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SUMMARY:String glasses - Frederik Denef (University of Leuven)
DTSTART:20111130T141500Z
DTEND:20111130T151500Z
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CONTACT:Pau Figueras
DESCRIPTION:According to traditional beliefs\, physics at subatomic scales
  is intrinsically simple\, and complexity only emerges in the macroscopic 
 or living world. Recent theoretical and experimental developments suggest 
 this may be wrong. Indeed\, microscopic complexity has been essential in t
 heoretical accounts of the origin of matter and its interactions\, the ent
 ropy of black holes\, and the nature of dark energy. I will review some of
  these developments in the context of string theory and cosmology\, and wi
 ll discuss how ideas developed to understand the physics of glasses and ot
 her complex systems can be applied in this setting. Conversely\, holograph
 ic dualities may provide new insights into the nature of such systems.
LOCATION:MR2\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences
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