Gravitational thermodynamics and beyond

Gravitational thermodynamics and beyond

June 10-12, 2026, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

About the Workshop

Black hole thermodynamics has been called the most important available window into the nature of quantum gravity. Over the years, thermodynamics has become ubiquitous in the study of gravity. It also influenced many areas of research extending far beyond its initial scope, including local symmetries and conserved quantities, energy conditions, semiclassical gravity, analogue gravity, and relativistic quantum information. At the same time, many of the fundamental questions posed at the inception of gravitational thermodynamics remain without widely accepted answers. Our workshop aims to provide a venue for discussing this fascinating field in a relaxed environment.

Invited Speakers

Program Schedule

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Time Wednesday Thursday Friday
09:30–10:00 Opening ceremony
10:00–10:40 talk talk talk
10:40–11:20 Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break
11:20–12:00 talk talk talk
12:00–12:40 talk talk talk
12:40–13:20 talk talk talk
13:20–14:40 Lunch Lunch Lunch
14:40–15:20 talk talk talk
15:20–16:00 talk talk talk
16:00–16:40 Coffee break Coffee break Concluding remarks and coffee break
16:40–17:40 Discussion session 1 Discussion session 2
18:00–19:00 Public lecture
19:00 Pub Conference dinner

Venue

The workshop will take place at Headquarters of Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)

10 Burlington Road, D04 C932,
Dublin, Ireland

Lectures will be held the main lecture room on the first floor. Bus lines S2, 38, 38A, 38B, 38D, 39, 39A, 39X, 51D, 70 and 77X all stop nearby DIAS Headquarters.

Organising committee