21–23 Mar 2018
University of Southampton
Europe/London timezone

Using infinite derivative gravity to resolve singularities

22 Mar 2018, 17:40
20m
University of Southampton

University of Southampton

University of Southampton, Murray Lecture Theatre, Highfield Campus, Southampton, England SO17 1BJ
Talk

Speaker

James Edholm

Description

Infinite derivative gravity adds terms which make gravity weaker at short distances, allowing us the possiblity of avoiding the singularities which plague General Relativity. I will discuss both linearised perturbations to the flat metric and bouncing FRW cosmologies.

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