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Hori Lab
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A particle theory lab that uses string theory to explore the fundamental laws of nature and the mathematics that describes them.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring nature's fundamental laws alongside mathematics
The Hori Lab studies theoretical physics, especially string theory.
The starting point of its research is the question of what the fundamental laws of nature are and what kind of mathematics can express them.
Using string theory, the leading candidate for a theory that unifies general relativity and quantum mechanics, the lab also works with mathematicians to develop the mathematical language needed to describe the theory.
Key terms
- String theory
- A theory that treats elementary particles not as points but as vibrations of tiny strings
- Mirror symmetry
- A remarkable correspondence in which the physics of strings moving in two completely different spaces turns out to be the same
- Supersymmetry
- A symmetry that exchanges two types of elementary particles with different properties: particles that make up matter and particles that carry forces
ResearchResearch themes
The lab explores the fundamental laws of nature and the mathematics that describes them. It studies string theory, the leading candidate for a framework that unifies general relativity and quantum mechanics, using dualities that arise in field theories as a guide.
*Illustrative imageMirror Symmetry and Dualities
The lab studies mirror symmetry, in which the physics of strings moving in two completely different spaces turns out to be identical. It has shown that this can be understood through dualities in two-dimensional quantum gauge theories, which has led to further developments such as correspondences between D-branes.
*Illustrative imageCompactification of String Theory
Using mirror symmetry and related tools, the lab analyzes compactification, in which the extra dimensions of string theory are curled up into small spaces. A major goal is to understand the overall picture of theories with minimal supersymmetry in four dimensions.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorKentaro Hori
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “CalabiYau5” Andrew J. Hanson / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Mirror Symmetry and Dualities: “Quintic 1” The original uploader was Floriang at German Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Compactification of String Theory: “Calabi yau” Jbourjai / Public domain (cropped)
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