Abstract: I will discuss some upcoming work
with Jonah. We investigated the extent to which hallmark features
of bulk gravity survive at finite string tension in holographic
models. Working in the non-interacting limit, we model excited
string modes...
Abstract: Not much is known about what happens
at the end of black hole evaporation. Pushing the semi-classical
evolution well beyond its regime of validity suggests that the
final Cauchy slice breaks into a piece that remains behind the
event...
Abstract: Machine learning (ML) is an
increasingly vital tool at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)
experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, from online data
collection to offline interpretation. I will trace how ML is
driving new-physics discovery...
Abstract: "Algebraic" field theorists and
"categorical" field theorists are both very interested in what it
means for a quantum field theory to be "local," but the
perspectives taken by these two communities are quite different. I
will discuss two...
Abstract: The Laser Interferometer Space
Antenna is a planned space-based detector that will measure
gravitational waves in the milli-hertz regime. One of the primary
targets for LISA is an extreme mass ratio inspiral (EMRI), where a
stellar mass...
Abstract: Given a (1+1)D CFT which admits a
continuous family of conformal boundary conditions, I will describe
a way to define a 2-form connection in the space of conformal
boundary conditions, in terms of OPE coefficients of
boundary-condition...
Abstract: Drawing inspiration from AdS/CFT
holography, I will discuss the idea that a static patch in de
Sitter space admits a fundamental description based upon standard
quantum mechanics. Taking a bottom-up perspective, I compute
correlation...
Abstract: Atomically thin crystals form a vast
family of 2D quantum materials, with only a few well studied.
Engineered structures like stacked 2D crystals and moiré
superlattices offer exceptionally rich and highly tunable platforms
for exploring...
