The Quantum Structure of Space and Time (293 pages)

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4.5.1 Nikita Nekrasov: On string theory applications in con-

        - 4.5 Prepared Comments

                       - densed matter physics

                       - Six-Dimensional String

        - 4.6 Discussion

        - 4.7 Prepared Comments

                    - Hermann Nicolai: El0 and K(El0): prospects and challenges

           - 4.7.2 Michael Atiyah: Beyond string theory?

     - 4.8 Discussion

           - 4.7. 4.5.2 Shing-Tung Yau: Mathematical Structures: Geometry of

• 5 Emergent Spacetime
  
  
  • 5.1 Rapporteur talk: Emergent Spacetime. by Nathan Seiberg
    
    
    • 5.1.1 Introduction
    
    
    • 5.1.2 Ambiguous space
      
      
      • 5.1.3 Non-standard theories without gravity
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • 5.1.4 Derived general covariance
    
    
    • 5.1.5 Examples of emergent space
    
    
    • 5.1.6 Emergent time
    
    
    • 5.1.7 Conclusions and speculations
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 5.2 Discussion
    
    
    • 5.3 Prepared Comments
      
      
      • 5.3.1 Tom Banks: The Holographic Approach to Quantum Gravity
        
        
        • and String Theory 5.3.2 Igor Klebanov: Confinement, Chiral Symmetry Breaking
        
        
        
        
      
      
      • 5.3.3 Juan Maldacena: Comments on emergent space-time
      
      
      • 5.3.4 Alexander Polyakov: Beyond space-time
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 5.4 Discussion
  
  
  
  


• 6 Cosmology
  
  
  • 6.1.1 The cosmological constant 6.1 Rapporteur talk: The cosmological constant and the string land-
  
  
  • 6.1.2 The string landscape
  
  
  • 6.1.3 Conclusions
  
  
  • 6.2 Discussion
  
  
  • 6.3 Prepared Comments
    
    
    • 6.3.1 Steven Weinberg
    
    
    • scape, by Joseph Polchinski
    
    
    • 6.3.2 Renata Kallosh: Inflationary models as a test of string theory
      
      
      • the anthropic principle 6.3.3 Andrei Linde: Eternal inflation in stringy landscape and
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 6.4 Discussion