Speaker
Prof.
Ziqi Yan
(Stockholm University, Nordita)
Description
I will give an introduction to how quantum gravity emerges from string theory and, furthermore, a relatively simple quantum system of an N x N matrix. In the large N limit, it was conjectured that matrix quantum mechanics describes full M-theory in eleven dimensions. This idea is closely related to the quantization of membranes in M-theory. I will then discuss recent progress on how non-Lorentzian quantum gravity emerges from decoupling limits of string theory that are associated with matrix quantum mechanics. Finally, I will comment on connections to holography in string theory.
