Member Seminar Speaker: Max Wiesner Title: Quantum Gravity constraints beyond asymptotic regimes Abstract: Not every effective field theory that is consistent in the absence of gravity can be completed to a […]
On March 21, 2023, the CMSA hosted the fourth annual Ding Shum Lecture, given by Cynthia Dwork (Harvard SEAS and Microsoft Research). Time: 5:00-6:00 pm ET Location: Harvard University Science Center […]
Speaker: Mete Soner (Princeton University) Title: Synchronization in a Kuramoto Mean Field Game Abstract: Originally motivated by systems of chemical and biological oscillators, the classical Kuramoto model has found an amazing range of applications […]
Probability Seminar Speaker: Wei-Kuo Chen (Minnesota) Title: Some rigorous results on the Lévy spin glass model Abstract: The Lévy spin glass model, proposed by Cizeau-Bouchaud, is a mean-field model defined on a […]
https://youtu.be/Kt7n_0t6sgo General Relativity Seminar Speaker: Prahar Mitra (University of Cambridge) Title: New Phases of N=4 SYM Abstract: We construct new static solutions to gauged supergravity that, via the AdS/CFT correspondence, are dual to thermal […]
Quantum Matter Seminar Speaker: Alexander Zlokapa, MIT Title: Traversable wormhole dynamics on a quantum processor Abstract: The holographic principle, theorized to be a property of quantum gravity, postulates that the […]
On Friday, March 24th, 4:30PM - 6PM, the CMSA will host the CMSA/MATH Bi-Annual Gathering for Harvard CMSA and Math affiliates in the Common Room at 20 Garden Street, Cambridge […]
Swampland Seminar Speaker: Valerio De Luca (UPenn) Title: Recent developments on the tidal Love numbers of black holes Abstract: Tidal Love numbers describe the deformability of compact objects under the […]
Member Seminar Speaker: Jue Liu Title: Monotonicity of quasilocal mass for asymptotically flat Riemannian manifolds Abstract: The study of quasilocal mass in general relativity has a long history. In previous papers by many […]
Speaker: Ruth Britto (Trinity College Dublin) Title: Scattering amplitudes in quantum field theory Abstract: Particle collider experiments require a detailed description of scattering events, traditionally computed through sums of Feynman […]
https://youtu.be/VdfmeuDoofY General Relativity Seminar Speaker: Alejandra Castro (University of Cambridge) Title: Gravitational perturbations near to extreme Kerr Abstract: Gravitational perturbations of a black hole illustrate the invaluable synergy between theory, experiment, and numerical […]
Active Matter Seminar Speaker: Mark Bowick, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, UCSB Title: The Role of Orientational Order in Development Abstract: Morphogenesis, the process through which genes generate form, establishes tissue […]