Name: Quantum Gravity, de Sitter space, and Normalizability
Start: 2026-03-11T15:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-11T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Description

I will revisit the canonical quantization of General Relativity in the self-dual formulation in the presence of a cosmological constant, discussing the normalizability of graviton states over the de Sitter spacetime. Time permitting, I will explain how the physics of the Hamiltonian constraint is analogous to the quantum Hall effect, with the cosmological constant playing the role of a quantum gravitational Hall resistivity.

Organized by

Luis Lehner

Quantum Gravity, de Sitter space, and NormalizabilityConfirmed

by Heliudson de Olivera Bernardo

PI/4-400 - Space Room

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics