Past Events

Date
Friday, December 8, 2023. 11:00am
Speaker:
Yikun Jiang

In this talk, I will first describe work on 3d quantum gravity with two asymptotically AdS regions, in particular, using its relation with coupled Alekseev-Shatashvili theories and…

Date
Thursday, December 7, 2023. 1:00pm
Speaker:
Tom Hartman

The averaged null energy operator is known to be closely tied to causality, quantum information, and the Regge limit of correlation functions in CFT.

Date
Thursday, December 7, 2023. 11:00am
Speaker:
Scott Collier

I will discuss the quantization of one of the simplest theories of gravity, three-dimensional Einstein gravity with negative cosmological constant.

Date
Monday, December 4, 2023. 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Speaker:
Yin Chen He

Conformal Field Theory (CFT) represents a class of quantum field theories that has profound applications across various physics domains, from critical phenomena in statistical mechanics to quantum…

Date
Friday, December 1, 2023. 1:30pm
Speaker:
Scott Collier

I will introduce a critical string theory in two dimensions and explain that this theory, viewed as two-dimensional quantum gravity on the worldsheet, admits an equivalent holographic description…