Observables in Quantum Gravity: From Theory to Experiment

Organizers:

**Daniel Carney, LBNL
**Tom Faulkner, UIUC
Cynthia Keeler, Arizona State University
Nima Lashkari, Purdue University
*Allic Sivaramakrishnan, Caltech
Antony Speranza, UIUC

*organizer responsible for participant diversity
**scientific advisor

Progress on quantum gravity observables has accelerated in recent years. However, the subject is interdisciplinary, and the expertise landscape is highly fragmented. Subfields range from algebraic quantum field theory to experiments, and few connections have been made between areas even though many ideas appear to overlap. This conference seeks to change this situation by convening members of many different communities, identifying pipelines between formal ideas and experiments, and critically assessing long standing proposals.

We aim to incorporate diverse approaches, from algebras of observables, dressing, and relational observables to measurable systems, including gravitational wave memory, cosmology, black holes, quantum simulation, and tabletop tests. At this conference, we will compare and contrast approaches to observables in quantum gravity, connect researchers working on the same topics but in disparate communities, and galvanize progress by spelling out concrete problems for experimentalists and theorists to study in a language widely understood across communities.

Learn more on the conference website here: https://indico.cern.ch/e/aspen-QG-observables