Aula Conversi (Dip. di Fisica - Edificio G. Marconi)
Aula Conversi
Dip. di Fisica - Edificio G. Marconi
Description
The interlacing of general relativity and quantum mechanics, while
still incomplete, has proven to be a driving force for theoretical
research that has sparked the development of new ideas in the areas of
strong gravity, quantum field theory and astrophysics. This talk will
be focused on the description of stellar equilibrium in semiclassical
gravity. I will introduce the notion of quantum vacuum polarization,
discussing why it can be expected to be significant in ultracompact
stellar configurations. I will then summarize the physical effects
that these semiclassical contributions have on the equations of
stellar equilibrium, and discuss the main properties of a family of
exact solutions.
