Presenters:   Elio Caccavale   Dawn Danby   Olaf Dreyer   Juan Geuer   Rob Godman   John Hatch   Kenneth A. Huff   Mantissa   Miroslav Lovric   Sally McKay   Eric Raymond   S. David Rosner   Mariano Sardón   Frederic P. Schuller   Krister Shalm   Lydia Sharman &   Stephen Morris   Donald Spector   Joseph Thywissen   Marion Tränkle   Koala Yip Symposium Einstein: Still puzzling after 100 years by Olaf Dreyer Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Our current understanding of nature is based on two theories: Quantum mechanics and General Relativity. They are both very successful theories in their respective domains but they have one nagging problem in common: They do not fit together. This fact has been known for over 80 years now and is still unchanged. Why is it so hard to find a theory that encompasses these two theories? To understand this one has to understand a bit these two theories. In this presentation I will try to at least give a taste of what these theories are about and why it is hard to combine them. After presenting the problem I will try to give at least some answers to long standing puzzles that have arisen from recent new looks at the problem. Biography: Olaf Dreyer is a postdoctoral fellow at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario. He has received a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on the search for a quantum theory of gravity.   Page Top Copyright © 2004 Subtle Technologies Festival