Precision Classical Gravity from Quantum Field Theory

High-precision theoretical predictions for the dynamics of compact binary systems are crucial for maximizing the scientific potential of current and future gravitational-wave observatories, including LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA, Taiji, TianQin, and the Einstein Telescope. Modern Quantum Field Theory (QFT) methods—particularly Effective Field Theory and multi-loop techniques—have emerged as powerful tools for addressing the classical two-body problem analytically. This talk will review recent developments in these methods and discuss their applications to classical gravity, from relativistic two-body scattering to the static potential.

刘正文，东南大学物理学院教授。2019年于鲁汶大学获科学博士学位；2019至2022年，在德国电子同步加速器中心(DESY)从事博士后研究；2022年10月，加入哥本哈根大学玻尔研究所，担任助理教授。2024年4月，入职东南大学。主要从事微扰量子场论、散射振幅与有效场论研究，并致力于将其应用于基本相互作用物理及引力波物理中的高精度计算。