Volker Schomerus

String and quantum field theory

Volker Schomerus is Lead Scientist at DESY and Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Hamburg. His main research reseaarch fields are string and quantum field theory at the interface between particle physics and mathematics.

One of the key goals of string theory is to develop novel concepts for a unified description of space, time and matter. In contrast to Einstein's theory of general relativity – which is based on a geometric model of space-time – a fundamental theory should remain valid all the way down to the smallest distances and in the very early universe. Stringtheorie realises this objective through a quantisation of space-time geometry. The fascinating interrelation between quantum theory and geometry also works the other way, namely to solve traditional problems of quantum physics, such as the computation of cross sections in particle collisions, through geometric techniques. Mathematical Physics is a highly interdisciplinary research area that relies on the interaction of several disciplines in mathematics, particle physics and statistical physics.

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