The 22nd Nordic Network Meeting on "Strings, Fields and Branes"

Europe/Stockholm
The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

Joel Ekstrand, Maxim Zabzine (Uppsala University), Ulf Lindström (Uppsala University)
Description
The workshop is the part of the program "Geometrical Aspects of String Theory" which runs October 15 - December 15 2008 at Nordita.

Invited speakers:

Jan de Boer (University of Amsterdam), "Black holes as effective geometries"

Paul Howe (King's College, London), "The UV divergence question for maximally supersymmetric QFTs"

Neil Lambert (King's College, London), "Supersymmetry and M-Branes"

The workshop will be at held at the following locations:

  • On Thursday, Nov 27:
    • 13.00-16.50: Lecture room FB53 at AlbaNova.
  • On Friday, Nov 28:
    • 9.00-12.00: Lecture room K1 at Teknikringen 56 in the KTH area.
    • 13.30-18.00: Lecture room FD5 (Svedbergssalen) at AlbaNova
    • 18.30-: Dinner (at AlbaNova's restaurant 'Entré')
  • On Saturday, Nov 29:
    • 9.30-13.10: Lecture room FD5 (Svedbergssalen) at AlbaNova

The time table can be downloaded as a PDF here.

    • 12:00 13:00
      Registration 1h Entrance hall

      Entrance hall

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      (For directions on how to reach the meeting venue please follow the link on the left)
    • 13:00 14:00
      Supersymmetry and M-Branes I 1h FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Dr Neil Lambert (King's College)
    • 14:00 14:10
      Break 10m
    • 14:10 14:30
      Buzzword bingo: MHV, CSW and BCFW in superstring amplitudes 20m FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Niels Obers (Niels Bohr Institute)
    • 14:30 14:50
      AdS4xCFT3 - squashed, stretched, and warped 20m FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Dr Thomas Klose (Princeton University)
    • 14:50 15:20
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 15:20 15:40
      Matching E10 and gauged supergravity 20m FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Mr Teake Nutma (University of Groningen)
    • 15:40 16:00
      New Results on Multiple 2-branes 20m FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Prof. Eric Bergshoeff (University of Groningen)
    • 16:00 16:10
      Break 10m
    • 16:10 16:30
      D-Brane Instanton Effects 20m FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Mr Christoffer Petersson (CERN)
    • 16:30 16:50
      Black holes in higher dimensions 20m FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Dr Troels Harmark (Niels Bohr Institute)
    • 09:00 10:00
      The UV divergence question for maximally supersymmetric QFTs I 1h K1 (Teknikringen 56, KTH)

      K1

      Teknikringen 56, KTH

      Speaker: Prof. Paul Howe (King's College)
    • 10:00 10:30
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 10:30 10:50
      New adventures in 3D gravity 20m K1 (Teknikringen 56, KTH)

      K1

      Teknikringen 56, KTH

      Speaker: Mr Niklas Johansson (Uppsala universitet)
    • 10:50 11:10
      Integrability and nonplanar ABJM theory 20m K1 (Teknikringen 56, KTH)

      K1

      Teknikringen 56, KTH

      Speaker: Dr Konstantinos Zoubos (Niels Bohr Institute)
    • 11:10 11:20
      Break 10m
    • 11:20 11:40
      Supergravity on the light-cone 20m K1 (Teknikringen 56, KTH)

      K1

      Teknikringen 56, KTH

      Speaker: Dr Sung-Soo Kim (Chalmers University of Technology)
    • 11:40 12:00
      Anomalous radius shift in AdS4/CFT3 20m K1 (Teknikringen 56, KTH)

      K1

      Teknikringen 56, KTH

      Speaker: Dr Shinji Hirano (Niels Bohr Institute)
    • 12:00 13:30
      Lunch break 1h 30m
    • 13:30 14:30
      Supersymmetry and M-Branes II 1h FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Dr Neil Lambert (King's College)
    • 14:30 14:40
      Break 10m
    • 14:40 15:40
      Black holes as effective geometries I 1h FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Prof. Jan de Boer (University of Amsterdam)
    • 15:40 16:10
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 16:10 17:10
      Black holes as effective geometries II 1h FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Prof. Jan de Boer (University of Amsterdam)
    • 17:10 17:20
      Break 10m
    • 17:20 17:40
      Isolated vacua in N=4 SYM on T^3 20m FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Mr Fredrik Ohlsson (Chalmers University of Technology)
    • 17:40 18:00
      Tunneling in the string theory landscape 20m FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Ms Magdalena Larfors (Uppsala Universitet)
    • 18:30 21:00
      Dinner 2h 30m AlbaNova's restaurant 'Entré'

      AlbaNova's restaurant 'Entré'

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

    • 09:30 10:30
      The UV divergence question for maximally supersymmetric QFTs II 1h FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Prof. Paul Howe (King's College)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 11:00 12:00
      Black holes as effective geometries III 1h FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Prof. Jan de Boer (University of Amsterdam)
    • 12:00 12:10
      Break 10m
    • 12:10 13:10
      Supersymmetry and M-Branes III 1h FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Dr Neil Lambert (King's College)