Theoretical Physics Colloquium
Quantum Black Holes: An IR window into UV physics
by Prof. Atish Dabholkar (Sorbonne University, Paris, France)
Thursday, December 5, 2013
from
to
(Asia/Kolkata)
at Colaba Campus ( AG69 )
at Colaba Campus ( AG69 )
Description |
I will describe how quantum properties of black holes can be used to learn about the short-distance structure of quantum gravity. Much of earlier work on this topic has been in the limit of of large area of the black hole. Recent progress has made it possible to study finite size quantum effects systematically in some examples. These results have implications for studying the AdS/CFT holographic correspondence at the quantum level at finite N and have revealed a fascinating connection with the mathematics of mock modular forms. |