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177 - Juan Maldacena: Quantum Gravity, String Theory, and the AdS/CFT Correspondence

177 - Juan Maldacena: Quantum Gravity, String Theory, and the AdS/CFT Correspondence

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Juan Maldacena is Carl P. Feinberg Professor in the School of
Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, where his
work focuses on quantum gravity, string theory, and quantum field
theories. In this episode, Robinson and Juan discuss the
relationship between string theory and black holes, the
holographic principle, and Juan’s groundbreaking paper on the
AdS/CFT Correspondence.

OUTLINE

00:00 In This Episode…

00:48 Introduction

04:04 What Is the Purpose of String Theory?

16:35 Working at the IAS

17:55 String Theory and The Black Hole Information Paradox

41:19 Is Space Curved?

47:00 What is Conformal Field Theory?

50:24 String Theory and the AdS/CFT Correspondence

01:27:00 Quantizing Gravity

01:40:20 De Sitter Space Correspondences

01:56:36 Fine-Tuning and String Theory

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Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of
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