Higher Structures in M-Theory: LMS/EPSRC Durham Symposium on Higher Structures in M-Theory

Branislav Jurčo; Christian Sämann; Urs Schreiber; Martin Wolf

doi:10.1002/prop.201910001

Higher Structures in M-Theory: LMS/EPSRC Durham Symposium on Higher Structures in M-Theory

Branislav Jurčo, Christian Sämann, Urs Schreiber, Martin Wolf^*

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The key open problem of string theory remains its non-perturbative completion to M-theory. A decisive hint to its inner workings comes from numerous appearances of higher structures in the limits of M-theory that are already understood, such as higher degree flux fields and their dualities, or the higher algebraic structures governing closed string field theory. These are all controlled by the higher homotopy theory of derived categories, generalised cohomology theories, and L_∞-algebras. This is the introductory chapter to the proceedings of the LMS/EPSRC Durham Symposium on ‘Higher Structures in M-Theory’:. We first review higher structures as well as their motivation in string theory and beyond. Then we list the contributions in this volume, putting them into context.

Original language	English
Article number	1910001
Journal	Fortschritte der Physik
Volume	67
Issue number	8-9
Early online date	14 Jun 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.201910001
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019

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higher structures
M-theory
string theory

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