Gravity at all scales

Project description

Various projects are available on the interplay between any of the following areas: quantum gravity, alternative theories of gravity, strong gravity and black holes.

The description of phenomena for which gravity is important and also are in the realm of quantum physics requires a quantum gravity theory. Developing candidate theories to the extent that they can be confronted with observations is a very challenging task. In their classical limit these theories are mostly expected to deviate from General Relativity. In this sense, classical alternative gravity theories can be the interface between quantum gravity theory and classical phenomenology.

The gravitational interaction is much less explored in regimes where gravity is strong, such as in the vicinity of black holes or veer compact stars. These system can be thought of as natural laboratories for gravity.

The overall scope is to follow a synthetic approach which will combine results about the behavior of gravity at all different scales - from the quantum to astrophysical and cosmological system - in order to provide new insights.