From Classical to Quantum GR: Applications to Black Holes

16 Jan 2013, 09:00 → 18 Jan 2013, 17:10 Europe/London

Shawcross AS01 (University of Sussex)

Winter School at the University of Sussex organized within the COST action black holes in a violent universe MP0905. For more information about the action, please have a look at http://www3.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/div/vlbi/COST/. There is no registration fee. Unfortunately, we cannot offer financial support to participants. The financial support of the Insitute of Physics and in particular of its High Energy Particle Physics group and Mathematical and Theoretical Physics Group is gratefully acknowledged. 

The local organizer, Xavier Calmet, can be contacted via email.

Wednesday 16 January

Welcome: Xavier Calmet

Review of General Relativity including Black Holes: Elizabeth Winstanley

Review of General Relativity including Black Holes: Elizabeth Winstanley

12:30 Lunch break

How to Probe General Relativity in Astrophysics 1: David Champion

How to Probe General Relativity in Astrophysics 1: David Champion

Thursday 17 January

How to Probe General Relativity in Astrophysics 2: Iossif Papadakis

How to Probe General Relativity in Astrophysics 2: Iossif Papadakis

12:30 lunch break

Review of different approaches to Quantum Gravity: Claus Kiefer

Review of different approaches to Quantum Gravity: Claus Kiefer

Pub evening

Swan Inn

Friday 18 January

Low scale quantum gravity: Panagiota Kanti

Low scale quantum gravity: Panagiota Kanti

12:30 Lunch break

Quantum Black Holes at Colliders: Eram Rizvi

Quantum Black Holes at Colliders: Eram Rizvi