Loops 13

55 talks

July 22, 2013 - July 26, 2013

C13029

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Loops 13

Displaying 37 - 48 of 55

Discrete Approaches - 2
- Aaron Trout
  Chatham University
- Philipp Hoehn
  Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070075
Phenomenology - 3
- Ivette Fuentes
  University of Southampton
- Stephon Alexander
  Brown University
- Astrid Eichhorn
  University of Southern Denmark
- Djordje Minic
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Antonino Marciano
  Fudan University
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070073
Discrete Approaches - 3
- Ghanashyam Date
  Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Jacek Puchta
  University of Warsaw
- Bianca Dittrich
  Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Sumati Surya
  Raman Research Institute
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070079
Group Field Theory and Tensor Models - 2
- Stephane Dartois
  École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon)
- Lorenzo Sindoni
  Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics - Albert Einstein Institute (AEI)
- Joseph Ben Geloun
  Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris-Nord (LIPN)
- Dine Ousmane Samary
  CEA Saclay
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070076
Canonical Quantum Gravity - 4
- Suzanne Lanery
  Universidad Nacional Autónoma De Mexico (UNAM)
- Maximilian Hanusch
  Universität Paderborn
- Yongge Ma
  Beijing Normal University
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070078
Phenomenology - 4
- Stefano Bianco
  Sapienza University of Rome
- Giovanni Amelino-Camelia
  Sapienza Università di Roma - Dipartimento di Fisica
- Angel Ballesteros
  Universidad de Burgos
- Hans Westman
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070077
Closing Remarks

July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070094
Spontaneous Dimensional Reduction?

Steve Carlip
University of California, Davis

July 26, 2013

PIRSA:13070070
Diffeomorphism Invariant Gauge Theories

Kirill Krasnov
University of Nottingham

July 26, 2013

PIRSA:13070081
Scenes From Polymer Quantization

Viqar Husain
University of New Brunswick

July 26, 2013

PIRSA:13070082
Promising Paths: What Have We Learned So Far About Quantum Gravity?
- Abhay Ashtekar
  Pennsylvania State University
- Carlo Rovelli
  Aix-Marseille University
July 26, 2013

PIRSA:13070083
Canonical Quantum Gravity and Spin Foams
- Antonia Zipfel
- Mingyi Zhang
  Aix-Marseille University
- Atousa Chaharsough Shirazi
- Fabio Anza
  Università di Pisa
- Aristide Baratin
  SAIT AI Lab Montreal
July 26, 2013

PIRSA:13070086

Discrete Approaches - 2
- Aaron Trout
  Chatham University
- Philipp Hoehn
  Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070075
Phenomenology - 3
- Ivette Fuentes
  University of Southampton
- Stephon Alexander
  Brown University
- Astrid Eichhorn
  University of Southern Denmark
- Djordje Minic
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Antonino Marciano
  Fudan University
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070073
Discrete Approaches - 3
- Ghanashyam Date
  Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Jacek Puchta
  University of Warsaw
- Bianca Dittrich
  Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Sumati Surya
  Raman Research Institute
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070079
Group Field Theory and Tensor Models - 2
- Stephane Dartois
  École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon)
- Lorenzo Sindoni
  Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics - Albert Einstein Institute (AEI)
- Joseph Ben Geloun
  Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris-Nord (LIPN)
- Dine Ousmane Samary
  CEA Saclay
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070076
Canonical Quantum Gravity - 4
- Suzanne Lanery
  Universidad Nacional Autónoma De Mexico (UNAM)
- Maximilian Hanusch
  Universität Paderborn
- Yongge Ma
  Beijing Normal University
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070078
Phenomenology - 4
- Stefano Bianco
  Sapienza University of Rome
- Giovanni Amelino-Camelia
  Sapienza Università di Roma - Dipartimento di Fisica
- Angel Ballesteros
  Universidad de Burgos
- Hans Westman
July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070077
Closing Remarks

July 25, 2013

PIRSA:13070094
Spontaneous Dimensional Reduction?

Steve Carlip
University of California, Davis

July 26, 2013

PIRSA:13070070

Several lines of evidence hint that quantum gravity at distances a bit larger than the Planck scale may become effectively two-dimensional. I will summarize the evidence for this "spontaneous dimensional reduction," and suggest a further argument based on the effect of vacuum fluctuations on light cones. If this description proves to be correct, it suggests an interesting relationship between small-scale quantum spacetime and the behavior of cosmologies near a spacelike singularity.
Diffeomorphism Invariant Gauge Theories

Kirill Krasnov
University of Nottingham

July 26, 2013

PIRSA:13070081

I will describe a very large class of gauge theories that do not use any external structure such as e.g. a spacetime metric in their construction. When the gauge group is taken to be SL(2) these theories describe interacting gravitons, with GR being just a particular member of a whole family of gravity theories. Taking larger gauge groups one obtains gravity coupled to various matter systems. In particular, I will show how gravity together with Yang-Mills gauge fields arise from one and the same diffeomorphism invariant gauge theory Lagrangian. Finally, I will describe what is known about these theories quantum mechanically.
Scenes From Polymer Quantization

Viqar Husain
University of New Brunswick

July 26, 2013

PIRSA:13070082

A regime of "polymer quantum field theory on curved spacetime" should emerge in a low energy approximation of quantum gravity based on LQG ideas. This era should be characterized by a polymer scale, and give modifications to the usual semiclassical approximation. I will describe work on gravitational collapse, cosmology, and statistical mechanics in this setting. Results include models of horizon evaporation, inflation and graceful exit without an inflaton potential, and an indication of dimensional reduction from 4 to 2.5 dimensions.
Promising Paths: What Have We Learned So Far About Quantum Gravity?
- Abhay Ashtekar
  Pennsylvania State University
- Carlo Rovelli
  Aix-Marseille University
July 26, 2013

PIRSA:13070083

In LQG we work in the spirit of Antonio Machado: "Traveler, there is no path; Paths are made by walking." I will present a bird's eye view of some of the paths that have emerged since Loops 11 and offer a few suggestions.

I try to make the point about what we know and what we do not yet know about the possibility of writing a quantum theory of gravity.
Canonical Quantum Gravity and Spin Foams
- Antonia Zipfel
- Mingyi Zhang
  Aix-Marseille University
- Atousa Chaharsough Shirazi
- Fabio Anza
  Università di Pisa
- Aristide Baratin
  SAIT AI Lab Montreal
July 26, 2013

PIRSA:13070086

Title	Speaker(s)	Date	Talk Type	Info
Discrete Approaches - 2	Aaron Trout, Philipp Hoehn	2013-07-25	Conference	View details
Phenomenology - 3	Ivette Fuentes, Stephon Alexander, Astrid Eichhorn, Djordje Minic, Antonino Marciano	2013-07-25	Conference	View details
Discrete Approaches - 3	Ghanashyam Date, Jacek Puchta, Bianca Dittrich, Sumati Surya	2013-07-25	Conference	View details
Group Field Theory and Tensor Models - 2	Stephane Dartois, Lorenzo Sindoni, Joseph Ben Geloun, Dine Ousmane Samary	2013-07-25	Conference	View details
Canonical Quantum Gravity - 4	Suzanne Lanery, Maximilian Hanusch, Yongge Ma	2013-07-25	Conference	View details
Phenomenology - 4	Stefano Bianco, Giovanni Amelino-Camelia, Angel Ballesteros, Hans Westman	2013-07-25	Conference	View details
Closing Remarks		2013-07-25	Conference	View details
Spontaneous Dimensional Reduction?	Steve Carlip	2013-07-26	Conference	View details
Diffeomorphism Invariant Gauge Theories	Kirill Krasnov	2013-07-26	Conference	View details
Scenes From Polymer Quantization	Viqar Husain	2013-07-26	Conference	View details
Promising Paths: What Have We Learned So Far About Quantum Gravity?	Abhay Ashtekar, Carlo Rovelli	2013-07-26	Conference	View details
Canonical Quantum Gravity and Spin Foams	Antonia Zipfel, Mingyi Zhang, Atousa Chaharsough Shirazi, Fabio Anza, Aristide Baratin	2013-07-26	Conference	View details

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