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Theory Group
Fall 2008

Tue 09/09
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Higgs phases of gravity: the status report
Sergei Dubovsky, Stanford University (Abstract) (Inspire)

Tue 09/16
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Beyond fNL: Non-trivial non-gaussianities from Primordial Inflation

Tue 09/23
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
On the Calculation of Non-Gaussian Cosmological Correlations
Steven Weinberg, UT Austin (Inspire)

Thu 09/25
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
SUSY breaking and gauge mediation in F-theory GUTs
Joseph Marsano, CalTech (Inspire)

Tue 10/07
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
BPS Wall-Crossing Via Dimensional Reduction
Andrew Neitzke, Harvard (Inspire)

Tue 10/14
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Fundamental Interactions and Inflation
Sarah Shandera, Columbia University (Abstract) (Inspire)

Wed 10/15
4:15 pm
RLM 4.102
Physics Colloquium
Non-Gaussianity of the primordial density perturbations
Leonardo Senatore, IAS (Inspire)

Tue 10/21
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Gravity waves from before and after Inflation

Tue 10/28
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Holographic Superfluidity and Superconductivity
Christopher Herzog, Princeton (Abstract) (Inspire)

Tue 11/04
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Cosmological Signatures from the End of Brane Inflation
Louis Lablond, Texas A&M (Abstract) (Inspire)

Tue 11/11
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Anthropic Explanation of the Dark Matter Abundance
Ben Freivogel, UC Berkeley (Inspire)

Thu 11/20
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Dynamics and initial conditions for hybrid inflation
Jonathan Rocher, Service de Physique Theorique, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Abstract) (Inspire)

Tue 11/25
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Thanksgiving Week
There is no seminar during the week of Thanksgiving.

Tue 12/02
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
M2 branes and Chern-Simons-matter theories
Daniel Jafferis, Rutgers University (Abstract) (Inspire)

Wed 12/03
3:00 pm
RLM 6.126
Qualifier
Non-gaussianities from an Effective field Theory for Inflation
Joel Meyers, UT Austin



Theory Group Seminars and Special Talks All talks are Tuesdays at 2:00 PM in RLM 9.222 unless otherwise noted.
Relativity Seminars All talks are Thursdays at 3:30 PM in RLM 9.222 unless otherwise noted.
Geometry and String Theory Seminars All meetings are Wednesdays at 12:00 PM in RLM 8.136 unless otherwise noted.
Physics Colloquia All talks are Wednesdays at 4:00 PM in RLM 4.102 unless otherwise noted.
Brown Bag Meetings All meetings are Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:30 PM in RLM 9.222 unless otherwise noted. These meetings will typically consist of a short talk on current research or other matters of interest to the group, followed by an open discussion. The emphasis is on the open discussion, so meeting agendas might not be regularly announced.
Texas Cosmology Center Seminars All meetings will be announced

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