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X-WR-CALNAME:Planckian Dissipation in San Francisco at University of C
	alifornia (UC) Berkeley - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Planckian Dissipation
DESCRIPTION: Colloquium | December 1 | 4:30 p.m. | 1 LeConte HallSpeak
	er/Performer: Jan Zaanen\, Universiteit LeidenSponsor: Physics\, Depar
	tment ofIs there a deeper cause for the dissipative nature of our worl
	d I will report on the convergence that took place recently involving 
	string theory\, condensed matter and high energy physics. This revolve
	s around quantum-critical states of matter that produce entropy in a r
	emarkable simple and universal way\, following from the habits of quan
	tum black holes according to the string theoretical AdS/CFT correspond
	ence.Event Contact: 510-642-3034\n
LOCATION:University of California (UC) Berkeley @ 200 Wheeler Hall, Be
	rkeley, California 94720 United States
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