Title: Universal Electromagnetic Properties of Strongly-coupled Electron-phonon Superconductors Abstract: High-temperature superconductors are characterized by exotic normal states, and are still a subject of intense study nearly four decades after their introduction. A formal attempt to uniquely determine high-Tc behavior… Read More

Title: From classical to quantum fields on causal sets Abstract: In this talk, I will give a brief review of algebraic classical and quantum field theory on causal sets. There are different approaches to quantise the classical fields,… Read More

Title: Search for Cosmic Strings Through Their Gravitational Wave Signals Abstract: We are currently witnessing the dawn of a new era in astrophysics and cosmology, started by the LIGO/Virgo observations of Gravitational Waves (GWs). In this talk I will… Read More

Title: Recent Developments in Quantum Cosmology Abstract: After a brief overview of the concepts behind quantum cosmology, with an emphasis on the no-boundary proposal for the very early universe, I will present the Kontsevich-Segal criterion. Kontsevich and Segal have… Read More