The unreasonable effectiveness of classical simulations in cosmology
by
Prof.Mark Hertzberg(Tufts University)
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Asia/Shanghai
Meeting Room 402, TDLI
Meeting Room 402, TDLI
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Abstract
In this talk I discuss several phenomena in cosmology wherein quantum behaviour appears to play an important role. This includes (i) axion dark matter, since there is macroscopic spreading of the wave-function, (ii) post-inflationary era, since modes begin at low occupancy, and (iii) scalar field tunneling, since it is usually thought to be forbidden classically. I then discuss how classical simulations can reproduce the quantum behavior by ensemble averaging, and mention applications and limitations.
