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Displaying all lectures given by: Paul McFadden


The Holographic Fluid Dual to Vacuum Einstein Gravity
Speaker(s): Paul McFadden
Abstract: I'll discuss how to systematically construct a (d+2)-dimensional solution of the vacuum Einstein equations that is dual to a (d+1)-dimensional fluid satisfying the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with specific higher-derivative corrections. The solution takes the form of a non-relativistic gr... read more
Date: 27/09/2011 - 11:00 am

Inflationary Cosmology: A Holographic Perspective
Speaker(s): Paul McFadden
Abstract: We present a holographic framework for inflationary universes, in particular those that are either asymptotically de Sitter or asymptotically power-law. This framework reveals how cosmological observables, including the primordial power spectrum and non-Gaussianities, are encoded in the correlation ... read more
Date: 14/07/2011 - 5:30 pm

The Holographic Universe
Speaker(s): Paul McFadden
Abstract: We present a holographic description of four-dimensional single-scalar inflationary universes in terms of a three-dimensional quantum field theory. The holographic description correctly reproduces standard inflationary predictions in their regime of applicability. In the opposite case, wherein gravi... read more
Date: 20/04/2010 - 2:00 pm

Holography for Cosmology
Speaker(s): Paul McFadden
Abstract: TBA
Date: 15/04/2010 - 1:00 pm

Wald Entropy and the Einstein Equation of State
Speaker(s): Paul McFadden
Abstract:
Date: 07/03/2008 - 4:30 pm
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