BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:researchseminars.org CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ilkka Mäkinen (University of Warsaw) DTSTART:20200430T183000Z DTEND:20200430T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260422T212709Z UID:PIQuantumGravity/1 DESCRIPTION:Title: Quantum-reduced loop gravity from the perspective of full LQG \nby Ilkka Mäkinen (University of Warsaw) as part of PI Quantum Gravity\n \n\nAbstract\nQuantum-reduced loop gravity is a model of loop quantum grav ity\, whose characteristic feature is the considerable simplicity of its k inematical structure in comparison with that of full loop quantum gravity. The model therefore provides an accessible testing ground for probing the physical implications of loop quantum gravity. In my talk I will give a b rief introduction to quantum-reduced loop gravity\, and examine the relati on between the quantum-reduced model and full loop quantum gravity. In par ticular\, I will focus on clarifying how the operators of the quantum redu ced model are related to those of the full theory. I will show that despit e their simplicity\, the operators of the quantum-reduced model are simply the operators of the full theory acting on states in the Hilbert space of the quantum-reduced model. In order to pass from the full theory operator s to the "reduced" operators\, one only has to keep in mind that the state s of the quantum-reduced model are labeled with large spins\, and discard terms which are of lower than leading order in j.\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/PIQuantumGravity/1/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Simone Speziale (Aix Marseille University) DTSTART:20200514T190000Z DTEND:20200514T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260422T212709Z UID:PIQuantumGravity/2 DESCRIPTION:Title: Asymptotics of the EPRL model on arbitrary vertices\nby Simon e Speziale (Aix Marseille University) as part of PI Quantum Gravity\n\n\nA bstract\nWe introduce a new technique to study the critical point equation s of the eprl model. We show that it correctly reproduces the 4-simplex as ymptotics\, and how to apply it to an arbitrary vertex. We find that for g eneral vertices\, the asymptotics can be linked to a Regge action for poly topes\, but contain also more general geometries\, called conformal twiste d geometries. We present explicit examples including the hypercube\, and d iscuss implications.\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/PIQuantumGravity/2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Thomas Mertens (Universiteit Gent) DTSTART:20200521T183000Z DTEND:20200521T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260422T212709Z UID:PIQuantumGravity/3 DESCRIPTION:Title: Bulk observables in JT gravity\nby Thomas Mertens (Universite it Gent) as part of PI Quantum Gravity\n\n\nAbstract\nUsing a definition o f bulk diff-invariant observables\, we go into the bulk of 2d Jackiw-Teite lboim gravity. By mapping the computation to a Schwarzian path integral\, we study exact bulk correlation functions and discuss their physical impli cations. We describe how the black hole thermal atmosphere gets modified b y quantum gravitational corrections. Finally\, we will discuss how higher topological effects further modify the spectral density and detector respo nse in the Unruh heat bath.\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/PIQuantumGravity/3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Yannick Herfray (Université Libre de Bruxelles) DTSTART:20200528T183000Z DTEND:20200528T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260422T212709Z UID:PIQuantumGravity/4 DESCRIPTION:Title: Conformal Geometry of Null Infinity\, including gravitational wav es\nby Yannick Herfray (Université Libre de Bruxelles) as part of PI Quantum Gravity\n\n\nAbstract\nSince the seminal work of Penrose\, it has been understood that conformal compactifications (or "asymptotic simplicit y") is the geometrical framework underlying Bondi-Sachs' description of as ymptotically flat space-times as an asymptotic expansion. From this point of view the asymptotic boundary\, a.k.a "null-infinity"\, naturally is a c onformal null (i.e degenerate) manifold. In particular\, "Weyl rescaling" of null-infinity should be understood as gauge transformations. As far as gravitational waves are concerned\, it has been well advertised by Ashteka r that if one work with a fixed representative for the conformal metric\, gravitational radiations can be neatly parametrized as a choice of "equiva lence class of metric-compatible connections". This nice intrinsic descrip tion however amounts to working in a fixed gauge and\, what is more\, the presence of equivalence class tend to make this point of view tedious to w ork with.\n\nI will review these well-known facts and show how modern meth ods in conformal geometry (namely tractor calculus) can be adapted to the degenerate conformal geometry of null-infinity to encode the presence of g ravitational waves in a completely geometrical (gauge invariant) way: Asht ekar's (equivalence class of) connections are proved to be in 1-1 correspo ndence with choices of (genuine) tractor connection\, gravitational radiat ion is invariantly described by the tractor curvature and the degeneracy o f gravity vacua correspond to the degeneracy of flat tractor connections. The whole construction is fully geometrical and manifestly conformally inv ariant."\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/PIQuantumGravity/4/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR