"Recent Advances in Superstring Theory" Hirosi Ooguri

Introduction

"Superstring theory is a leading candidate for the ultimate unified theory of all the forces and matter in nature including gravity. In this talk, I will review basic ideas of this theory and recent advances including new understanding of spacetime geometry at the unification scale. The talk is aimed at a general science audience."

The Speaker

Prof Hirosi Ooguri

• Fred Kavli Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
• Director of the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics
• Deputy Chair of the Div of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy at California Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo