29 June 2026 to 3 July 2026
Physicum, University of Tartu
Europe/Tallinn timezone

Lucy Zheng: Space-time structure and phenomenology of Cartan Khronon theory

29 Jun 2026, 15:50
25m
A101 (Physicum, University of Tartu)

A101

Physicum, University of Tartu

W. Ostwaldi 1

Description

Cartan Khronon framework provides a foundation for unconventional space-time structure with a clock field, dubbed ‘khronon’, which spontaneously breaks the symmetry between space and time. This allows gravitational theory to have a Spin(4) gauge structure with a Euclidean background. This talk aims to clarify the motivation for the Euclidean background, the procedure of dimensional Wick rotation, and provide a summary of phenomenological implications including dark matter effect that emerges as a by-product of gravitation, as well as recent developments in cosmology with the effect of spin current.

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