Strings 2010: Schedule of Talks

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the schedule of talks for the Strings 2010 conference, including the list of speakers and the titles of their presentations. Participants express interest in the content and focus of the talks, particularly regarding their relevance to core topics in string theory and related fields.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants note that the schedule of talks is available but lacks specific titles, leading to uncertainty about the content of the presentations.
  • There is mention of a link that is supposed to provide titles, but it appears to be non-functional, raising questions about whether this is a technical issue on individual computers.
  • One participant expresses interest in the proportion of talks related to core superstring theory versus those addressing other topics such as the LHC and applications of string theory to superconductivity.
  • Another participant highlights that many talks are still labeled "TBA" (to be announced), complicating the ability to assess the conference's focus.
  • Specific titles of some talks are shared, including those by notable speakers, but many remain unspecified.
  • A later post references a paper related to one of the talks, indicating a connection to ongoing research and speculative ideas within the field.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that the schedule is incomplete and that many titles are still pending. However, there is no consensus on the implications of this for the conference's focus or the significance of the topics to be discussed.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects limitations in the availability of information regarding the conference schedule, particularly the lack of complete titles for the talks, which may affect participants' expectations and preparations.

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I guess Marcus will really enjoy this talk:

http://mitchell.physics.tamu.edu/Conference/string2010/documents/slides/Dixon.LDNeq8Strings2010.ppt

Dixon says that N=8 SUGRA in 4 dimensions might be in the swampland after all, that is, it is no kind of low energy limit of any type of compactification of any string theory. During the talk you can see that at low loops this theory coincides in many terms but at highest orders, it seems that there is a disagreement between what is obtained from string theory aproximations and direct computations using maximum cut diagrams.

Dixon talks about the possibility that the UV completion might be a punctual theory, not string theory.
 
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