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URL:http://physics.bu.edu/internal/events/show/948
SUMMARY:Quantum Mechanics\, Gravity\, and the Multiverse
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Yasonuri Nomura\, UC Berkeley\n\nPart of the HET Semi
	nar Series.\n\nAbstract:  The discovery of the accelerating universe has le
	d to the dramatic new view that our universe may be one of the many univers
	es in which low energy physical laws take different forms: the multiverse. 
	This\, however\, also leads to the difficult problem of defining probabilit
	ies in infinitely large spacetime\, called the measure problem. I describe 
	how quantum mechanics plays a crucial role in understanding the multiverse\
	, even at the largest distance scales\, and present an explicit framework t
	hat allows us to treat the multiverse in a consistent\, fully quantum mecha
	nical manner. The resulting picture leads to a revolutionary change of our 
	view of spacetime and gravity\, and provides complete unification of the et
	ernally inflating multiverse and many worlds in quantum mechanics. The talk
	 is based on a series of work presented in 1104.2324\, 1107.3556\, 1110.463
	0\, and 1205.5550.
LOCATION:PRB 595\, 3 Cummington Mall\, 02215
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