Heterotic string field theory in the hybrid formalism

• Grant number: 23/00862-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: May 01, 2023
• End date: April 30, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Nathan Jacob Berkovits
• Grantee: Ulisses Marques Portugal
• Supervisor: Martin Schnabl
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Czech Republic
• Associated to the scholarship: 22/13961-8 - Twistor strings and AdS-CFT, BP.DD

Abstract

The student will construct a complete classical action for the heterotic string field, using the hybrid formalism for the superstring. (AU)