Physics

High Energy Theory Seminar

October 01, 2010 | 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Generalized deformed conifolds (Stenzel spaces) are Ricci flat (2d-2)-dimensional manifolds embedded in C^d through the equation \sum_{i = 1}^d z_i^2 = \epsilon^2. In this talk, I will describe how to use the O(d) isometry of these spaces to find...

High Energy Theory Seminar

September 27, 2010 | 2:45pm - 4:15pm
I will discuss c-theorems in the context of AdS/CFT in higher derivative gravity theories. I will focus mainly on D=3 and D=4. I will show that in D=3, demanding the existence of a simple c-function leads to the recently constructed new massive...

High Energy Theory Seminar

September 17, 2010 | 1:30pm - 3:30pm
We present the evidence for an emerging mathematical correspondence between black holes and qubits. We first introduce the relevant parts of quantum information theory and entanglement theory. We then show how the entropy and classification of black...

High Energy Theory Seminar

May 28, 2010 | 1:30pm
(Based on arXiv:0902.1385, 0903.4543, 0912.1090) Non-relativistic versions of the AdS/CFT correspondence has received a lot of recent attention, much of which has been directed to systems with Schrodinger symmetry, the symmetry of free Schrodinger...