Course Identification

Title:

Advanced topics in theoretical high energy physics - String theory

Code:

20221212

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Micha Berkooz

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2022

Semester:

Second Semester

When / Where:

Monday, 11:15 - 13:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm B
Wednesday, 11:15 - 13:00, Weissman, Seminar Rm B

First Lecture:

28/03/2022

End date:

19/08/2022

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 4.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 4.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

QFTI, QFTII

Restrictions

Participants:

15

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Pass / Fail

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Attendance

30%

Assignments:

70%

Evaluation Type

No final exam or assignment

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

6

Syllabus

- The worldsheet theory of the superstring

- D-branes

- Spacetime effective actions

- Compactifications

- String dualities

- Field theory dualities from string theory

- AdS/CFT: basic construction

- AdS/CFT: BH physics

- AdS/CFT: Stringy aspects

- Low energy gravitational models.

Learning Outcomes

The basic concepts in String theory, both on the worldsheet and in spacetime will be reviewed in depth. As an outcome the students should be able to follow the recent developments.

Reading List

To be provided

Website

N/A