Fall 2008
Tue 09/09
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Higgs phases of gravity: the status report
Tue 09/16
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Beyond fNL: Non-trivial non-gaussianities from Primordial Inflation
Eugene Lim, Columbia University (Inspire)
Tue 09/23
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
On the Calculation of Non-Gaussian Cosmological Correlations
Thu 09/25
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
SUSY breaking and gauge mediation in F-theory GUTs
Tue 10/07
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
BPS Wall-Crossing Via Dimensional Reduction
Tue 10/14
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Fundamental Interactions and Inflation
Wed 10/15
4:15 pm
RLM 4.102
4:15 pm
RLM 4.102
Physics Colloquium
Non-Gaussianity of the primordial density perturbations
Tue 10/21
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Gravity waves from before and after Inflation
Lev Kofman, University of Toronto (Inspire)
Tue 10/28
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Holographic Superfluidity and Superconductivity
Tue 11/04
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Cosmological Signatures from the End of Brane Inflation
Tue 11/11
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
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
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
Dynamics and initial conditions for hybrid inflation
Tue 11/25
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
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
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104
Theory Group Seminar
M2 branes and Chern-Simons-matter theories
Wed 12/03
3:00 pm
RLM 6.126
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