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Mathematical Physics Seminar

Webinar: Edward Witten - Wormholes

Location:  Zoom
Date & time: Wednesday, 18 March 2026 at 10:45AM - 12:00PM

Edward Witten - IAS

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Seminar begins: 10:45AM EDT

 

Wormholes

“Wormholes'' are shortcuts between distant regions of  space or of spacetime.   After recalling the Einstein-Rosen bridge in Schwarzschild spacetime as a classic example of a wormhole in space, I will explain a puzzle about wormholes in spacetime that was first raised by Sidney Coleman nearly 40 years ago and that remains unresolved today.