PIRSA:21110005

Making sense of semiclassical gravity

Großardt, A. (2021). Making sense of semiclassical gravity . Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/21110005

Großardt, André. Making sense of semiclassical gravity . Perimeter Institute, Nov. 05, 2021, https://pirsa.org/21110005 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:21110005,
            doi = {10.48660/21110005},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/21110005},
            author = {Gro{\ss}ardt, Andr{\'e}},
            keywords = {Quantum Foundations},
            language = {en},
            title = {Making sense of semiclassical gravity },
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2021},
            month = {nov},
            note = {PIRSA:21110005 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

André Großardt

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

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In absence of both experimental evidence for and a fully understood  theory of quantum gravity, the possibility that gravity might be  fundamentally classical presents an option to be considered. Such a  semiclassical theory also bears the potential to be part of an  objective explanation for the emergence of classical measurement outcomes. Nonetheless, the possibility is mostly disregarded based on the grounds of arguments of consistency. I will discuss these arguments, attempting to present the broader picture of the constraints that need to be dealt with in order to formulate consistent semiclassical models of gravity, and the implications this  has with regard to concrete proposals for theoretical models and 
experimental tests of semiclassical versus quantized gravity.

Zoom Link: https://pitp.zoom.us/j/99590707415?pwd=MHFMZlhSMUdMbFFoMEFmQTIxSUhBQT09