Braneworlds and D-branes

• Grant number: 19/04756-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2019
• End date: March 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Horatiu Stefan Nastase
• Grantee: André Borragini Rodrigues
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 14/18634-9 - Gauge/Gravity duality, AP.TEM

Abstract

In this project we will study the braneworld scenario using D-branes. We will study the possible modifications of gravity and electromagnetism, the motion of strings in the extra dimensions, in set-ups with several intersecting D-branes, and D-brane backreaction on propagation in the extra dimensions.