Contact: geomgrav[AT]ut.eeLocation: Tartu, Estonia
Geometric Foundations of Gravity X – 10 Years of Geometric Foundations of Gravity and eXtensions in Tartu – is a conference dedicated to the geometric foundations of gravity theories that will take place on June 29 – July 03, 2026 in Tartu, Estonia.
It focuses on the wide range of approaches to gravity that eXtend the standard formalism of general relativity beyond a massless metric field in pseudo-Riemannian geometry derived from the Einstein-Hilbert action. The program will cover topics ranging from foundational mathematical aspects to observational tests of the gravitational interaction, including applications in cosmology, gravitational waves, black holes, quantization, and much more.
Topics under discussion will include (but not be limited to):
-Extensions of general relativity (metric-affine gravity, Poincare gauge gravity, scalar/vector/tensor gravity, teleparallel gravity, massive gravity, bi-metric gravity, etc.);
-Phenomenology of extended gravity (black holes, ordinary/neutron/boson/grava stars, gravitational waves, cosmology, dark energy, dark matter, galaxies, early universe, etc.);
-Beyond Lorentzian geometry in classical and quantum gravity (doubly/deformed relativity, standard model extension, Hamilton geometry, Finsler geometry, etc).
The last day of the conference is planned for a critical assessment of positive and negative experiences the conference participants have had in using AI/LLM tools, as well as to the ethical and practical issues that inevitably arise. Discussion topics will range from making use of AI tools in symbolic algebra coding and in computer-assisted proofs, to approaches that aim to enhance theoretical understanding and knowledge and generate novel theories and results.
Plenary speakers so far include:
-Mariam Bouhmadi-Lopez (Bilbao)
-Will Barker (Prague)
-David Mota (Oslo)
An up to date list of invited speakers, the registration procedure, participants and all further details can be found on
https://indico.global/event/15717
The conference is organized by the gravity research group at the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Physics, University of Tartu and collaborators.
Sebastian Bahamonde
Daniel Blixt
Maria Jose Guzman
Manuel Hohmann
Damianos Iosifidis
Laur Jarv
Sotirios Karamitsos
Purnendu Karmakar
Tomi Koivisto
Christian Pfeifer
Merce Guerrero Roman
Margus Saal