HECAP

Europe/Rome 2020-02-04 14:30:00 2020-02-04 16:00:00 Title to be announced ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 4 Feb 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-02-05 14:30:00 2020-02-05 16:00:00 New Swampland Conjectures ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 5 Feb 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-02-06 14:30:00 2020-02-06 16:00:00 Sub-MeV dark matter detection with superfluid He-4: an effective theory approach Abstract. I will discuss the possibility of looking for sub-MeV dark matter using superfluid helium-4, which is currently the most promising proposal for such a mass range. In particular, I will employ the recently developed relativistic effective theory for the superfluid phonon to describe the response of the detector to the passing dark matter. Being formulated in a quantum field theory language, this approach is particularly suitable for a particle physics problem like the one at hand, and presents several advantages with respect to the standard techniques. I will apply the formalism to a model of dark matter with both a scalar and vector mediator, and discuss what kind of constraints such an experiment can put on these model. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 6 Feb 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-02-13 14:30:00 2020-02-13 16:00:00 Title to be announced ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 13 Feb 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-03-26 07:00:00 2020-04-03 22:00:00 Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics | (smr 3434) ICTP's annual Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics provides pedagogical treatment of these subjects through lectures by some of the world's top string theorists. The activity is intended for theoretical physicists or mathematicians with knowledge of quantum field theory, general relativity and string theory. It is organized in collaboration with the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). LECTURERS include: Ahmed Almheiri (IAS) Horacio Casini (Centro Atomico Bariloche) Clay Córdova (University of Chicago) Douglas Stanford (Inst. Advanced Study, Princeton) Mithat Ünsal (North Carolina State University) TOPICS include:   Quantum information and black holes Entanglement and quantum field theory Anomalies in quantum field theory Semiclassical dynamics and resurgence NOTE: The deadline for requesting funding was 1 January 2020. Should you still wish to request participation,  without funding and don't need a Visa to enter Italy, please do so (Apply here) by 1 March 2020. There is no registration fee for this activity. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 26 Mar 2020 - 3 Apr 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-05-11 08:00:00 2020-05-22 22:00:00 Summer School on Cosmology 2020 | (smr 3467) The purpose of the School is to provide an introduction to the current state of research in cosmology and astroparticle physics. It is intended for beginning graduate students, as well as more senior non-expert researchers interested in the field. TOPICS & LECTURERS:   CMB - Y. Ali-Haimoud (NYU) Dark Energy - F. Vernizzi (IPhT, Saclay) Dark Matter - C. Weniger (Amsterdam) Gravitational Waves - C. Caprini (APC, Paris) Inflation - V. Domcke (DESY, CERN & EPFL) Introduction to Cosmology - N. Kaiser (ENS) Large Scale Structure - M. LoVerde (Stony Brook) Statistical Methods in Cosmology - R. Trotta (SISSA) During the School, the 2019 Dirac Medal Award Ceremony will take place to honor the contributions of V. Mukhanov, A. Starobinsky and R. Sunyaev. There is no registration fee for this activity.   ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 11 May 2020 - 22 May 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-06-15 08:00:00 2020-06-26 22:00:00 New Pathways in Explorations of Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity Beyond Supersymmetry - II | (smr 3454) ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 15 Jun 2020 - 26 Jun 2020

Europe/Rome 2020-06-22 08:00:00 2020-07-03 22:00:00 2nd Joint ICTP and SAIFR School on Particle Physics | (smr 3459) São Paulo - Brazil ICTP pio@ictp.it 22 Jun 2020 - 3 Jul 2020