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Mysterious duality and the 5 string theories
ICTP
Leonardo Building - Luigi Stasi Seminar Room
Abstract:
I will explain the mysterious link, first noticed by B. Julia & C. Vafa, between maximal supergravity theories and del Pezzo surfaces.
From there, a speculative leap leads to a collection of 5 mathematical objects that could be in natural correspondence with the 5 types of string theory.
I will explain the mysterious link, first noticed by B. Julia & C. Vafa, between maximal supergravity theories and del Pezzo surfaces.
From there, a speculative leap leads to a collection of 5 mathematical objects that could be in natural correspondence with the 5 types of string theory.