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Research Van Swinderen Institute

Lunch seminar Stefan Vandoren

When:Th 17-10-2019 12:30 - 15:00
Where:5111.0135

Title: Carroll particles and Dark Energy

Abstract:
We discuss two types of Carroll particles that arise from special relativity by sending the speed of light to zero. We determine their thermodynamic properties and equations of state. A bit more speculative, but also more exciting, we argue that Carroll particles give rise to an inflating universe. If true, this would be the first particle description of dark energy.