Open EFT's and Gravity as a Medium

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Conference Date: 
Monday, June 4, 2018 (All day) to Friday, June 8, 2018 (All day)
Scientific Areas: 
Cosmology
Particle Physics

 

This event is meant to study the connections between quantum fields in curved spacetimes with horizons and the effective field theory methods as applied to open systems (Open EFTs).  In particular, the hope is to exploit the existence of tools (from areas like optics) for dealing with hierarchies of scale in open systems, and adapt the to see if they can inform our understanding of controlling late-time predictions in gravitational environments.

Please note that this meeting is by invitation only.

  • Peter Adshead, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
  • Cliff Burgess, Perimeter Institute & McMaster University
  • Richard Holman, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Sarah Shandera, Pennsylvania State University

Scientific Organizer:

  • Cliff Burgess, Perimeter Institute & McMaster University