The asymptotic-safety paradigm for quantum gravity and matter
by
Astrid Eichhorn(Heidelberg University)
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Europe/Rome
Aula Conversi (Dipartimento di Fisica - Ed. G.Marconi)
Aula Conversi
Dipartimento di Fisica - Ed. G.Marconi
Description
In this talk, I will discuss the asymptotic safety paradigm, and
will highlight that it can provide a framework for a predictive ultraviolet
completion for gravity and matter. Specifically, I will discuss compelling
hints that exist for the realization of asymptotic safety in pure gravity,
and will then present recent progress on the case of gravity coupled to
Standard Model matter. In particular, I will highlight results that show how
to forge a link between physics at the Planck scale and physics at the
electroweak scale, in order to impose observational constraints on the
microscopic quantum gravity dynamics.