Quantum Aspects of Gauge Theories, Supersymmetry and Unification

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction to M theory and AdS/CFT duality

   • John H. Schwarz

   Pages 1-21

3. Interconnections between type II superstrings, M theory and N=4 Yang-Mills

   • Michael B. Green

   Pages 22-96

4. Supermembranes and super matrix models

   • Bernard de Wit

   Pages 97-137

5. Black holes, branes and superconformal symmetry

   • Renata Kallosh

   Pages 138-168

6. Old and new approaches to non-perturbative gauge dynamics

   • Eliezer Rabinovici

   Pages 169-199

7. Strings, matrices and black holes

   • Robbert Dijkgraaf

   Pages 200-263

8. Orbifolds of AdS ₃ and fixpoints of the CFT

   • Klaus Behrndt

   Pages 264-270

9. Holography and the Weyl anomaly

   • Måns Henningson, Kostas Skenderis

   Pages 271-278

10. The QCD string and generalized wave equation

    • George K. Savvidy

    Pages 279-292

11. On supergravity duals of N=1 SCFT in four dimensions

    • Alexandros Kehagias

    Pages 293-302

12. On (Multi-)Center branes and exact string vacua

    • Konstadinos Sfetsos

    Pages 303-312

13. 2D Yang-Mills theory as a Matrix String theory

    • Marco Billò, Michele Caselle, Alessandro D’Adda, Paolo Provero

    Pages 313-322

14. Interacting strings in matrix string theory

    • Giulio Bonelli

    Pages 323-332

15. Graviton scattering in matrix theory and supergravity

    • Marco Fabbrichesi

    Pages 333-338

16. The Osp(8|4) singleton action from the super membrane

    • Gianguido Dall’Agata, Davide Fabbri, Christophe Fraser, Pietro Fré, Piet Termonia, Mario Trigiante

    Pages 339-347

17. Non-perturbative corrections in N=2 strings

    • Andrea Gregori

    Pages 348-355

18. Brane actions and string dualities

    • Eduardo Eyras, Yolanda Lozano

    Pages 356-364

19. On heterotic/type I duality in d=8

    • Kristin Förger

    Pages 365-374

20. Near horizon supergravity superspace

    • Piet Claus

    Pages 375-381

The articles in this book are written versions of talks presented at a conference organized by the TMR network in Corfu. The main theme of the conference was the interconnection between string theory and gauge theory. These very recent developments draw from many aspects of string theory, supergravity and supersymmetric gauge field theory. For students starting their research there is a great deal of background material that they have to absorb in order to be able to follow current developments. With this in mind the editors have included pedagogical lectures on background material and recent developments. Extensive lecture notes by Bernard de Witt, Renate Kallosh, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Michael Green, Eliezer Rabinovici and John Schwarz make these proceedings a valuable reference for a long time to come. The book addresses researchers as well as students.

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• conformal field theory
• gauge theories
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• string theory
• supergravity
• supersymmetry

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