Research Group: Centre for Theoretical Physics Number of Students: 1 Length of Study in Years: 4 Years Full-time Project: yes
Funding is provided via the China Scholarship Council.
Scattering amplitudes are important quantities in physics, describing the possible outcomes of scattering experiments. Their modern practical applications range from particle physics to gravitational waves. On the theoretical side, their rich mathematical structure continues to provide new insights into fundamental interactions, not least into the relation between ordinary field theory and string theory. This relation will be the main topic of study of the PhD project, which lies at the intersection of physics and mathematics. The goal will be the construction of string-theory amplitudes from the knowledge of their field-theory counterparts. Background required: master-level courses on quantum field theory, general relativity, and string theory.
SPCS Academics: Dr Ricardo Monteiro