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Are black holes natural?

Julio Parra-Martinez · CERN

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In this talk I will explain how certain aspects of black-hole physics can be understood using ideas from effective field theory. Many of the familiar notions from particle physics will play a role, including the renormalization group, universality and naturalness. In particular, I will explain why black holes naively seem like fine-tuned systems, but they are ultimately not thanks to a accidental symmetry of General Relativity.

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  1. Are black holes natural? 2026-02-11 · 1 h · CERN's player

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CERN
Speaker
Julio Parra-Martinez
Year
2026
Language
English
Source
CERN
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