| Speaker: | Minxin Huang (IPMU) |
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| Title: | topological strings, black holes, and matrix models |
| Date (JST): | Tue, Sep 15, 2009, 13:30 - 15:00 |
| Place: | Seminar Room at IPMU Prefab. B |
| Related File: | 154.pdf |
| Abstract: |
Topological string theory on Calabi-Yau manifolds has been an area of active research. I discuss the important techniques for computing topological string amplitudes and some recent results on compact Calabi-Yau manifolds. These recent results allows for the test of Bekenstein-Hawing entropy for a class of 5-d black holes obtained from compactifying M-theory on Calabi-Yau manifolds. I discuss some potential connections to matrix models. |
