Lectures take place August 17,19 and 21, at 12:10 PM on zoom (link below) Abstract: In this three-lecture mini-course, we will introduce the concepts of the string theory Landscape and the Swampland. We will focus specifically on the Weak Gravity Conjecture (WGC), which holds that gravity is necessarily the weakest force in any effective field theory compatible with string theory. … Read More
Abstract: In this three-lecture mini-course, we will introduce the concepts of the string theory Landscape and the Swampland. We will focus specifically on the Weak Gravity Conjecture (WGC), which holds that gravity is necessarily the weakest force in any effective field theory compatible with string theory. In the first lecture, we will introduce the different versions of the WGC and … Read More
Abstract: In this three-lecture mini-course, we will introduce the concepts of the string theory Landscape and the Swampland. We will focus specifically on the Weak Gravity Conjecture (WGC), which holds that gravity is necessarily the weakest force in any effective field theory compatible with string theory. In the first lecture, we will introduce the different versions of the WGC and … Read More