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Information, Geometry, and Physics Seminar

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
2:00pm to 3:30pm
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Linde Hall 310
Von Neumann algebras and quantum gravity
Hong Liu, Department of Physics, MIT,

The classifications of von Neumann algebras can be interpreted as classifying entanglement patterns of general quantum systems. They can thus play significant roles in our explorations of quantum gravity. I discuss some recent examples in using them to understand spacetime structure, including emergence of space and time in the AdS/CFT duality.

For more information, please contact Mathematics Department by phone at 626-395-4335 or by email at [email protected].