Quantum gravity fluctuations at long distances

12 Feb 2026
Seminars and colloquia
Time
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Venue
Simpkins Lee Seminar Room
Beecroft Building, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU
Speaker(s)

Ben Freivogel, Amsterdam U.

Seminar series
Theoretical particle physics seminar

Abstract

I will address the question: In what situations are perturbative quantum gravity effects important at distances much longer than the Planck scale. Among other examples, I will calculate the quantum fluctuations of the black hole horizon.