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SUMMARY:Pathways to Quantum Black Holes: from Effective Theories to Exact 
 Methods
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DESCRIPTION:AbstractQuantum Black Holes are characterized by their extreme
  gravitational fields\, requiring both General Relativity and the principl
 es of Quantum Mechanics for a proper description. As such\, they serve as 
 ideal "theoretical laboratories" for testing candidate theories of quantum
  gravity. In the past few years\, the field has seen remarkable progress\,
  including the derivation of the Page curve for unitary black hole evoluti
 on\; exact calculations of supersymmetric quantum black hole entropy\; the
  discovery of amplified quantum effects in near-extremal black holes\; and
  a new understanding of spacetime wormholes as encoding the statistical pr
 operties of black hole observables.These breakthroughs have sparked tremen
 dous excitement\, providing fresh insights into the elusive theory of quan
 tum gravity. The goal of this GGI workshop is to bring together leading ex
 perts from different subfields to critically assess these advances\, devel
 op a coherent picture of the current status\, and explore new directions f
 or future research.\nThe workshop will focus on three key themes:1. The gr
 avitational path integral — The role of contributing geometries\, quantu
 m effects in near-extremal black holes\, wormholes\, and statistical prope
 rties.2. Microscopic constructions — Black hole microstate counting in g
 ravity and in the dual CFT\, and the nature of black hole microstates at f
 inite N.3. Dynamical questions — Lorentzian interpretations\, real-time 
 dynamics\, and instabilities.\nThe GGI provides an ideal environment for i
 n-depth interaction\, fostering new collaborations and cross-disciplinary 
 learning. A particular goal of the workshop is to attract and support outs
 tanding junior scientists in this rapidly evolving field. To this end\, th
 e workshop will start with a week-long introductory school\, and will end 
 with a one-week conference. Junior researchers will be given priority in p
 resenting their work through informal talks throughout the program.Topics1
 . Gravitational path integral as a sum over geometries\n \n\n• What geo
 metries should contribute\, and what is their contribution?\n• Spacetime
  wormhole contributions and statistics of observables in gravity.\n• Qua
 ntum effects in near-extremal black holes.\n• Exact results for quasinor
 mal modes and one-loop determinants.\n\n2. Microscopic constructions\n \n
 \n• Microstate counting for supersymmetric black holes.\n• New insight
 s on black holes from dual CFTs.\n• String condensates.\n\n3. Dynamical 
 questions\n \n\n• From Euclidean to Lorentzian dynamics: seeing the bla
 ck hole interior.\n• Gravitational instabilities: interplay with microsc
 opics.\n\nOrganizersNikolay Bobev (KU Leuven)Davide Cassani (INFN Padova)A
 lejandra Castro (DAMTP Cambridge)Roberto Emparan (ICREA and University of 
 Barcelona)Luca Iliesiu (UC Berkeley)Sameer Murthy (King’s College London
 )Ashoke Sen (ICTS Bangalore)Contactdavide.cassani@pd.infn.it\n\nhttps://ag
 enda.infn.it/event/50777/
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