DoP Colloquium - Tajron Jurić

Quantum Aspects of Gravity
(Tajron Jurić - Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb)

The unification of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics remains the holy grail of theoretical physics. While full quantum gravity may seem distant, its effects can be probed indirectly in the strong-field regime of black holes. This talk will explore how black holes are ideal laboratories for this pursuit. I will discuss how quantum corrections to spacetime geometry can leave observable imprints on two key aspects of black hole physics: their dynamical ringdown, characterized by quasi-normal modes, and their quantum evaporation, filtered by greybody factors. My research focuses on calculating these precise signatures, thereby transforming black holes from theoretical curiosities into cosmic laboratories for testing quantum gravity models using current and future gravitational wave observatories.