29.01.2025 (Wednesday)

Classical Double Copy: Horizons, Penrose Limits, and Asymptotics

Regular Seminar Cynthia Keeler (Arizona State U.)

at:
14:00 KCL
room K3.11
abstract:

I will briefly review the classical double copy, which maps exact solutions of classical gauge theories like electromagnetism, to solutions of general relativity. We will discuss why a position-space map is feasible, and then relate several gravitational objects (including horizons, Penrose limits, and asymptotics) to their gauge theory analogues.