Theory Group - Seminars & Special Talks

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Spring 2016

Fri 01/15
2:00 pm
9.222

Theory Group Seminar

Classical Solutions to Higher-Derivative Gravity

K.S. Stelle, Imperial College, London (Abstract)

Tue 01/19
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Improved constraints on cosmic inflation with new 95 GHz data from the Keck Array

Dr. Christopher Sheehy, University of Chicago (Abstract)

Tue 01/26
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

TBA

To be announced!

Tue 02/02
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Kodosky Lectures, I: Theory Group Seminar

On-Shell Recursion Relations

David Kosower, Saclay and IAS Princeton (View Videos) (Abstract)

Tue 02/09
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

TBA

To be announced!

Tue 02/16
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

(0,4) dualities

Dr. Pavel Putrov, IAS Princeton (Abstract)

Tue 02/23
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Dynamical Relaxation for Fine-Tuning Problems and Precision Measurement

Dr. Peter Graham, Stanford University (Abstract)

Tue 03/01
2:00 pm
7.104

Theory Group Seminar

What Happens in a Measurement?

Steven Weinberg (Abstract)

Tue 03/08
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

A Flavorful Higgs

Stefania Gori, Perimeter Institute and University of Cincinnati (Abstract)

Tue 03/15
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Spring Break

There is no seminar scheduled during Spring Break.

Tue 03/22
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Studying six-dimensional (2,0) theories with the superconformal bootstrap.

Dr. Christopher Beem, IAS Princeton (Abstract)

Tue 03/29
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Little string theories via F-theory

David Morrison. Physics and Math Departments, University of California at Santa Barbara (Abstract)

Tue 04/05
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

KODOSKY LECTURE SERIES: What are gravitational waves and what can we hope to learn from them? Introduction to EFT in the context of electrodynamics.

Ira Rothstein, Carnegie Mellon University (Abstract)

Wed 04/06
2:00 pm
RLM 9.222

Theory Group Special Seminar

KODOSKY LECTURE SERIES: The effective field theory of gravity and extended objects. Scale separation and the renormalization group. Calculating moments and wave forms.

Ira Rothstein, Carnegie Mellon University (Abstract)

Thu 04/07
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Special Seminar

KODOSKY LECTURE SERIES:The problem of motion and radiation reaction forces. Introducing more degrees of freedom, spin and absorption. Black hole tidal love numbers and the sum rule puzzle

Ira Rothstein, Carnegie Mellon University (Abstract)

Tue 04/12
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Light Dark Matter from Boltzmann Tails

Raffaele Tito D’Agnolo, IAS Princeton (Abstract)

Tue 04/19
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

TBA

To be announced!

Tue 04/26
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

Cosmology with Democratic Initial Conditions

Dr. James Unwin, UIC (Abstract)

Tue 05/03
2:00 pm
RLM 7.104

Theory Group Seminar

The Inelastic Frontier of Dark Matter.

Dr. Graham Kribs, University of Oregon (Abstract)

Summer 2016

Tue 07/05
11:00 am
RLM 9.222

Theory Group Seminar

KODOSKY LECTURE SERIES: Introduction to Holographic Space-time

Dr. Tom Banks, Rutgers University (Abstract)

Wed 07/06
11:00 am
RLM 9.222

Theory Group Seminar

KODOSKY LECTURE SERIES: HST Models of Scattering in Minkowski Space

Dr. Tom Banks, Rutgers University (Abstract)

Thu 07/07
11:00 am
RLM 9.222

Theory Group Seminar

KODOSKY LECTURE SERIES: HST and Inflationary Cosmology

Dr. Tom Banks, Rutgers University (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