The purpose of this meeting is to bring together experts working at the interface of cosmology, string theory and particle physics for a few days of informal talks and exchanges of ideas. The schedule will allow ample time for impromptu discussions and collaborations. Each talk includes ~60mins worth of presentation and interruptions, plus 30mins worth of questions/discussions.
Place: DRL 4N12
Thursday, December 3:
10:30-11am: Welcome coffee
11am -12:30pm: Juan Maldacena (IAS)
Title: "Quantum mechanics and Cosmology: Entanglement and interference effects”
12:30pm-2pm: Catered lunch (in 4N12)
2-3:30pm: Erik Verlinde (Amsterdam)
Title: “Emergent Gravity and the Dark Universe”
3:30-4pm: Coffee
4-5:30pm: Liam McAllister (Cornell)
Title: "Planckian Axions and Quantum Gravity"
6:30pm: Conference dinner at Han Dynasty
Friday, December 4:
10:30-11am: Welcome coffee
11am -12:30pm: Gregory Gabadadze (NYU)
Title: "Metamorphosis of the Cosmological Constant"
12:30pm-2pm: Catered lunch (in 4N12)
2-3:30pm: Savdeep Sethi (Chicago)
Title: “Bounding the String Landscape”
3:30-4pm: Coffee
4-5:30pm: Mariangela Lisanti (Princeton)
Title: "Searching for Signals of Dark Matter in the Inner Galaxy"
End of the workshop