Oriti to give Smolin Lecture #19

[marcus]

this week's lectures (#15 and 16) are the Hamiltonian quantization
and the area/volume operators

next week's (#17 and 18) are quantum Hamiltonian dynamics

the natural next topic after that is PATH INTEGRAL dynamics which in this context is called spinfoams----in which area Daniele Oriti is an expert. It turns out Oriti will be visiting PI around that time and he will give Lecture #19 and maybe #20

that will be on 29 March, when Oriti will stand in for Smolin in teaching the Introduction to QG course.

Today (16 march) Oriti is giving a seminar talk at PI
http://perimeterinstitute.com/activities/scientific/seminarseries/alltalks.cfm?CurrentPage=1&SeminarID=704
A generalized Group Field Theory formalism: quantum gravity transition amplitudes and causality at the Planck scale
maybe it will be put online at the PI streamer site

 

[marcus]

I see that yesterday (15 March) a seminar talk was given at Perimeter by Scott Aaronson
http://perimeterinstitute.com/activities/scientific/seminarseries/alltalks.cfm?CurrentPage=1&SeminarID=689

he is a very smart and funny guy
as an undergrad at Cornell he wrote a paper about large numbers that anyone can read and is well worth reading. It gets a lot of hits
http://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/bignumbers.html

He also has a pretty good blog
http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/

Scott is a still-young expert in the Theory of Computation.
From my perspective the bonus point, with him, is that he can write.
he used to be at IIRC Berkeley and then at Princeton IAS, but now he is
at the University of Waterloo in Canada. This says something about UW, and the Canada research establishment. Maybe waterloo is like shoes that don't pinch, and princeton is like too tight shoes. One can only guess. And also there is Perimeter at waterloo, which might be a factor.

 

[Entropia]

I am very excited about the upcoming lectures by Oriti at PI. The topics of Hamiltonian quantization and quantum Hamiltonian dynamics are crucial in the study of quantum gravity, and I am eager to learn more about these concepts. Additionally, the introduction of spinfoams and their application in PATH INTEGRAL dynamics is a fascinating area of research, and I am looking forward to hearing from an expert like Oriti on this topic.

Furthermore, I am delighted to hear that Oriti will be visiting PI and giving lectures #19 and #20. His expertise in spinfoams and quantum gravity will surely provide valuable insights and perspectives in the Introduction to QG course. I am also intrigued by his upcoming seminar talk on a generalized Group Field Theory formalism and its potential implications for quantum gravity transition amplitudes and causality at the Planck scale.

I am hopeful that Oriti's seminar talk will be made available online on the PI streamer site, so that even those who are unable to attend in person can benefit from his expertise and insights. Overall, I am looking forward to these lectures and seminar talk, and I am confident that they will contribute significantly to our understanding of quantum gravity.