Towards a string theory model of de Sitter space and early universe cosmology
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- String theory is arguably the best candidate for a theory of quantum gravity and unified interactions. Reconciling Einstein's theory of General Relativity with Quantum Mechanics. The theory however is best understood on Minkowski and Anti-de Sitter space-times, and not on exponentially expanding space-times with positive cosmological constant, like our own universe. There is still no satisfactory formulation of String Theory on these so called asymptotically de Sitter space times. In this thesis I will discuss certain avenues of progress towards a String Theory formulation of de Sitter space-times. Specifically, how understanding of the analytic continuations of Liouville Theory and how to gauge-fix it in the Timelike regime will aid in the understanding of the proposed FRW-CFT duality of de Sitter space. It is also discussed how non-trivial topology effects proposed Chern-Simons Matter duals of Vasiliev Higher Spin gravity theories which are important in the dS-CFT description of de Sitter Space.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2013 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Maltz, Jonathan David | |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Physics. | |
| Primary advisor | Susskind, Leonard | |
| Thesis advisor | Susskind, Leonard | |
| Thesis advisor | Kachru, Shamit, 1970- | |
| Thesis advisor | Shenker, Stephen Hart, 1953- | |
| Advisor | Kachru, Shamit, 1970- | |
| Advisor | Shenker, Stephen Hart, 1953- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Jonathan David Maltz. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Physics. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2013. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2013 by Jonathan David Maltz
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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