Event Title
Ambiguity of the Vacuum
Location
Davis 301
Start Date
30-4-2015 9:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2015 10:55 AM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
Quantum Theory and General Relativity are two of the greatest discoveries within the past century, both verified experimentally with much success. Nonetheless, an attempt to unify the two has ultimately been impossible. I will consider at Classical Mechanics and its transition into Classical Field Theory, the quantization of the Field Theory, and finally Quantum Field Theory in Curved spacetime. Furthermore, I will discuss the consequences of the vacuum within the context of an expanding universe and the issues that arise from it.
Faculty Sponsor
Duncan Tate
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Physics and Astronomy Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Natural Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1046
Ambiguity of the Vacuum
Davis 301
Quantum Theory and General Relativity are two of the greatest discoveries within the past century, both verified experimentally with much success. Nonetheless, an attempt to unify the two has ultimately been impossible. I will consider at Classical Mechanics and its transition into Classical Field Theory, the quantization of the Field Theory, and finally Quantum Field Theory in Curved spacetime. Furthermore, I will discuss the consequences of the vacuum within the context of an expanding universe and the issues that arise from it.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/349