Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics | (smr 1935) (27 March 2008

Administration

Description

The Aim of the activity is to provide pedagogical treatment of these subjects in the form of a series of lectures by individual speakers.  The activity is intended for theoretical physicists or mathematicians with knowledge of quantum field theory, general relativity and string theory.

TOPICS:

•	Physics of Black Holes / Black Rings
•	Dynamical Supersymmetry Breaking
•	String Cosmology
•	The String Landscape
•	Physics Beyond the Standard Model
•	Gauge / Gravity Correspondence
•	Mathematics of String Theory


LECTURERS INCLUDE: 

R. BOUSSO (UC Berkeley)
J. de BOER (University of Amsterdam)
R. EMPARAN (ICREA & Universitat de Barcelona)
S. KACHRU (Stanford University & SLAC)
G. MOORE (Rutgers University)
L. McALLISTER (Cornell University)
S. MINWALLA (TIFR)
Y. NOMURA (UC Berkeley)
A. SEN (HRI)

Material

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Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics | (smr 1935)

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Thursday, 27 March 2008

08:30 - 09:15 REGISTRATION

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
- 08:30 REGISTRATION 45'
09:15 - 09:30 OPENING
- 09:15 OPENING 15'
09:30 - 11:30 Dirac Medal Ceremony
- 09:30 Dirac Medal Ceremony 2h0'

11:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break

PLEASE NOTE:  THURSDAY 27 MARCH 2008 AFTERNOON LECTURES WILL BE HELD IN THE KASTLER LECTURE HALL AT THE ADRIATICO GUESTHOUSE.  ALL THE OTHER LECTURES WILL BE HELD IN THE MAIN LECTURE HALL AT THE MAIN BUILDING.

11:30 Lunch Break 2h30'

14:00 - 15:00 Fluid Dynamics from Black Branes - Lecture 1

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall

14:00 Fluid Dynamics from Black Branes - Lecture 1 1h0'

Speaker:	S. Minwalla (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)
Material:	lecture notes

15:15 - 16:15 The Cosmological Constant Problem and the Landscape of String Theory - Lecture 1

Location:

Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall

15:15 The Cosmological Constant Problem and the Landscape of String Theory - Lecture 1 1h0'

Speaker:	R. Bousso (University of California at Berkeley, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

16:30 - 17:30 Fluid Dynamics from Black Branes - Lecture 2

Location: Adriatico Guest House Kastler Lecture Hall
- 16:30 Fluid Dynamics from Black Branes - Lecture 2 1h0'
  
  Speaker: S. Minwalla (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)

Friday, 28 March 2008

09:00 - 10:00 The Cosmological Constant Problem and the Landscape of String Theory - Lecture 2
- 09:00 The Cosmological Constant Problem and the Landscape of String Theory - Lecture 2 1h0'
  
  Speaker: R. Bousso (University of California at Berkeley, USA)
10:15 - 11:15 Fluid Dynamics from Black Branes - Lecture 3
- 10:15 Fluid Dynamics from Black Branes - Lecture 3 1h0'
  
  Speaker: S. Minwalla (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)

11:30 - 12:30 Black hole microstates - Lecture 1

11:30 Black hole microstates - Lecture 1 1h0'

Speaker:	J. de Boer (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'
14:30 - 15:30 The Cosmological Constant Problem and the Landscape of String Theory - Lecture 3
- 14:30 The Cosmological Constant Problem and the Landscape of String Theory - Lecture 3 1h0'
  
  Speaker: R. Bousso (University of California at Berkeley, USA)
15:45 - 16:45 Discussion Session
- 15:45 Discussion Session 1h0'
17:30 - 19:30 RECEPTION

Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
- 17:30 RECEPTION 2h0'

Saturday, 29 March 2008
- 09:00 - 10:00 Black hole microstates - Lecture 2
  - 09:00 Black hole microstates - Lecture 2 1h0'
    
    Speaker: J. de Boer (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- 10:15 - 11:15 Physics beyond the Standard Model - Lecture 1
  - 10:15 Physics beyond the Standard Model - Lecture 1 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Y. Nomura (University of California at Berkeley, USA)
- 11:30 - 12:30 Black hole microstates - Lecture 3
  - 11:30 Black hole microstates - Lecture 3 1h0'
    
    Speaker: J. de Boer (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Monday, 31 March 2008

09:00 - 10:00 Physics beyond the Standard Model - Lecture 2
- 09:00 Physics beyond the Standard Model - Lecture 2 1h0'
  
  Speaker: Y. Nomura (University of California at Berkeley, USA)

10:15 - 11:15 Black holes in higher dimensions - Lecture 1

10:15 Black holes in higher dimensions - Lecture 1 1h0'

Speaker:	R. Emparan (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
Material:	lecture notes

11:30 - 12:30 ICTP Prize Ceremony
- 11:30 ICTP Prize Ceremony 1h0'
12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'

14:30 - 15:30 Introduction to modular functions and their application to 2D CFT

14:30 Introduction to modular functions and their application to 2D CFT 1h0'

Speaker:	G. Moore (Rutgers University, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

15:45 - 16:30 SEMINAR: Lovelock Gravity at the Crossroads of Palatini and Metric Formulations

Extensions of the Einstein-Hilbert Lagrangian to a general functional of metric and Riemann curvature tensor is considered A given such Lagrangian describes two different theories depending on considering connection and metric (Palatini formulation), or only the metric (metric formulation) as independent dynamical degrees of freedom. Equivalence of the Palatini and metric formulations at the level of equations of motion, which as we will argue is a manifestation of the causality based on Einstein relativity, is a physical criterion that restricts form of Lagrangians of modified gravity theories. We prove that within the class of modified gravity theories we consider, only the Lovelock gravity satisfies this requirement.

15:45 SEMINAR: Lovelock Gravity at the Crossroads of Palatini and Metric Formulations 45'

Speaker: M.M. Sheikh-Jabbari (Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Tehran, Iran)

Tuesday, 1 April 2008

09:00 - 10:00 Physics beyond the Standard Model - Lecture 3
- 09:00 Physics beyond the Standard Model - Lecture 3 1h0'
  
  Speaker: Y. Nomura (University of California at Berkeley, USA)
10:15 - 11:15 Black holes in higher dimensions - Lecture 2
- 10:15 Black holes in higher dimensions - Lecture 2 1h0'
  
  Speaker: R. Emparan (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)

11:30 - 12:30 N=2 supersymmetry and the elliptic genus

11:30 N=2 supersymmetry and the elliptic genus 1h0'

Speaker:	G. Moore (Rutgers University, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'
14:30 - 15:30 Inflation in String Theory - Lecture 1
- 14:30 Inflation in String Theory - Lecture 1 1h0'
  
  Speaker: L. McAllister (Cornell University, USA)
15:45 - 16:45 Discussion Session
- 15:45 Discussion Session 1h0'

Wednesday, 2 April 2008

09:00 - 10:00 Precision counting of black hole microstates - Lecture 1

09:00 Precision counting of black hole microstates - Lecture 1 1h0'

Speaker:	A. Sen (Harish-Chandra Research Institute, India)
Material:	lecture notes

10:15 - 11:15 Black holes in higher dimensions - Lecture 3
- 10:15 Black holes in higher dimensions - Lecture 3 1h0'
  
  Speaker: R. Emparan (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
11:30 - 12:30 Precision counting of black hole microstates - Lecture 2
- 11:30 Precision counting of black hole microstates - Lecture 2 1h0'
  
  Speaker: A. Sen (Harish-Chandra Research Institute, India)
12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'

14:30 - 15:30 Inflation in String Theory - Lecture 2

14:30 Inflation in String Theory - Lecture 2 1h0'

Speaker:	L. McAllister (Cornell University, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

15:45 - 16:45 Discussion Session
- 15:45 Discussion Session 1h0'

Thursday, 3 April 2008

09:00 - 10:00 Precision counting of black hole microstates - Lecture 3
- 09:00 Precision counting of black hole microstates - Lecture 3 1h0'
  
  Speaker: A. Sen (Harish-Chandra Research Institute, India)

10:15 - 11:15 Stringy Avatars of Dynamical SUSY Breaking - Lecture 1

10:15 Stringy Avatars of Dynamical SUSY Breaking - Lecture 1 1h0'

Speaker:	S. Kachru (Stanford University, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

11:30 - 12:30 Inflation in String Theory - Lecture 3
- 11:30 Inflation in String Theory - Lecture 3 1h0'
  
  Speaker: L. McAllister (Cornell University, USA)
12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'

14:30 - 15:30 Stringy Avatars of Dynamical SUSY Breaking - Lecture 2

14:30 Stringy Avatars of Dynamical SUSY Breaking - Lecture 2 1h0'

Speaker:	S. Kachru (Stanford University, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

15:45 - 16:45 Discussion Session
- 15:45 Discussion Session 1h0'

Friday, 4 April 2008

09:00 - 10:00 Extremal N=2 CFT's
- 09:00 Extremal N=2 CFT's 1h0'
  
  Speaker: G. Moore (Rutgers University, USA)
10:15 - 11:15 Inflation in String Theory - Lecture 4
- 10:15 Inflation in String Theory - Lecture 4 1h0'
  
  Speaker: L. McAllister (Cornell University, USA)

11:30 - 12:30 Whirlwind tour of wall-crossing formulae for BPS states in d=4, N=2 theories

11:30 Whirlwind tour of wall-crossing formulae for BPS states in d=4, N=2 theories 1h0'

Speaker:	G. Moore (Rutgers University, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
- 12:30 Lunch Break 2h0'

14:30 - 15:30 Stringy Avatars of Dynamical SUSY Breaking - Lecture 3

14:30 Stringy Avatars of Dynamical SUSY Breaking - Lecture 3 1h0'

Speaker:	S. Kachru (Stanford University, USA)
Material:	lecture notes