Quantum Aspects of Black Holes
Starting with an overview of the classical/semi-classical aspects of black holes, this course will emphasise black hole quantum aspects. We will review the basic aspects of these objects and their thermodynamics, the derivation of Hawking radiation and examine different formulations/resolutions of the information paradox. Then we will discuss some advanced topics and take a look at recent relevant results in the field including black hole complementarity, firewall controversy and the information paradox in AdS/CFT.
Lecturer
Date
27th February ~ 7th June, 2023
Location
| Weekday | Time | Venue | Online | ID | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 - 12:15 | Tsinghua-Ningzhai-S11 | ZOOM 07 | 559 700 6085 | BIMSA |
Prerequisite
General Relativity, Field Theory, String Theory
Reference
There will be no textbook for the course, but there are a number of good references. Relevant to this course:
• Black Hole Physics: From Collapse to Evaporation, D. Grumiller and M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari
• Jerusalem Lectures on Black Holes and Quantum Information, Daniel Harlow
• Black holes, black rings and their microstates, Iosif Bena, Nicholas P. Warner
• Lessons from the information paradox, Suvrat Raju
• Quantum black holes, Atish Dabholkar
• AdS black holes, holography and localization, Alberto Zaffaroni
• Black Hole Physics: From Collapse to Evaporation, D. Grumiller and M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari
• Jerusalem Lectures on Black Holes and Quantum Information, Daniel Harlow
• Black holes, black rings and their microstates, Iosif Bena, Nicholas P. Warner
• Lessons from the information paradox, Suvrat Raju
• Quantum black holes, Atish Dabholkar
• AdS black holes, holography and localization, Alberto Zaffaroni
Video Public
Yes
Notes Public
Yes
Lecturer Intro
Hossein Yavartanoo is a theoretical high energy physicist and have been worked on various topics on quantum field theory, string theory, black hole physics and holographic principle. The broad questions my research aims to address is: what are the building blocks of spacetime and matter? String theory provides a potential framework to answer these questions because it can unify quantum theory with gravity in a very natural way. At present time, my main focus is studying quantum aspects of black holes.