Talk #21100022

From Coulomb to Kerr via the double copy - Donal O'Connell

Donal O'Connell University of Edinburgh

O'Connell, D. (2021). From Coulomb to Kerr via the double copy - Donal O'Connell. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. http://pirsa.org/21100022

O'Connell, Donal. From Coulomb to Kerr via the double copy - Donal O'Connell. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Oct. 13, 2021, http://pirsa.org/21100022 

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            author = {O{\textquoteright}Connell, Donal},
            keywords = {Other Physics},
            language = {en},
            title = {From Coulomb to Kerr via the double copy - Donal O{\textquoteright}Connell},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2021},
            month = {oct},
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Video URL http://pirsa.org/21100022

Abstract

The double copy relates scattering amplitudes in gauge theory and gravity. But interaction potentials (and spacetime metrics) can be extracted from amplitudes, and so the double copy leads to a relationship between classical solutions of gauge theory and gravity. In this talk I will describe this relationship, provide a perspective on the Schwarzschild metric as a “square” of the Coulomb charge, and take a look at the “square root” of the Kerr metric.

Details

Talk Number 21100022
Speaker Profile Donal O'Connell
Collection Colloquium
Subject Physics
Source Repository PIRSA