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Conclusion Strings Geneva Geneva

So, now I'm back from Geneva back in his native plains. The Strings 2008 are gone and everyday life will begin again. Actually, I now wanted to present the pictures from the visit of the United Nations, but somehow does not want to insert work so well. I will try it tomorrow then sometimes another computer ...

Well, what a conclusion can be drawn from the conference? A revolutionary breakthrough was not presented. But still some remarkable progress:

* It is growing evidence that N = 8 Supergravity in 11 dimensions has no perturbative UV divergences. A still mysterious mechanism seems to be at work, which eliminates these infinities. With the existing supersymmetry can not seem to explain be. If confirmed, they would have finally found a renormalizable theory of quantum gravity. Sorry, but it has little to do with reality. Can provide, perhaps an indication of realistic theories.

* Low Ads5/CFT4 AdS4/CFT3 seems another example of an integrable system to be.

* The planar limit of Ad5/CFT_4 correspondence seems on the verge of a solution. It is fascinating to see how a test delivers to the other for confirmation. The Konishi operator is now up to 4.Loopordnung calculated correctly on both sides were. The summation of an infinite series is absolutely wrong on the string side provides a single integer coincides with the already known result of the gauge theory calculation. Most remarkable!

* Everyone is waiting anxiously to finally the LHC is switched on Sep 10. With papers on the first measurement results can be expected in the middle of next year. Whether the Higgs particle was found, but probably will not be known for another two to three years. Until enough statistics and luminosity for an evaluation is available.