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Description
An ICTP Virtual Meeting

The School is live-streamed on the ICTP YouTube page at the following link: 
ICTP's annual Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics provides pedagogical treatment of those 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).
 
Topics:
  • Holography with Averaging
  • Aspects of the Swampland
  • Symmetries, Anomalies and Topology

Lecturers:
A. MALONEY, McGill University, Canada
I. VALENZUELA, Harvard University, USA
K. YONEKURA, Tohoku University, Japan

Registration: There is no registration fee.
 

Material

School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics | (smr 3629)
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  • Monday, 18 October 2021
    • 12:45 - 13:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks 
      Time zone: You can choose your time zone (in place of Europe/Rome) on the top right of the page and the programme time will be modified accordingly.
      Convener: Bobby ACHARYA (ICTP, Italy)
    • 13:00 - 17:40
      • 13:00 Symmetries, Anomalies and Topology 50'
        Speaker: Kazuya YONEKURA (Tohoku University, Japan)
        Material: Lecture Notes
      • 13:50 Discussion/Questions 20'
      • 15:00 Aspects of the Swampland 50'
        Speaker: Irene VALENZUELA (Harvard University, USA)
      • 15:50 Discussion/Questions 20'
      • 16:30 Holography with Averaging 50'
        Speaker: Alex MALONEY (McGill University, Canada)
      • 17:20 Discussion/Questions 20'
  • Tuesday, 19 October 2021
    • 13:00 - 17:40
      • 13:00 Symmetries, Anomalies and Topology 50'
        Speaker: Kazuya YONEKURA (Tohoku University, Japan)
        Material: Lecture Notes
      • 13:50 Discussion/Questions 20'
      • 15:00 Aspects of the Swampland 50'
        Speaker: Irene VALENZUELA (Harvard University, USA)
      • 15:50 Discussion/Questions 20'
      • 16:30 Holography with Averaging 50'
        Speaker: Alex MALONEY (McGill University, Canada)
      • 17:20 Discussion/Questions 20'
  • Wednesday, 20 October 2021
    • 13:00 - 17:40
      • 13:00 Symmetries, Anomalies and Topology 50'
        Speaker: Kazuya YONEKURA (Tohoku University, Japan)
        Material: Lecture Notes
      • 13:50 Discussion/Questions 20'
      • 15:00 Aspects of the Swampland 50'
        Speaker: Irene VALENZUELA (Harvard University, USA)
      • 15:50 Discussion/Questions 20'
      • 16:30 Holography with Averaging 50'
        Speaker: Alex MALONEY (McGill University, Canada)
      • 17:20 Discussion/Questions 20'
  • Thursday, 21 October 2021
    • 13:00 - 17:45
      • 13:00 Symmetries, Anomalies and Topology 50'
        Speaker: Kazuya YONEKURA (Tohoku University, Japan)
        Material: Lecture Notes
      • 13:50 Discussion/Questions 20'
      • 15:00 Aspects of the Swampland 50'
        Speaker: Irene VALENZUELA (Harvard University, USA)
      • 15:50 Discussion/Questions 20'
      • 16:30 Holography with Averaging 50'
        Speaker: Alex MALONEY (McGill University, Canada)
      • 17:20 Discussion/Questions 20'
      • 17:40 Group Photo 5'
  • Friday, 22 October 2021
    • 11:00 - 12:00 ICTP-SISSA Joint Colloquium by the Nobel Laureate in Physics 2021
      • 11:00 The Value of Science 1h0' 
        Professor PARISI's first public seminar since the announcement of his Nobel award on 5 October.

For more information please consult the following web page: 
Colloquium details
        Speaker: Giorgio PARISI (Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza', Italy)
    • 14:00 - 16:00
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