Talk #22060055

Is singularity resolution trivial?

Ding Jia Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Jia, D. (2022). Is singularity resolution trivial?. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. http://pirsa.org/22060055

Jia, Ding. Is singularity resolution trivial?. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Jun. 22, 2022, http://pirsa.org/22060055 

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            url = {http://pirsa.org/22060055},
            author = {Jia, Ding},
            keywords = {Other Physics},
            language = {en},
            title = {Is singularity resolution trivial?},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2022},
            month = {jun},
            note = {Talk #22060055 see, \url{https://scitalks.ca}}
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Video URL http://pirsa.org/22060055

Abstract

Many non-trivial ideas have been proposed to resolve singularities in quantum gravity. In this talk I argue that singularity resolution can be trivial in gravitational path integrals, because geodesically incomplete singular spacetimes are usually not included in the sum. For theories where this holds, there is no need to develop non-trivial ideas on singularity resolution. Instead, efforts should better be directed to understand tunneling processes and complex-valued spacetimes.

Details

Talk Number 22060055
Speaker Profile Ding Jia
Collection Young Researchers Conference
Subject Physics
Source Repository PIRSA