String Theory @ IITK 

Welcome. 

This is the webpage for the String Theory Group at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. 

Here you will find information about the members of the group, their research and the activities and vacancies of the group. 

Our Research: A Brief Summary

String theory is a framework which brings together gravity and quantum mechanics to build a theory of quantum gravity and its basic premise is that everything is made up of tiny vibrating strings. Replacing point-like particles with these extended strings, and using as input Quantum mechanics and the Special theory of relativity, string theory naturally generates a quantum theory of gravity. 

The members of our group work on various aspects of string theory and indeed quantum gravity. We are particularly interested in the Holographic Principle, which relates a theory of gravity to a theory without gravity living in a lower dimension. 

For further details on the individual research interests, please look at the Members page.