What Non-Lorentzian Geometry Can Do For You

ABSTRACT

Non-Lorentzian geometry refers to a class of geometries where, roughly speaking, the notion of a metric is replaced by a different kind of structure. Such geometries have a wealth of applications in physics, ranging from fluid dynamics to quantum mechanics on curved backgrounds to gravitational wave physics and all the way to a putative holographic correspondence in flat spacetimes. In this talk, I will introduce the concept of non-Lorentzian geometry and describe some of its applications to physics.

BIOGRAPHY

Emil obtained his PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 2023 and has since held a postdoctoral position at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen. His work currently focuses on aspects of non-Lorentzian geometry in the contexts of holographic dualities, gravity, fluid dynamics, and condensed matter.