BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Cold-atom analogues for vacuum decay - Alex Jenkins (Kavli)
DTSTART:20241206T130000Z
DTEND:20241206T140000Z
UID:TALK223567@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Daniela Cors
DESCRIPTION:False vacuum decay plays a pivotal role in many models of part
 icle physics and the early Universe. However\, we lack a satisfying theore
 tical understanding of this process\, with existing approaches working onl
 y in imaginary (Euclidean) time\, and relying on assumptions that have yet
  to be empirically tested. In this talk\, I will describe ongoing efforts 
 to simulate vacuum decay in tabletop experiments\, using ultra-cold atomic
  condensates which mimic the behaviour of relativistic quantum fields. I w
 ill present recent theoretical work to understand this analogy using semic
 lassical lattice simulations\, and will discuss opportunities and challeng
 es for realising these analogues in the laboratory.
LOCATION:Potter room
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR