The Geophysics Section, School of Cosmic Physics, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) invites applications for an Assistant Professorship position in Seismology.  We seek an innovative and visionary seismologist with expertise in any area of seismology. The successful… Read More

Running in conjunction with the upcoming STP Board meetings a number of lectures will be hosted at DIAS, Burlington Road on 16 & 17 May. These talks are open to the all. No prior booking is required. Schedule:… Read More

Title: 4d N=2 supergravity observables from Nekrasov-like partition functions Abstract: We reinterpret the OSV formula for the on-shell action/entropy function of asymptotically flat BPS black holes as a fixed point formula that is formally equivalent to a recent… Read More

Title: Universal Deformations Abstract: QFTs with local topological operators feature unusual sectors called “universes,” which are separated by infinite-tension domain walls. I’ll explain why such systems have relevant deformations with exactly calculable effects. These deformations allow one to… Read More

Dr. Mika Holmberg and DIAS Astronomy and Astrophysics have been granted funding of €90,000 from the Discovery programme of the European Space Agency (ESA). The funding is awarded for the project Maximising the scientific outcome of planetary missions… Read More

Title: Observable gravitational waves and dark matter from (classical) scale symmetry breaking Abstract: In this talk I will present a classically scale-invariant model in the context of a phase transition in the early Universe. The model consists of… Read More

Title: Why is the Higgs boson SM-like? Abstract: The properties of the Higgs boson discovered in 2012 at the LHC are consistent with the predictions of the Standard Model (SM), to within the accuracy of the present LHC… Read More

Title: Standard model irreps as an extension of 4-momentum: our first attempt Abstract: In modern formalisms, 4-momenta are often described as 2×2 hermitian matrices, H_2(C). Here we propose embedding the standard model’s full set of irreducible representations inside… Read More

Title: Universal Statistics of Vortices in a Holographic Superconductor: Beyond the Kibble-Zurek Mechanism Abstract: Traversing a continuous phase transition at a finite rate leads to the breakdown of adiabatic dynamics and the formation of topological defects, as predicted… Read More

Title: Field-space Surprises in Multi-field Preheating Abstract: I will discuss preheating in multi-field models of inflation with a curved fieldspace manifold, focusing on two well-studied families of models. The first includes Higgs inflation and models where the fields… Read More