Levi-Civita Colloquium
WEDNESDAY 8 JULY 2026) at 14:30pm
AULA GRASSANO - Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Roma "Tor Vergata"
delivered by Massimo Porrati (New York University) on
"Geometrization of Information: lessons from holography and quantum gravity"
Abstract: This talk will give a bird's eye view of about 50 years of progress in quantum gravity by focusing on one of its most surprising features; namely, the correspondence it establishes between subtle information-theoretical quantities in quantum field theory and not-so-subtle geometrical quantities. The Bekenstein-Hawking formula and the holographic duality will play a central role in our story.
Zoom link:
https://infn-it.zoom.us/j/92432544823?pwd=djNCZldmOFRkUTlkNW5ZeFZ3WjRJQT09#success
After the colloquium, refreshments will be served in Aula Riunioni (adjacent to Aula Grassano)