Black holes and two-dimensional gravity

Marzo 11, 2024
De 3:00pm hasta 4:00pm

IFT Seminar Room/Red Room

Theoretical Physics, general interest
Speaker: 
Watse Sybesma
Institution: 
Cambridge U.
Location&Place: 

IFT Seminar Room/Red Room

Abstract: 

Black holes are fascinating astrophysical objects that are indirectly observed. From a theoretical point of view, black holes provide a fruitful laboratory to study the nature of gravity and its interplay with quantum mechanics. In this talk I will discuss a recent development surrounding the black hole information paradox that is often refered to as the ‘’island formula’’. Within this scope I will review important aspects of two-dimensional models of gravity, which allow solving backreaction problems explicitly. Time permitting I will relate these advances to developments in understanding de Sitter spacetime.

Este seminario es parte del proyecto de I+D+i con referencia CEX2020-001007-S, financiado por MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033)