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.

    • 1
      Registration 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)
    • 2
      Supersymmetry and M-Branes I FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Dr Neil Lambert (King's College)
    • 2:00 PM
      Break
    • 3
      Buzzword bingo: MHV, CSW and BCFW in superstring amplitudes FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Niels Obers (Niels Bohr Institute)
    • 4
      AdS4xCFT3 - squashed, stretched, and warped FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Dr Thomas Klose (Princeton University)
    • 2:50 PM
      Coffee Break
    • 5
      Matching E10 and gauged supergravity FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Mr Teake Nutma (University of Groningen)
    • 6
      New Results on Multiple 2-branes FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Prof. Eric Bergshoeff (University of Groningen)
    • 4:00 PM
      Break
    • 7
      D-Brane Instanton Effects FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Mr Christoffer Petersson (CERN)
    • 8
      Black holes in higher dimensions FB53

      FB53

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Dr Troels Harmark (Niels Bohr Institute)
    • 9
      The UV divergence question for maximally supersymmetric QFTs I K1 (Teknikringen 56, KTH)

      K1

      Teknikringen 56, KTH

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

      K1

      Teknikringen 56, KTH

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

      K1

      Teknikringen 56, KTH

      Speaker: Dr Konstantinos Zoubos (Niels Bohr Institute)
    • 11:10 AM
      Break
    • 12
      Supergravity on the light-cone K1 (Teknikringen 56, KTH)

      K1

      Teknikringen 56, KTH

      Speaker: Dr Sung-Soo Kim (Chalmers University of Technology)
    • 13
      Anomalous radius shift in AdS4/CFT3 K1 (Teknikringen 56, KTH)

      K1

      Teknikringen 56, KTH

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

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Dr Neil Lambert (King's College)
    • 2:30 PM
      Break
    • 15
      Black holes as effective geometries I FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Prof. Jan de Boer (University of Amsterdam)
    • 3:40 PM
      Coffee Break
    • 16
      Black holes as effective geometries II FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Prof. Jan de Boer (University of Amsterdam)
    • 5:10 PM
      Break
    • 17
      Isolated vacua in N=4 SYM on T^3 FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

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

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Ms Magdalena Larfors (Uppsala Universitet)
    • 6:30 PM
      Dinner AlbaNova's restaurant 'Entré'

      AlbaNova's restaurant 'Entré'

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

    • 19
      The UV divergence question for maximally supersymmetric QFTs II FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Prof. Paul Howe (King's College)
    • 10:30 AM
      Coffee Break
    • 20
      Black holes as effective geometries III FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Prof. Jan de Boer (University of Amsterdam)
    • 12:00 PM
      Break
    • 21
      Supersymmetry and M-Branes III FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      FD5 (Svedbergssalen)

      The AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm

      Speaker: Dr Neil Lambert (King's College)