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The University of Southampton
STAG Research Centre

String Theory seminar - Felix Haehl Seminar

Time:
13:00
Date:
5 October 2022
Venue:
Building 2, Room 1083 (Lecture Theatre B)

For more information regarding this seminar, please email David Turton at [email protected] .

Event details

Title: Quantum Chaos and Effective Field Theory

Abstract: After reviewing aspects of thermalization and chaos in holographic systems, I will argue that universal aspects can be captured using an effective field theory framework that shares similarities with hydrodynamics. Focusing on the quantum butterfly effect, I will demonstrate how to develop a simple effective theory of the 'scramblon'. After discussing maximally chaotic examples, I will turn to a particular system that displays sub-maximal chaos and discuss its effective description. Finally, I will mention progress on the spatial propagation of more fine-grained chaos characteristics, in particular spectral correlations.

Speaker information

Felix Haehl , Southampton.

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