Tue, 05 Mar 2024
13:00
13:00
L3
Double scaled SYK and the quantum geometry of 3D de Sitter space
Herman Verlinde
(Princeton)
Abstract
In this talk, I describe an exact duality between the double scaling limit of the SYK model and quantum geometry of de Sitter spacetime in three dimensions. The duality maps the so-called chord rules that specify the exact SYK correlations functions to the skein relations that govern the topological interactions between world-line operators in 3D de Sitter gravity.
This talk is part of the series of Willis Lamb Lectures in Theoretical Physics. Herman Verlinde is the Lamb Lecturer of 2024.