PIRSA:08110042

Emergent spacetimes

Weinfurtner, S. (2008). Emergent spacetimes. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08110042

Weinfurtner, Silke. Emergent spacetimes. Perimeter Institute, Nov. 06, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08110042 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:08110042,
            doi = {10.48660/08110042},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/08110042},
            author = {Weinfurtner, Silke},
            keywords = {Quantum Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {Emergent spacetimes},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {nov},
            note = {PIRSA:08110042 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Silke Weinfurtner University of Nottingham

Talk numberPIRSA:08110042
DOI10.48660/08110042
Collection
Talk Type Scientific Series
Subject

Abstract

We discuss the possibility that spacetime geometry may be an emergent phenomenon. This idea has been motivated by the Analogue Gravity programme. An \'effective gravitational field\' dominates the kinematics of small perturbations in an Analogue Model. In these models there is no obvious connection between the \'gravitational\' field tensor and the Einstein equations, as the emergent spacetime geometry arises as a consequence of linearising around some classical field. After a brief introduction on this topic, we present our recent contributions to the field.