Theory Group - Seminars & Special Talks

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Fall 2015

Tue 09/01
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

TBA

To be announced!

Tue 09/08
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Scalar-Vector Boostrap

Dr. Daniel Robbins, Texas A&M University (Abstract)

Tue 09/15
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Bootstrapping 3d Fermions

Dr. David Simmons-Duffin, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton (Abstract)

Tue 09/22
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Anomalies, Conformal Manifolds, and Spheres

Dr. Nathan Seiberg, IAS Princeton (Abstract)

Tue 09/29
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Knots and links of Electrodynamics

Dr. Cobi Sonnenschein, Tel Aviv University (Abstract)

Wed 09/30
4:00 pm
RLM 4.102

Physics Colloquium

Stringy (holographic) hadrons

Dr. Cobi Sonnenschein, Tel Aviv University (Abstract)

Tue 10/06
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Some Aspects of Model-Building in Randall-Sundrum Theory

Dr. Michael E. Peskin, SLAC, Stanford University (Abstract)

Wed 10/07
4:15 pm
RLM 4.102

Physics Colloquium

The Top Quark: Yes, it is heavy, but is it essential?

Dr. Michael E. Peskin, SLAC, Stanford University (Abstract)

Tue 10/13
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Accidental symmetries and the conformal bootstrap

Dr. Silviu Pufu, Princeton University (Abstract)

Tue 10/20
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Looking for a bulk point

Dr. Sasha Zhiboedov, Harvard University (Abstract)

Tue 10/27
10:00 am
RLM 9.222

Theory Group Qualifier

Improving Mass Measurements for Cascade Decays in a Realistic Collider Environment

Mr. Yuan-Pao Yang, UT-Austin (Abstract)

Tue 10/27
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

BPS quivers and the classification of 4D N=2 SCFTs

Dr. Michele Del Zotto, Harvard University (Abstract)

Tue 11/03
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Wires to Cosmology

Dr. Mustafa Amin, Rice (Abstract)

Tue 11/10
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Particle Physics Probes of Cosmic Baryon Origin and Dark Matter

Yue Zhang, Caltech (Abstract)

Mon 11/16
2:00 pm
RLM

Other

PHYSICS OPEN HOUSE

The main outreach event of our department, including lab tours, presentations by faculty members of their research, an undergraduate poster competition and the traditional watermelon drop

Tue 11/17
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Evidence for a novel population of gamma-ray point sources in the Inner Galaxy

Dr. Ben Safdi, MIT Department of Physics (Abstract)

Tue 11/17
3:30 pm
RLM 15.216B

Special Colloquium

New Insights on Galaxy Formation from Comparisons of Simulated and Observed Galaxies

Dr. Joel Primack, UC Santa Cruz (Abstract)

Mon 11/23
3:00 pm
RLM 9.222

Theory Group Qualifier

Shock Waves and de Sitter Entropy

Mr. Stefan Eccles, UT-Austin (Abstract)

Tue 11/24
2:00 pm
RLM 9.222

Theory Group Seminar

Thanksgiving Week

There is no seminar scheduled for the week of Thanksgiving.

Mon 11/30
3:00 pm
RLM 9.222

Theory Group Qualifier

The First Law of Entanglement Entropy with a Chemical Potential in Holographic CFTs

Mr. Josiah Couch, UT-Austin (Abstract)

Tue 12/01
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Searching for new Physics with the Higgs

Dr. Daniel Stolarski, CERN and Carleton University, Ottawa (Abstract)

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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