The week of August 21st-25th, 2023, the Niels Bohr International Academy (NBIA) will host its annual workshop on current themes in high energy physics, gravity and cosmology.
In the spirit of Bohr's annual theoretical physics meetings, there will be no concrete theme. The idea is to provide a stimulating environment with few talks per day, but plenty of time for informal discussions. A broad range of topics will be addressed this year, including gravitational wave observations, black hole physics, the Hubble tension and early Universe dynamics.
The list of invited speakers include:
Zvi Bern (UCLA)
Manuela Campanelli (RIT)
Katerina Chatziioannou (Caltech)
Thibault Damour (IHES)
Paolo Di Vecchia (NBI/NORDITA)
Will Farr (CCA, Flatiron Institute)
Wendy Freedman (U. of Chicago)
David Gross (KITP)
Rocky Kolb (U. of Chicago)
Ashoke Sen (ICTS)
Paul Steinhardt (Princeton)
Neil Turok (U. of Edinburgh)
Alberto Vecchio (U. of Birmingham)
Bob Wald (U. of Chicago)
George Wong (IAS, Princeton)
Program
Titles:
Zvi Bern (UCLA)
From Scattering Amplitudes to Gravitational Waves
Manuela Campanelli (RIT)
Numerical Simulations of Merging Binary Systems: Key Insights, New Challenges, and Prospects for the Future
Katerina Chatziioannou (Caltech)
Compact Objects and Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
Vitor Cardoso (Niels Bohr Inst.)
Black hole spectroscopy
Thibault Damour (IHES)
Radiation and Radiation-Reaction in Gravitational Scattering
Thibault Damour (IHES) (Colloquium)
Einstein’s Mouse, Bohr's Coat of Arms, and Everett's unsuccessful visit to Copenhagen
Paolo Di Vecchia (NBI/NORDITA)
Classical observables of General Relativity from scattering amplitudes
Will Farr (CCA, Flatiron Institute)
Cosmology and Fundamental Physics from Stellar Mass Binary Black Holes
Wendy Freedman (U. of Chicago)
Measuring the Hubble Constant: Progress and Challenges
Wendy Freedman (U. of Chicago) (Science & Cocktails talk)
What's missing from our understanding of the Cosmos?
David Gross* (KITP)
Fifty Years of Quantum Chromodynamics (The Theory of The Strong Nuclear Force)
- Quantum Chromodynamics is fifty years old this year. I shall discuss the past, present and future of this remarkable theory.
Rocky Kolb (U. of Chicago)
Cosmological Gravitational Particle Production
Ashoke Sen (ICTS)
Revisiting logarithmic correction to black hole entropy
Paul Steinhardt (Princeton)
Rethinking Cosmology
Neil Turok (U. of Edinburgh)
A minimal SM/LCDM cosmology
Alberto Vecchio (U. of Birmingham)
Observing gravitational waves at (ultra-)low frequencies
Bob Wald (U. of Chicago)
Black Holes Decohere Quantum Superpositions
George Wong (IAS, Princeton)
The next generation of horizon-scale VLBI black hole science
The meeting will take place in the historical Auditorium A of the Niels Bohr Institute. Copenhagen is a beautiful and vibrant city offering a fantastic summer experience. In 2023 Copenhagen celebrates being the World Capital of Architecture.
Science and Cocktails:
https://drkoncerthuset.dk/kalender/2023/science-cocktails-wendy-freedman/
Organizers: Emil Bjerrum-Bohr, Poul Damgaard, Jose Maria Ezquiaga, Maarten van de Meent, Johan Samsing.
