Quantum Gravity and the Swampland
Sommerfeld Theory Colloquium (ASC)
English - May 15, 2024 15:36 - 1 hour - 1.53 GB Video - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsScience physics theoretical physics colloquium distinguished speakers astrophysics particle physics solid state physics quantum physics gravity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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String theory seems to offer an enormous number of possibilities for low energy physics. The huge set of solutions is often known as the String Theory Landscape. In recent years, however, it has become clear that not all quantum field theories can be consistently coupled to gravity. Theories that cannot be ultraviolet completed in quantum gravity are said to be in the Swampland. In this talk, I'll discuss some conjectured properties of quantum gravity, evidences for them, and their applications to cosmology and particle physics.