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ICTP is expanding its free, online, interactive streaming options for its seminars and colloquia to mitigate some of the effects of isolation during the COVID-19 emergency and beyond. Check this page frequently for upcoming events that will be shared via the interactive webinar platform Zoom.

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Europe/Rome Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrde6vqD0rGNRBtTlsbEpqzGATwdkcmb7- After registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Zoom Meeting ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

24 Jun 2021

@ Zoom Meeting

Phenomenology of Particle Physics

HECAP Seminar: Self-Organised Localisation

Speaker(s): Matthew P. McCullough (CERN)

Abstract. We describe a new phenomenon in quantum cosmology: self-organised localisation. When the fundamental parameters of a theory are functions of a scalar field subject to large fluctuations during inflation, quantum phase transitions can act as dynamical attractors. As a result, the theory parameters are probabilistically localised around the critical value and the Universe finds itself at the edge of a phase transition. We illustrate how self-organised localisation could account for the observed near-criticality of the Higgs self-coupling, the naturalness of the Higgs mass, or the smallness of the cosmological constant.

Seminar Start Time: 14:30

Europe/Rome The sixth of our PhysicsMeetup events, hosted by the Physics Department of Central Mindanao University, Bukidnon, Philippines, is taking place on Wednesday 30 June at 1:30 AM Italian Time (8:30 AM Philippines Time). This virtual event will be held via zoom and livestreamed on Facebook. For further information on how to access the event, kindly visit https://www.facebook.com/physicsmeetup About the Talk: One of the most misunderstood aspects of the flight of airplanes (and birds) is the drag force - the force that the air exerts to oppose the motion of the airplane. Part of the drag force is what we commonly call "air resistance"; (the force you feel on your face when running or bicycling). But another important part is induced drag, which is an unavoidable byproduct of the lift force produced by an airplane's wings. Unlike air resistance, induced drag becomes more important the slower the airplane flies! In this illustrated talk, Prof. Freedman will explore both kinds of drag and see how their properties explain the shapes of airplane and bird wings. The talk is suitable for first-year undergraduates as well as professional scientists (and you don't need to have seen his previous talk on May 29!). About the Speaker: Roger Freedman is the co-author of several best-selling textbooks, including University Physics (Pearson), College Physics (Macmillan), Universe (W. H. Freeman), and Investigating Astronomy (W. H. Freeman). Prof. Freedman is a teaching professor in physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was an undergraduate at the University of California campuses in San Diego and Los Angeles, and did his doctoral research in theoretical nuclear physics at Stanford University. He holds a commercial pilot’s license and is academic advisor to UCSB Women’s and Men’s Rowing. He was an early organizer of the San Diego Comic-Con, now the world’s largest popular culture convention, and today is a member of the board of directors of San Diego Comic Fest, an annual convention that recaptures the spirit of Comic-Con in its early years. He has appeared as a mad scientist and supervillain in both Marvel and DC comics. Zoom and Facebook live ICTP pio@ictp.it

Seminar

30 Jun 2021

@ Zoom and Facebook live

PWF Philippines - Physics Meetup - The Physics of Flight (continued)

Speaker: Roger Freedman (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Seminar Start Time: 02:30

Europe/Rome Andrea M. Ghez, professor of Physics & Astronomy and Lauren B. Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine chair in Astrophysics, is one of the world’s leading experts in observational astrophysics and heads UCLA’s Galactic Center Group. Best known for her ground-breaking work on the center of our Galaxy, which has led to the best evidence to date for the existence of supermassive black holes, she has received numerous honors and awards including the Nobel Prize in 2020, she became the fourth woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing one half of the prize with Reinhard Genzel (the other half of the prize being awarded to Roger Penrose). The Nobel Prize was awarded to Ghez and Genzel for their Independent discovery of a supermassive compact object, now generally recognized to be a black hole, in the Milky Way's galactic center, the Crafoord Prize in Astronomy from the Royal Swedish Academy of Science (she is the first woman to receive a Crafoord prize in any field), Bakerian Medal from the Royal Society of London, a MacArthur Fellowship, election to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.   Her work on the orbits of stars at the center of the Milky Way has opened a new approach to studying black holes and her group is currently focused on using this approach to understand the physics of gravity near a black hole and the role that black holes plays in the formation and evolution of galaxies. Advances in high resolution imaging technology enabled Ghez’s work and her group continues to work on pushing the frontiers of these technologies forward. She serves on several leadership committees for the W. M. Keck Observatory, which hosts the largest telescopes in the world, and the future Thirty Meter Telescope. Ghez is also very committed to the communication of science to the general public and inspiring young girls into science. Her work can be found in many public outlets including TED, NOVA’s Monster of the Milky Way, Discovery’s Swallowed by a Black Hole, TED, and Griffith Observatory. Ghez earned her B.S from MIT in 1987, and her PhD from Caltech in 1992 and has been on the faculty at UCLA since 1994. More information and a detailed programme for the 30th Anniversary events (23-25 August 2021) will be available in due course. ICTP pio@ictp.it

Colloquium

25 Aug 2021

Commencement Keynote Speech by Prof. Andrea Ghez, in conjunction with the 30th Anniversary of the Postgraduate Diploma Programme

Room: Online

Speaker(s): Prof. Andrea Ghez, UCLA Galactic Center Group, UCLA, USA

Colloquium Start Time: 17:00

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