PIRSA:10050022

The Emergence of Gravity

Verlinde, E. (2010). The Emergence of Gravity. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/10050022

Verlinde, Erik. The Emergence of Gravity. Perimeter Institute, May. 12, 2010, https://pirsa.org/10050022 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:10050022,
            doi = {10.48660/10050022},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/10050022},
            author = {Verlinde, Erik},
            keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings},
            language = {en},
            title = {The Emergence of Gravity},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2010},
            month = {may},
            note = {PIRSA:10050022 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Erik Verlinde

Universiteit van Amsterdam

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Abstract
Theoretical insights originated from the study of black holes combined with developments in string theory indicate that space time and gravity are emergent. A central role in these developments is played by the holographic principle. I will present a heuristic argument that indicates that at a microscopic level gravity is an entropic force caused by changes in the available phase space due to the displacement of material bodies. Refinement of the argument makes clear that this entropic view on gravity is consistent with quantum mechanics and supported by various results in string theory. I end with some thoughts on the possible emergence of the other forces of Nature.