Quantum gravity is concerned with unifying Einstein's general theory of relativity with quantum theory into a single theoretical framework. At Perimeter Institute, researchers are actively pursuing a number of approaches to this problem including loop quantum gravity, spin foam models, asymptotic safety, emergent gravity, string theory, and causal set theory. We are also particularly interested in experimental implications of these different proposals. As the aim is a unification of the laws of physics into a single theory, the search for quantum gravity overlaps with other areas such as cosmology, particle physics and the foundations of quantum theory.
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31 talks-Collection NumberC17023
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
Bianca Dittrich Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Introduction to Monte Carlo methods - 1
Gerard Barkema Utrecht University
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Introduction to Monte Carlo methods - 2
Gerard Barkema Utrecht University
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Introduction to Tensor Network methods - 1
Guifre Vidal Alphabet (United States)
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Introduction to Tensor Network methods - 2
Guifre Vidal Alphabet (United States)
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Tutorial: Introduction to Monte Carlo Methods
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Gerard Barkema Utrecht University
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Nilas Klitgaard Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
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Tutorial: Introduction to Tensor Network methods
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Guifre Vidal Alphabet (United States)
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Clement Delcamp Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES)
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Scientific Computing and Computational Science
Erik Schnetter Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Shape Dynamics Workshop
16 talks-Collection NumberC17015Talk
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Shape Dynamics: Perspectives and Problems
Julian Barbour University of Oxford
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The quantum equation of state of the universe produces a small cosmological constant
Tim Koslowski Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
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Inflationary and pre-inflationary dynamics with the Starobinsky potential
Beatrice Bonga Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
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Relationalism and the speed of light: Are we in a relationship?
Yuri Bonder Universidad Nacional Autónoma De Mexico (UNAM)
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Compact spherically symmetric solutions and gravitational collapse in SD
Flavio Mercati University of Naples Federico II
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Self-gravitating fluid solutions of Shape Dynamics
Daniel Guariento Conestoga College
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A Weyl-Type Theorem in Geometrized Newtonian Gravity, and How It May Bear on Shape Dynamics
Erik Curiel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
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PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity (Dupuis)
15 talks-Collection NumberC17010Talk
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PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 1
Maïté Dupuis Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 2
Maïté Dupuis Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 3
Maïté Dupuis Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 4
Maïté Dupuis Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 5
Maïté Dupuis Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 6
Maïté Dupuis Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 7
Maïté Dupuis Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity - Lecture 8
Maïté Dupuis Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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It from Qubit Summer School
62 talks-Collection NumberC16003Talk
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Gravity Basics - 1
Veronika Hubeny University of California, Davis
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QI Basics - 1
Patrick Hayden Stanford University
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Entanglement - 1
Robert Spekkens Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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GR: Actions and Equations
David Kubiznak Charles University
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A new perspective on holographic entanglement
Matthew Headrick Brandeis University
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Bell’s Theorem
Adrian Kent University of Cambridge
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QI Basics - 2
John Watrous IBM (Canada)
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Time in Cosmology
14 talks-Collection NumberC16016Talk
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
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Marina Cortes Institute for Astrophysics and Space Sciences
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Lee Smolin Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Neil Turok University of Edinburgh
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The origin of arrows of time II
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Sean Carroll California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of Physics Mathematics & Astronomy
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Marina Cortes Institute for Astrophysics and Space Sciences
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Tim Koslowski Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
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The origin of arrows of time II cont.
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Sean Carroll California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of Physics Mathematics & Astronomy
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Marina Cortes Institute for Astrophysics and Space Sciences
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Tim Koslowski Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
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Testing time asymmetry in the early universe
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Brian Keating University of California, San Diego
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Andrew Liddle University of Lisbon
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Richard Muller University of California, Berkeley
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The fate of the big bang
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Abhay Ashtekar Pennsylvania State University
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Neil Turok University of Edinburgh
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Time as Organization – Downward Caustation, Structure and Complexity I
Barbara Drossel Technische Universität Darmstadt
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Time as Organization – Downward Caustation, Structure and Complexity II
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Stuart Kauffman Santa Fe Institute
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George Ellis University of Cape Town
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Quantum Information in Quantum Gravity II
31 talks-Collection NumberC15041Talk
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Gravity Dual of Quantum Information Metric
Tadashi Takayanagi Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
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A new perspective on holographic entanglement
Matthew Headrick Brandeis University
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Universal holographic description of CFT entanglement entropy
Thomas Faulkner University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Geometric Constructs in AdS/CFT
Veronika Hubeny University of California, Davis
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Do black holes create polyamory
Jonathan Oppenheim University College London
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Tensor Network Renormalization and the MERA
Glen Evenbly Georgia Institute of Technology
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Entanglement renormalization for quantum fields
Jutho Haegeman Ghent University
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Holographic quantum error-correcting codes: Toy models for the bulk/boundary correspondence
Fernando Pastawski California Institute of Technology
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De Sitter Horizon Edge Partition Functions
Albert Law Stanford University
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Lecture - AdS/CFT, PHYS 777
David Kubiznak Charles University
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Lecture - AdS/CFT, PHYS 777
David Kubiznak Charles University
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Lecture - AdS/CFT, PHYS 777
David Kubiznak Charles University
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Lecture - AdS/CFT, PHYS 777
David Kubiznak Charles University
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On the quantum mechanics of entropic forces
Manthos Karydas Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Making Quantum Gravity Computable
31 talks-Collection NumberC17023Making Quantum Gravity Computable
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PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity (Dupuis)
15 talks-Collection NumberC17010PSI 2016/2017 - Explorations in Quantum Gravity (Dupuis) -
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Quantum Information in Quantum Gravity II
31 talks-Collection NumberC15041Quantum Information in Quantum Gravity II -
De Sitter Horizon Edge Partition Functions
Albert Law Stanford University
Discrepancies between Lorentzian and Euclidean calculations of quantum corrections to de Sitter horizon thermodynamics revealed the existence of ‘edge’ degrees of freedom on the horizon. In this talk, I will review these calculations and present updates on understanding the physics of such edge modes in both gauge theories and (higher-spin) gravity. For Einstein gravity, I will discuss a plausible interpretation involving an embedded spherical brane. Finally, I will comment on how these ideas extend to more general black hole spacetimes.
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Lecture - AdS/CFT, PHYS 777
David Kubiznak Charles University
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Lecture - AdS/CFT, PHYS 777
David Kubiznak Charles University
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Lecture - AdS/CFT, PHYS 777
David Kubiznak Charles University
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Lecture - AdS/CFT, PHYS 777
David Kubiznak Charles University
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On the quantum mechanics of entropic forces
Manthos Karydas Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
It has been conjectured that the gravitational interaction may arise as an entropic force rather than as a result of virtual quanta exchange of a fundamental field. In this talk I will present a set of microscopic quantum models which realize this idea in detail. I will describe a simple mechanism by which Newton’s law of gravity arises from the extremization of the free energy of a collection of qubits. I will show both a local and non-local model version of the construction and discuss how to distinguish these entropic models from ordinary perturbative quantum gravity using existing observations and near term experiments. Based on 2502.17575 with Daniel Carney, Thilo Scharnhorst, Roshni Singh and Jacob M. Taylor.