The Superstring Adventure Robert Myers (PITP; February 11, 2008)

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The Superstring Adventure Robert Myers (PITP; February 11, 2008)

New Yorker magazine:

Physics of the 20 th century: A grand synthesis and progression of ideas!

Physics of the 20 th century: A grand synthesis and progression of ideas!

Einstein: Gravity: It’s all just straight lines! Special Relativity (1905): Space and time are inextricably linked Spacetime General Relativity (1915): Gravity is a manifestation of spacetime curvature.

General Relativity: a rich source of new ideas Black holes Gravitational waves Expanding universe

General Relativity is rigorously tested!! Deflection of Light by the Sun Gravitational Redshift Precession of the Perihelion of Mercury Time Delay of Light,..... Hulse and Taylor: Nobel Prize in 1993!!

Global Positioning System (GPS): Accurate positioning requires accounting for affects of general relativity on clocks in orbit and on earth General Relativity is rigorously tested!!

Deflection of Light by the Sun Gravitational Redshift Precession of the Perihelion of Mercury Time Delay of Light,..... Hulse and Taylor: Nobel Prize in 1993!! General Relativity is the geometric arena of physics on very large scales: planets, stars, galaxies, cosmology

Quantum Mechanics (or Quantum Field Theory) is the probabilistic arena of physics on very small scales Quantum fluctuations are manifest in behavior of subatomic particles Positions are uncertain for the very small ! electron beam Å water jet 30 digits

Elementary Particles ( 10 m ) ─ 17 Standard Model of Subatomic Physics: above particles plus interactions (and ~20 free parameters) Quantum Field Theory is the probabilistic arena of physics on very small scales Fermions: electron, muon, tauon neutrinos (3 flavors) quarks - up, down, strange, charm, bottom, top Bosons (Force Mediators): photon (electromagnetism) gluon (strong), Z (weak) Higgs particle

Quantum theory is rigorously tested!! electrons are tiny magnets precise value of magnetic moment depends on quantum fluctuations (neither answer absolutely correct) Example:

band structure in materials semiconductor technology Bose-Einstein condensation superfluids, superconductors quantum Hall effect, neutron diffraction, electron microscopy, lasers, magnetic resonance imaging, · · · · · · · Quantum Theory: a rich source of new ideas Nobel prizes galore!!

Subatomic Physics Elementary Particles ( 10 m ) ─ 17 a theory of strings! Strings tame the particle zoo! Fermions: electron, muon, tauon neutrinos (3 flavors) quarks - up, down, strange, charm, bottom, top Bosons (Force Mediators): photon (electromagnetism) gluon (strong), Z (weak) Higgs particle

Superstrings: the theory of subatomic physics The essential idea: with sufficient resolution, all elementary particles are one-dimensional objects (strings) all particle types are the same kind of string vibrating or rotating in different ways electron photon

Superstrings: the theory of subatomic physics The idea: with sufficient resolution, all elementary particles are one-dimensional objects (strings) all particle types are the same kind of string vibrating or rotating in different ways the typical size of the strings is the fundamental scale of the theory, Interactions?

coupling constant, g, determines probability of interaction

Superstrings: the theory of subatomic physics with resolution,, all elementary particles are one-dimensional objects (strings) interactions are geometric joining and splitting governed by coupling constant, g with these simple rules get appropriate particle species and interactions to match Standard Model

Subatomic Physics Elementary Particles ( 10 m ) --17 Fermions: electron, muon, tauon neutrinos (3 flavors) quarks - up, down, strange, charm, bottom, top Bosons (Force Mediators): photon (electromagnetism) gluon (strong), Z (weak) Higgs particle a theory of strings! What’s missing here? Graviton (gravity!!)

Superstrings: the theory of gravitational physics consistency requires appearance of the graviton! at long distances much greater than, reproduces Einstein’s gravitational equations sets the string length scale: Superstrings naturally provides a unified framework for Quantum Field Theory and General Relativity Newton’s constant

SUPERSTRING THEORY

Superstring theory: The devil is in the “details” Predicts we live in 10 spacetime dimensions!! Experimental update: we live in 4 dimensions! Big fix: Perhaps we haven’t seen the extra dimensions yet. (1 time and 3 space) Benefit: richness of four-dimensional physics comes from geometry of the extra dimensions

Superstring theory: The devil is in the “details” Predicts we live in 10 spacetime dimensions!! Experimental update: we live in 4 dimensions! Predicts extra particles we haven’t seen yet! (Supersymmetry: each fermion is accompanied by a bosonic partner of the same mass) Big fix: Perhaps we should look harder. Benefit: SUSY tames the short distance (quantum) fluctuations of the theory

Superstring theory: Details, details, details, …. Have five consistent superstring theories: Type I, Type IIA, Type IIB, Heterotic E 8 X E 8, Heterotic SO(32) Conjecture: all known string theories are different solutions of single fundamental theory M-theory one universe four too many theories?!?

String theory is more than a theory of strings! D-branes: string theory contains other kinds of objects extended in 0, 1, 2,... dimensions particles stringsmembranes p-branes g extremely heavy in weak coupling extremely important in strong coupling

Superstring theory: Unique theory of everything M-theory Conjecture: all known string theories are different solutions of single fundamental theory M-theory also includes 11-dimensional supergravity!

M-THEORY But contact with experiment is crucial ??Physics at Planck scale?? String/M-theory is a rich source of new ideas

Superstring theory: a theory looking for a good experiment accelerator experiments: probe eV and beyond Tevatron, Large Hadron Collider, …. cosmological experiments: extreme conditions of early universe may have left stringy imprints

Cosmology: extreme conditions of early universe give a window on small scales and high energies Present Past Future String physics is manifest Stringy relics or imprints now? We need to understand the optics of our “microscope”

Superstring theory: a theory looking for a good experiment accelerator experiments: probe eV and beyond Tevatron, Large Hadron Collider, …. cosmological experiments: extreme conditions of early universe may have left stringy imprints

Superstrings: a mathematical model of our physical universe Studies of string theory draw upon an enormous range of modern mathematics: complex analysis, group theory, fibre bundles, gerbes, topology, differential geometry, mirror symmetry, K-theory, derived categories, noncommutative geometry We are still groping for the language of string theory!

Superstrings: a mathematical model of our physical universe We are still searching for the full picture!

early 1900’s ─ Ernst Mach: “atoms are physically unverifiable entities” early 1990’s ─ individual atoms are manipulated using atomic force microscopy For superstrings, the adventure is still only beginning!