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Calendar of Physics Talks Vienna

Revisiting cosmological applications of electromagnetic cascade theory
Speaker:Pasquale Dario Serpico
Abstract:Abstract: After a recap of the standard e.m. cascade theory, I will discuss a loophole that can have a large effect in the early universe, notably in altering primordial nucleosynthesis bounds on electromagnetically decaying relic particles. I will finally show how this may greatly simplify the possibility to address the long-standing "lithium problem" in terms of new physics models.
Date: Tue, 24.11.2015
Time: 11:00
Duration: 60 min
Location:Library, HEPHY, Nikolsdorfer Gasse 18, 1050 Wien
Contact:Andreas.Goudelis@oeaw.ac.at

Flat Space Holographic Entanglement Entropy
Speaker:Daniel Grumiller (TU Wien)
Abstract:im Rahmen des Teilchenphysikseminars
Date: Tue, 24.11.2015
Time: 16:15
Duration: 60 min
Location:Fakultät für Physik, Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stock
Contact:H. Hüffel, H. Neufeld

Fano Resonances in Novel Quantum Materials
Speaker:Alexander V. Boris (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany)
Abstract:Fano interference, known as the quantum-mechanical interaction between continuum and embedded discrete states, is one of the most fundamental phenomena occurring in various exotic quantum phases, including graphene, spin–orbit Mott insulators, low-dimensional semiconductors, etc. In my talk, I will focus on two specific examples: (i) the observation of Fano resonances in the infrared spectra of phonons in hyper-Kagome Na3Ir3O8, and (ii) Fano interference in the excitonic insulator phase in ternary chalcogenides Ta2NiSe5. https://www.ifp.tuwien.ac.at/www.ifp.tuwien.ac.at/fileadmin/seminar/151125_Boris_abs.pdf
Date: Wed, 25.11.2015
Time: 16:00
Duration: 45 min
Location:Seminarraum DC rot 07 (roter Bereich, 7. OG), Wiedner Hauptstraße 8-10, 1040 Wien
Contact:Andrei Pimenov

Memorable Events in Fields, Gravity and Strings
Speaker:Soo-Jong Rey (Seoul National University & Institute for Basic Sciences, South Korea)
Abstract:100 years after Einstein's discovery of General Relativity the field provides an abundance of novel research directions. In this colloquium we focus on a specific one, gravitational memory. Registering events are in general difficult for classical fields, exceedingly difficult for gravity, and deemed unimaginably difficult for strings. In this colloquium, I present undergraduate-level elementary and highly intuitive arguments for how such event memory can be registered in a simple manner. I then relate the key idea to so-called Weinberg's low-energy soft theorems and to novel (asymptotic) symmetry charges. I argue that event memories can be registered by utilizing SQUID for electromagnetic fields and D-branes for strings.

This is the public talk of the conference Vienna Central European Seminar with the topic "Quantum & Gravity".

Date: Fri, 27.11.2015
Time: 18:15
Duration: 90 min
Location:Ernst-Mach lecture hall (2nd floor), University of Vienna (Boltzmanngasse 5)
Contact:Daniel Grumiller