Quantum gravity and statistical physics
APA
de Boer, J. (2022). Quantum gravity and statistical physics. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/22020048
MLA
de Boer, Jan. Quantum gravity and statistical physics. Perimeter Institute, Feb. 01, 2022, https://pirsa.org/22020048
BibTex
@misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:22020048, doi = {10.48660/22020048}, url = {https://pirsa.org/22020048}, author = {de Boer, Jan}, keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings}, language = {en}, title = {Quantum gravity and statistical physics}, publisher = {Perimeter Institute}, year = {2022}, month = {feb}, note = {PIRSA:22020048 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}} }
Several puzzles and issues in quantum gravity are related to the question of what type of high-energy information is actually available to low-energy observers. In this talk I will try to argue that the best description available to a low-energy observer is probably of a statistical nature. Such a statistical description naturally connects to e.g. the eigenstate thermalization hypothesis, and wormholes and the apparent lack of factorization. I will describe this statistical picture and the evidence we have for it, and what we could possibly learn from it. Partially based on work in progress.
Zoom Link: https://pitp.zoom.us/j/96646337719?pwd=UVRKN3Y4Q05xNXk1VExOenYwSFZvZz09