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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:

•	D-Brane Instantons 
•	Wall Crossing
•	Entropy Enigmas
•	Precision counting
•	Black Holes and Attractors
•	Black Holes in AdS


LECTURERS INCLUDE: 

R. Blumenhagen (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik)
A. Dabholkar (LPTHE & TIFR)
F. Larsen (University of Michigan)
S. Minwalla (TIFR)
J.F. Morales Morera (INFN Rome)
B. Pioline (LPTHE)

Material

School and Workshop on D-brane Instantons, Wall Crossing and Microstate Counting | (smr 2188)
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  • Monday, 15 November 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 09:00 REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES 1h0'
    • 10:00 - 11:00 D-brane instantons in type II compactifications
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 D-brane instantons in type II compactifications 1h0'
        Speaker: Ralph BLUMENHAGEN (Max-Planck-Institut, München)
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 D-brane instantons in type II compactifications
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 11:30 D-brane instantons in type II compactifications 1h0'
        Speaker: Ralph BLUMENHAGEN (Max-Planck-Institut, München)
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Lectures on D-instanton counting
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 14:00 Lectures on D-instanton counting 1h0'
        Speaker: Francisco MORALES MORERA (University of Rome Tor Vergata)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Lectures on D-instanton counting
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 15:00 Lectures on D-instanton counting 1h0'
        Speaker: Francisco MORALES MORERA (University of Rome Tor Vergata)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Discussion Session
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 16:30 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Tuesday, 16 November 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 D-brane instantons in type II compactifications
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 D-brane instantons in type II compactifications 1h0'
        Speaker: Ralph BLUMENHAGEN (Max-Planck-Institut, München)
    • 10:00 - 11:00 D-brane instantons in type II compactifications
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 D-brane instantons in type II compactifications 1h0'
        Speaker: Ralph BLUMENHAGEN (Max-Planck-Institut, München)
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Lectures on D-instanton counting
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 11:30 Lectures on D-instanton counting 1h0'
        Speaker: Francisco MORALES MORERA (University of Rome Tor Vergata)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Lectures on D-instanton counting
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Lectures on D-instanton counting 1h0'
        Speaker: Francisco MORALES MORERA (University of Rome Tor Vergata)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Black holes in AdS_5 x S^5
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 Black holes in AdS_5 x S^5 1h0'
        Speaker: Shiraz MINWALLA (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai)
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Discussion Session
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 16:30 Discussion Session 1h0'
    • 18:00 - 20:00 Reception
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 18:00 Reception 2h0'
  • Wednesday, 17 November 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Black holes in AdS_5 x S^5
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Black holes in AdS_5 x S^5 1h0'
        Speaker: Shiraz MINWALLA (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai)
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Black holes in AdS_5 x S^5
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Black holes in AdS_5 x S^5 1h0'
        Speaker: Shiraz MINWALLA (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai)
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of quantum black holes
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 11:30 Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of quantum black holes 1h0'
        Speaker: Atish DABHOLKAR (University of Paris VI)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of quantum black holes
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of quantum black holes 1h0'
        Speaker: Atish DABHOLKAR (University of Paris VI)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Black holes in AdS_5 x S^5
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 Black holes in AdS_5 x S^5 1h0'
        Speaker: Shiraz MINWALLA (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai)
    • 16:15 - 17:15 Wall-crossing invariants, TBA and CFT
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 16:15 Wall-crossing invariants, TBA and CFT 1h0'
        Speaker: Sergio CECOTTI (SISSA, Trieste)
    • 17:15 - 18:15 Discussion Session
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 17:15 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Thursday, 18 November 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of quantum black holes
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of quantum black holes 1h0'
        Speaker: Atish DABHOLKAR (University of Paris VI)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Instantons, wall-crossing and hypermultiplet moduli spaces
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Instantons, wall-crossing and hypermultiplet moduli spaces 1h0'
        Speaker: Boris PIOLINE (Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, Univ. Paris 6)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Lectures on Kerr/CFT
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 11:30 Lectures on Kerr/CFT 1h0'
        Speaker: Finn LARSEN (University of Michigan)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Lectures on Kerr/CFT
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Lectures on Kerr/CFT 1h0'
        Speaker: Finn LARSEN (University of Michigan)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Instantons, wall-crossing and hypermultiplet moduli spaces
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 Instantons, wall-crossing and hypermultiplet moduli spaces 1h0'
        Speaker: Boris PIOLINE (Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, Univ. Paris 6)
    • 16:15 - 17:15 Wall-crossing invariants, TBA and CFT
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 16:15 Wall-crossing invariants, TBA and CFT 1h0'
        Speaker: Sergio CECOTTI (SISSA, Trieste)
    • 17:15 - 18:15 Discussion Session
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 17:15 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Friday, 19 November 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of quantum black holes
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of quantum black holes 1h0'
        Speaker: Atish DABHOLKAR (University of Paris VI)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Instantons, wall-crossing and hypermultiplet moduli spaces
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Instantons, wall-crossing and hypermultiplet moduli spaces 1h0'
        Speaker: Boris PIOLINE (Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, Univ. Paris 6)
    • 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Lectures on Kerr/CFT
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 11:30 Lectures on Kerr/CFT 1h0'
        Speaker: Finn LARSEN (University of Michigan)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Lectures on Kerr/CFT
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Lectures on Kerr/CFT 1h0'
        Speaker: Finn LARSEN (University of Michigan)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Instantons, wall-crossing and hypermultiplet moduli spaces
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 Instantons, wall-crossing and hypermultiplet moduli spaces 1h0'
        Speaker: Boris PIOLINE (Laboratoire de Physique Theorique, Univ. Paris 6)
  • Saturday, 20 November 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:40 Quantum black holes, localization and the topological string
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Quantum black holes, localization and the topological string 40'
        Speaker: Atish DABHOLKAR (University of Paris VI)
    • 09:40 - 10:20 To be announced
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 09:40 To be announced 40'
        Speaker: Sergio CECOTTI (SISSA,Trieste)
    • 10:20 - 11:00 Polonyi models in string theory and non-perturbative D-brane dynamics
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 10:20 Polonyi models in string theory and non-perturbative D-brane dynamics 40'
        Speaker: Pablo CAMARRA (CERN, Switzerland)
    • 11:20 - 12:00 Exceptional generalized geometry and N=2 backgrounds
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 11:20 Exceptional generalized geometry and N=2 backgrounds 40'
        Speaker: Mariana GRANA (Institut de Physique Theorique, Gif sur Yvette)
    • 12:00 - 12:40 Generalized connections and supergravity
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 Generalized connections and supergravity 40'
        Speaker: Daniel WALDRAM (Imperial College, UK)
    • 12:40 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 12:40 Lunch Break 1h20'
    • 14:00 - 14:40 Deforming Seiberg-Witten curve
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Deforming Seiberg-Witten curve 40'
        Speaker: Rubik POGHOSSIAN (II Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata)
    • 14:40 - 15:20 M-theory, Liouville field and generalized matrix models
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 14:40 M-theory, Liouville field and generalized matrix models 40'
        Speaker: Alessandro TANZINI (SISSA, Trieste)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:40 - 16:20 Supersymmetric solutions and attractor equations in 4-d supergravities
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 15:40 Supersymmetric solutions and attractor equations in 4-d supergravities 40'
        Speaker: Tomas ORTIN (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain)
    • 16:20 - 17:00 Realistic Yukawa textures in orientifold compactifications
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
      • 16:20 Realistic Yukawa textures in orientifold compactifications 40'
        Speaker: Robert RICHTER (II Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata)
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