Non-perturbative Methods in Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity

Title of dissertation: NON-PERTURBATIVE METHODS IN QUANTUM FIELD THEORY AND QUANTUM GRAVITY Anton de la Fuente, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016 Dissertation directed by: Professor Raman Sundrum Department of Physics This thesis considers non-perturbative methods in quantum field theory with applications to gravity and cosmology. In particular, there are chapters on black hole holography, inflationary model building, and the conformal bootstrap. NON-PERTURBATIVE METHODS IN QUANTUM FIELD THEORY AND QUANTUM GRAVITY by Anton de la Fuente Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Maryland, College Park in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2016 Advisory Committee: Professor Raman Sundrum, Chair/Advisor Professor Thomas Cohen Professor Jonathan Rosenberg Professor Zackaria Chacko Professor Rabindra Mohapatra