EPT Seminar - Sergei Dubovsky, NYU

Date
Mon, Mar 9, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
PSC 3150

Description

Speaker: Sergei Dubovsky, NYU


Title: “Eternal Inflation in Flat Space JT Gravity”

Abstract: Flat space JT gravity coupled to an arbitrary relativistic quantum field theory in two dimensions (also known as $T\bar{T}$ deformation) is a rare example of a solvable model of quantum gravity. I will argue that, somewhat surprisingly, in a certain regime it realizes an exotic phase exhibiting some characteristic features of eternal inflation.

EPT Zoom link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/98156909829?pwd=HKSCcZchnrAY9ncEKmUoW47Cve7XAJ.1
Meeting ID: 981 5690 9829
Passcode: UMDEPT