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Quantum gravity research provides us with fascinating models for space-time at the smallest scales. However, a bottleneck common to many approaches is the extraction of the large-scale dynamics for these models. This will not only provide a crucial consistency test but also be essential for making sought-after predictions for future experiments. Numeric tools will be inescapable for this task. This school will therefore provide an introduction to these numerical tools and their applications to a broad array of quantum gravity approaches. The school is aimed at junior researchers (PhD students/postdocs) with a quantum gravity background or interested in applying numerical tools to quantum gravity.
Topics covered include:
- Introduction to Monte Carlo methods
- Monte Carlo methods in Dynamical Triangulations
- Introduction to Tensor Networks methods
- Coarse graining of Spin Foams
- Numerical tools in the Asymptotic Safety approach
- Numerical tools for Loop Quantum Cosmology
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- Benjamin Bahr, University of Hamburg
- Gerard Barkema, Utrecht University
- Timothy Budd, Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA
- Clement Delcamp, Perimeter Institute
- Lisa Glaser, Radboud University Nijmegen
- Masanori Hanada, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Frank Saueressig, Radboud University Nijmegen
- Erik Schnetter, Perimeter Institute
- Parampreet Singh, Louisiana State University
- Sebastian Steinhaus, University of Hamburg
- Sumati Surya, Raman Research Institute
- Guifre Vidal, Perimeter Institute
- Masooma Ali, University of New Brunswick
- Fabio Anza, University of Oxford
- Seth Kurankyi Asante, Perimeter Institute
- Benjamin Bahr, University of Hamburg
- Gerard Barkema, Utrecht University
- Joren Brunekreef, Radboud University Nijmegen
- Timothy Budd, Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA
- William Cunningham, Northeastern University
- Mauro D'Arcangelo, University of Nottingham
- Clement Delcamp, Perimeter Institute
- Tobias Denz, Heidelberg University
- Bianca Dittrich, Perimeter Institute
- Zachary Fifer, University of Nottingham
- Adam Getchell, University of California, Davis
- Lisa Glaser, Radboud University Nijmegen
- Christophe Goeller, École normale supérieure de Lyon
- Masanori Hanada, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Syed Moeez Hassan, University of New Brunswick
- Aaron Held, Heidelberg University
- Florian Hopfmueller, Perimeter Institute
- Stefan Janiszewski, University of Victoria
- Nilas Klitgaard, Radboud University Nijmegen
- Renate Loll, Radboud University Nijmegen
- Phillip Mendonca, Florida Atlantic University
- Jonah Miller, Perimeter Institute
- Sebastian Mizera, Perimeter Institute
- Seyed Faroogh Moosavian, Perimeter Institute
- Prince Osei, Perimeter Institute
- Abdulmajid Osumanu, University of Waterloo
- Samuel Patrick, University of Nottingham
- Andreas Pithis, Perimeter Institute
- Giovanni Rabuffo, University of Hamburg
- Manuel Reichert, Heidelberg University
- Chris Ripken, Radboud University Nijmegen
- Frank Saueressig, Radboud University Nijmegen
- Erik Schnetter, Perimeter Institute
- Barak Shoshany, Perimeter Institute
- Parampreet Singh, Louisiana State University
- Sebastian Steinhaus, University of Hamburg
- Sumati Surya, Raman Research Institute
- Fleur Versteegen, Heidelberg University
- Guifre Vidal, Perimeter Institute
- Francesca Vidotto, Radboud University Nijmegen
- Ilya Vilensky, Florida Atlantic University
- Steven Weinstein, University of Waterloo
- Antonia Zipfel, Florida Atlantic University
Monday, June 19, 2017
Time |
Event |
Location |
8:00 – 8:40am |
Registration |
Reception |
8:40 – 8:45am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Bob Room |
8:45 – 9:30am |
Gerard Barkema, Utrecht University |
Bob Room |
9:45 – 10:30am |
Gerard Barkema, Utrecht University |
Bob Room |
10:30 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st floor |
11:00 – 11:45am |
Guifre Vidal, Perimeter Institute |
Bob Room |
12:00 – 12:45pm |
Guifre Vidal, Perimeter Institute |
Bob Room |
12:45 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 2nd floor |
2:00 – 3:15pm |
Gerard Barkema, Utrecht University |
Bob Room |
3:15 – 3:45pm |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st floor |
3:45 – 5:00pm |
Guifre Vidal, Perimeter Institute |
Bob Room |
5:15 – 6:15pm |
Erik Schnetter, Perimeter Institute |
Bob Room |
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Time |
Event |
Location |
8:45 – 9:30am |
Gerard Barkema, Utrecht University |
Bob Room |
9:45 – 10:30am |
Gerard Barkema, Utrecht University |
Bob Room |
10:30 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st floor |
11:00 – 11:45am |
Guifre Vidal, Perimeter Institute |
Bob Room |
12:00 – 12:45pm |
Guifre Vidal, Perimeter Institute |
Bob Room |
12:45 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 2nd floor |
2:00 – 3:15pm |
Gerard Barkema, Utrecht University |
Bob Room |
3:15 – 3:45pm |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st floor |
3:45 – 5:00pm |
Guifre Vidal, Perimeter Institute |
Bob Room |
5:15 – 6:15pm |
Lisa Glaser, Radboud University Nijmegen |
Bob Room |
6:15 – 6:45 |
Chris Ripken, Radboud University Nijmegen |
Bob Room |
6:15pm |
BBQ |
Bistro – 1st floor |
* Actual posters will be set up in the Atrium, however 1 minute presentation will take place in the Bob room.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Time |
Event |
Location |
8:45 – 9:30am |
Timothy Budd, Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA |
Bob Room |
9:45 – 10:30am |
Timothy Budd, Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA |
Bob Room |
10:30 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st floor |
11:00 – 11:45am |
Benjamin Bahr, University of Hamburg |
Bob Room |
12:00 – 12:45pm |
Benjamin Bahr, University of Hamburg |
Bob Room |
12:45 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 2nd floor |
2:00 – 3:15pm |
Timothy Budd, Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA |
Bob Room |
3:15 – 3:45pm |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st floor |
3:45 – 5:00pm |
Benjamin Bahr, University of Hamburg |
Bob Room |
5:15 – 6:15pm |
Sumati Surya, Raman Research Institute |
Bob Room |
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Time |
Event |
Location |
8:45 – 9:30am |
Timothy Budd, Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA |
Bob Room |
9:45 – 10:30am |
Timothy Budd, Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA |
Bob Room |
10:30 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st floor |
11:00 – 11:45am |
Benjamin Bahr, University of Hamburg |
Bob Room |
12:00 – 12:45pm |
Benjamin Bahr, University of Hamburg |
Bob Room |
12:45 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 2nd floor |
2:00 – 3:15pm |
Timothy Budd, Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA |
Bob Room |
3:15 – 3:45pm |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st floor |
3:45 – 5:00pm |
Benjamin Bahr, University of Hamburg |
Bob Room |
5:15 – 6:15pm |
Masanori Hanada, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics |
Bob Room |
Friday, June 23, 2017
Time |
Event |
Location |
8:45 – 9:30am |
Parampreet Singh, Louisiana State University |
Bob Room |
9:45 – 10:30am |
Parampreet Singh, Louisiana State University |
Bob Room |
10:30 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st floor |
11:00 – 11:45am |
Frank Saueressig, Radboud University Nijmegen |
Bob Room |
12:00 – 12:45pm |
Frank Saueressig, Radboud University Nijmegen |
Bob Room |
12:45 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 2nd floor |
2:00 – 3:15pm |
Free |
Bob Room |
3:15 – 3:45pm |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st floor |
3:45 – 5:00pm |
Free |
Bob Room |
5:15 – 6:15pm |
Free |
Bob Room |
The Universal Renormalization Group Machine - 2
Functional renormalization group techniques based on Wetterichs equation provide a powerful tool for studying the properties of gravity in the quantum regime and its connection to the observable low-energy world. Explicit computations in this framework require the evaluation of functional traces over operator-valued functions. In these lectures I will give a pedagogical introduction to the Universal Renormalization Group Machine, a combinatorial algorithm which allows evaluating such traces in a systematic way.
The Universal Renormalization Group Machine - 1
Functional renormalization group techniques based on Wetterichs equation provide a powerful tool for studying the properties of gravity in the quantum regime and its connection to the observable low-energy world. Explicit computations in this framework require the evaluation of functional traces over operator-valued functions. In these lectures I will give a pedagogical introduction to the Universal Renormalization Group Machine, a combinatorial algorithm which allows evaluating such traces in a systematic way.
Numerical loop quantum cosmology
In the last decade various cosmological spacetimes have been quantized using the techniques of loop quantum gravity. To understand singularity resolution and decipher reliable Planck scale physics, development of new numerical methods and usage of high performance computing is critical in loop quantum cosmology. In recent years, these developments have robustly demonstrated resolution of singularities in quantum spacetimes.
Numerical loop quantum cosmology
In the last decade various cosmological spacetimes have been quantized using the techniques of loop quantum gravity. To understand singularity resolution and decipher reliable Planck scale physics, development of new numerical methods and usage of high performance computing is critical in loop quantum cosmology. In recent years, these developments have robustly demonstrated resolution of singularities in quantum spacetimes.
Quantum Gravity from Lattice Gauge Theory via Holography
The gauge/gravity duality relates supersymmetric gauge theories to superstring/M-theory.
Powerful Monte Carlo methods developed in lattice QCD can be applied to study the former,and from the simulation data we can extract the quantum gravitational effects. In this talk I will give a brief introduction to lattice gauge theory and supersymmetry on a lattice, and show some applications to quantum gravity via the gauge/gravity duality.
Tutorial: Coarse-graining of Spin Foams
Tutorial: Monte Carlo methods in Dynamical Triangulations
Coarse-graining of Spin Foams - 4
Coarse-graining of Spin Foams - 3
Monte Carlo methods in Dynamical Triangulations - 4
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Scientific Organizers:
- Bianca Dittrich, Perimeter Institute
- Renate Loll, Radboud University Nijmegan