TPPC weekly seminar: Theo Torres Vicente

Wednesday 17 Nov 2021, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/London

Speaker: Theo Torres Vicente, King's College London

Title: Analogue gravity: A path to the essence of fundamental effects

Abstract:
In 1981, W.G. Unruh discovered a mathematical analogy between waves in flowing fluids and massless scalar fields in a curved space-time. This discovery founded the field of analogue gravity and offered the possibility to experimentally access fundamental effects otherwise out of reach. A prime example of these are Hawking Radiations. In this talk, I will give an overview of the field of analogue gravity and its evolution since the 80's. In particular, I will illustrate the ideas of the field via the examples of analogue superradiance and quasinormal modes emissions. I will then present recent developments and the new directions that the analogue gravity research program is taking. I will argue that analogue gravity represents an important tool to better understand fundamental effects in gravitational and condensed matter physics alike, and provides fertile grounds for the development of novel ideas.

TPPC - 11-2021.pdf