Description:

Recently there have been a number of hints suggesting that fundamental symmetries of particle and nuclear physics could be emergent from principles of quantum information. Demonstrative examples supporting this possibility have been found in low-energy Quantum Chromodynamics, the Standard Model quark flavor sector, as well as models beyond the Standard Model. In this talk, I will review the progress in this direction and also draw from historical works from the early days of the S-matrix program. Based on my recent work, I will describe a purely S-matrix approach that ties these observations together in a modern way from basic principles of quantum field theory and scattering theory. I will discuss how these ideas could pave the way for new information-theoretic principles for the S-matrix.

Navin McGuinness, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Arizona

Host: Adrian Thompson