Komaba 2013

--- Lectures on recent developments in strings and fields ---


 

Komaba particle theory group of the University of Tokyo has been hosting workshops/lecture series every few years (the last one being the workshop Komaba 2010). We are pleased to announce that the next of the series, Komaba 2013, will be held as a two-day lecture series, focusing on the recent exciting developments in string and field theories, to be given by the invited lecturers:

Nadav Drukker (King's College)
Pedro Vieira (Perimeter)
Xi Yin (Harvard)

■ Date and Schedule

February 16 (Sat) -- 17 (Sun) , 2013

  2/16(SAT)        
  10:00--11:10 Vieira   Tailoring Three-Point Functions and Integrability (I) [abstract]
  11:30--12:40 Drukker   The quark-antiquark potential in N=4 SYM and integrable open strings (I)  
           
  14:10--15:20 Yin   Higher Spin Gauge Theory and Holography (I)  
  15:40--16:50 Vieira   Tailoring Three-Point Functions and Integrability (II)  
  17:10--18:20 Drukker   The quark-antiquark potential in N=4 SYM and integrable open strings (II)  
           
  2/17(SUN)        
  10:00--11:10 Yin   Higher Spin Gauge Theory and Holography (II)  
  11:30--12:40 Vieira   Tailoring Three-Point Functions and Integrability (III)  
           
  14:30--15:40 Drukker   The quark-antiquark potential in N=4 SYM and integrable open strings (III)  
  16:00--17:10 Yin   Higher Spin Gauge Theory and Holography (III)  

■ Venue

Komaba campus of the University of Tokyo

Auditorium (3F Administration building: located on the right, after passing the main gate)

For the access to Komaba and the campus map see

http://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eng_site/contact-access/map.html


* As we have only limited resources, financial support (and arrangement of hotels) for participants will not be available.

* Fee covering coffee and light refreshments will be collected at the auditorium.

We would like to assess the number of participants beforehand for preparation. PLEASE give your name, affiliation and the e-mail address below, if you plan to attend the lectures.


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We look forward to seeing you at Komaba.

Organizers: Y. Kazama(chair), M. Kato, Y. Kikukawa, Y. Okawa, T. Okuda
komaba2013@hep1.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp