel, AR.EXT; 98/00740-2 - Duality symmetry in the schwarz-sen model., AR.EXT; 97/01068-3 - Black holes in the gauge theoretic formulation of dilatonic gravity., AR.EXT

Abstract

We intend to analyse several aspects which can contribute to build a Quantum Theory for Gravity. In particular we will consider strings in Background Fields; two Dimensional Dilaton Gravity Theories; Topology, Differential Geometry and Quantum Theories; Modern Quantization Techniques; Duality in String and Field Theory. (AU)