"Holographic signatures of resolved cosmological singularities" by Dr. Norbert Bodendorfer

Speaker:
Dr. Norbert Bodendorfer
Research Associate
Theoretical Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology,
Faculty of Physics, LMU, Munich, Germany
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Date: Thursday, April 13, 2017
Time: 10:30-11:30am
Venue: C209, Center Building
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Title: "Holographic signatures of resolved cosmological singularities"

Abstract:
Singularities occurring in the classical supergravity approximation of AdS/CFT may lead to certain pathologies once bulk probes reach the singular region. Quantum gravity on the other hand is expected to resolve these singularities, offering the possibility of a fully consistent description reflecting the physics of a dual CFT. We take first steps in understanding the dual CFT signatures of resolved cosmological singularities in a simplified setting which allows for analytic computations.