Symmetries for Quantum Gravity

Project funded by Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) (Research Projects), grant IP-2019-04-4168. Participating organisations named by the source: Ruđer Bošković Institute. Funded amount: EUR 130,068, as stated by the source. Runs 2020-03-01 to 2024-07-31. Keywords: double field theory, higher gauge theory, higher group, Drinfel'd twist, L_infinity algebra. Source: OpenAIRE Graph, from the funder's project data (collected by OpenAIRE on 2026-07-23); national funding data, not CORDIS. Abstract given by the source: The importance of symmetries in physics research cannot be overemphasized. In particular, the exceptional success of general relativity in describing the nature of gravitational interaction, as confirmed in numerous experiments, is based on thorough understanding of the underlying symmetries. However, there exists strong theoretical evidence that in order to describe physical phenomena in the quantumgravity regime one has to allow for more general symmetry structures. The proposed research aims at advancing our understanding of generalized symmetry principles relevant for a theory of quantum gravity as one of the building blocks of so far elusive theory. Using a set of models motivated by string theory as proxies for quantum gravity we shall investigate relevant symmetry structures and their physical implications. We expect that our result will contribute both to the more formal, mathematical understanding of generalized symmetries and to the development of concrete physical description of quantum gravity related phenomena.

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AI-assisted summary: The project "Symmetries for Quantum Gravity" is funded by the Croatian Science Foundation with a grant of EUR 130,068, running from March 1, 2020, to July 31, 2024. It aims to advance understanding of generalized symmetry principles in quantum gravity. Suggested technology pillar: enabling. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.