HIP NEWS May 25th 2015
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Professorsinstallation / Inauguration of new professors /
Inaugural lectures
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Professor, Doctor of Philosophy Mark Hindmarsh was appointed Visiting Professor of Theoretical Physics from 1 June 2014 to 31 May 2019.

Wednesday 27 May 2015 at 14.15 hrs
Professor of Theoretical Physics Mark Hindmarsh: The first few picoseconds

Place: The University Main Building, Aleksanterinkatu 5. Lecture Room 6 (new side, 3rd floor).

CERN School of Computing 2015 in Greece
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Few places available for the upcoming school in Kavala, Greece ( http://indico.cern.ch/e/csc2015 ) that has a registration deadline on May 30th.
Time: 14-26 September 2015
Place: The 38th CERN School of Computing will be held in Kavala, Greece.
The school will be organized by CERN in collaboration with the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology.

Visitors
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M. Hindmarsh 19.4. – 14.6. (KR)
N. Hopkins 4.5. – 29.5. (KR)
C. Hoyos 8.6. – 12.6. (NJ,AV)
N. Nunes 7.6. – 13.6. (KE,SN)

HIP NEWS May 18th 2015
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 19 May 2015 at 10.15 in A315
Yago Bea (Santiago de Compostela)
Massive study of magnetized unquenched ABJM

Abstract: We study the physics of a magnetized probe D6-brane in the ABJM theory with unquenched massive flavor. We analyze the effect of the mass of the background branes in the magnetic catalysis of chiral symmetry breaking, and also the effect of the magnetic field on the meson spectrum. Besides, we obtain a non-commutative version of the background via a TsT rotation, which has an NSNS B2 field turned on, as an intermediate step towards a fully backreacted solution. In addition, we include new analytical solutions, perturbative in flavor, for the background functions.

COSMO-Seminar
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Wednesday 20 May at 14:15 in A315
Mikolaj Korzynski (Center for Theoretical Physics, Warsaw)
Nonlinear effects and coarse-graining in general relativity

Abstract: I will discuss the nonlinear effects of general relativity which appear if we perform the coarse-graining of the fine structure of a solution. In particular I will discuss the effects of nested inhomogeneities extending over many scales.

Visitors
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Y. Bea 11.5. – 22.5. (NJ)
M. Hindmarsh 19.4. – 14.6. (KR)
N. Hopkins 4.5. – 29.5. (KR)
M. Ihl 18.5. – 22.5. (NJ)
M. Korzynski 18.5. – 21.5. (KE,SN)

HIP NEWS May 11th 2015
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 12 May 2015 at 10.15 in A315
Hans-Peter Nilles (Bonn)
Unification of Fundamental Interactions

Abstract: Symmetries have played a crucial role in the development of the standard model of particle physics. Moreover, they are believed to provide the key ingredients for a unified description of all fundamental interactions. We review the arguments that favour the investigation of these mathematical structures and explain possible consequences for particle physics and cosmology.

Watch online! Campus well-being event: Workplace free of harassment
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Faculty of Science held a Campus well-being event under the theme Workplace free of harassment. You can view the event online at: http://video.helsinki.fi/Arkisto/flash.php?id=20442.

Visitors
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Y. Bea 11.5. – 22.5. (NJ)
M. Hindmarsh 19.4. – 14.6. (KR)
N. Hopkins 4.5. – 29.5. (KR)
M. Korzyński 18.5. – 21.5. (KE,SN)
H.P. Nilles 12.5. – 15.5. (OL)

HIP NEWS May 4th 2015
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COSMO-Seminar
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Wednesday 6 May at 14:15 in A315
Chiara Caprini (CEA, Saclay)
Cosmology with gravitational wave detection

Abstract: Gravitational waves can constitute a unique probe of the primordial universe. In many cases, the characteristic frequency of the emitted GW is directly related to the energy scale at which the GW source is operating: consequently, different GW detectors can probe different energy scales in the evolution of the universe. After a general introduction to the subject, this seminar reviews some of the principal cosmological sources of a stochastic background of GW and discuss detection prospects.

The 2015 CERN-JINR European School of High-Energy Physics
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The 2015 European School of High-Energy Physics will take place in
Bansko, Bulgaria, 2 – 15 September 2015

The deadline for applications is 8 May 2015.
Further details are available here:
http://physicschool.web.cern.ch/PhysicSchool/ESHEP/ESHEP2015/

Watch online! Campus well-being event: Workplace free of harassment
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Faculty of Science held a Campus well-being event under the theme Workplace free of harassment. You can view the event online at: http://video.helsinki.fi/Arkisto/flash.php?id=20442.

Visitors
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C. Caprini 5.5. – 7.5. (MH,SN,KE)
M. Hindmarsh 19.4. – 14.6. (KR)
N. Hopkins 4.5. – 29.5. (KR)