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Staggered Bosons

Speaker: David Berenstein (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Time: Thursday 25 January 2024, 2:30pm

David Berenstein (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Title: Staggered Bosons Abstract: I will discuss a novel construction of field theories based on the idea that one has only a half boson degree of freedom per  lattice site. Basically, instead of having a pair of canonical  conjugate commuting variables… Read More

Monopoles and Baryons from Sphalerons and Instantons

Speaker: Arttu Rajantie (Imperial College, London)
Time: Thursday 18 January 2024, 2:30pm

Arttu Rajantie (Imperial College, London)

Title: Monopoles and Baryons from Sphalerons and Instantons Abstract: I will discuss non-perturbative quantum field theory phenomena in theStandard Model of particle physics and its extensions, described bysemiclassical sphaleron and instanton solutions. In the StandardModel, they violate baryon number and therefore play an important rolein… Read More

Physics Opportunities of CEvNS Experiments

Speaker: Diego Aristizabal (Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile)
Time: Thursday 11 January 2024, 2:30pm

Diego Aristizabal (Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile)

Title: Physics Opportunities of CEvNS Experiments Abstract: CEvNS experimental facilities provide a rather rich environment for precise measurements of SM parameters and searches of new physics. In this talk, I will discuss a few aspects of this program involving… Read More

Dr. Marc Casals

Affiliation: University of Leipzig
Visiting Dates: 28 February – 9 March 2024

Prof. David Berenstein

Affiliation: University of California, Santa Barbara
Visiting Dates: 21-27 January 2024

Prof. Arttu Rajantie

Affiliation: Imperial College, London
Visiting Dates: 18-19 January 2024