| Abstract 摘要 | String theory, as the prime candidate for quantum unification of
particle physics and gravity, sheds light on important fundamental
questions such as the microscopic structure of black holes and the
geometric origin of particle physics. We review these developments such
as the introduction of extended objects - Dirichlet branes - and
highlight the important geometric role of these objects in deriving
particle physics from string theory and review the geometric role these
object play in elucidating the microscopic structure of black holes. We
highlight the most recent progress made in deriving particle physics
from F-theory, a geometric framework of string theory with Dirichlet
branes at finite coupling. We also review recent progress made on
studies of the internal structure of non-extremal black holes in string
theory via introduction of the so-called subtracted geometry. |
