High Energy Theory Seminar

Horizon Thermodynamics and Entanglement Entropy

I will discuss an old argument suggesting that thermodynamics of vacuum fluctuations implies that spacetime causal structure is dynamical and governed by Einstein's equation. Various probes of the consistency of this reasoning and implications for the nature of horizon entropy will be considered.

Date & Time

December 17, 2012 | 2:30pm – 4:00pm

Location

Bloomberg Lecture Hall

Speakers

Ted Jacobson

Affiliation

University of Maryland

Categories

Tags