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SUMMARY:Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture 2018 - Professor Gerard t' Hooft\
 , University of Utrecht\, The Netherlands
DTSTART:20181023T160000Z
DTEND:20181023T170000Z
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CONTACT:June Rix
DESCRIPTION:Observing Black Holes in Quantum Mechanics:\n\nBlack holes are
  extraordinary consequences of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity\,
  describing extreme features in the behaviour of matter when too much of i
 t is compressed into too small a volume. Large black holes are known to oc
 cur in many places in the Universe\, but what happens when they get very s
 mall? At some point\, the laws of quantum mechanics\, normally applying to
  atoms and molecules\, should dictate what happens. If you thought black h
 oles are weird and that quantum mechanics is weird as well\, try to imagin
 e what happens when these two are combined.\n\nSeveral theories for the co
 mbination of the gravitational force with the quantum theories of elementa
 ry particles have been constructed and elaborated\, notably string theory\
 , decorated with super symmetry. It is generally thought that these theori
 es will automatically handle black holes correctly. But they don’t. Fund
 amental modifications are needed and these may bring extremely valuable in
 sight into how to proceed with these theories.\n
LOCATION:Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cambridge
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