Bound states: From QCD to gravity

by Stefan Hofmann (Nordita)

Tuesday 24 Feb 2015, 13:15 → 15:00 Europe/Stockholm

FA31

In terms of elementary constituents, bound states are non-perturbative beasts. Nevertheless, several phenomenological descriptions of hadrons in QCD have been proven useful. Based on these approaches, I introduce a description of gravitational bound states that complements the geometrical point of view, and allows to anchor gravitational bound states in the quantum theories governing their constituents. A partial constituent portrait of Schwarzschild will be presented.