Events During the Week of June 29th through July 6th, 2025
Monday, June 30th, 2025
- Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology)
- Emergent Strings in Type IIB String Theory from type IIb Calabi-Yau compactifications
- Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
- Place: Chamberlin 5280
- Speaker: Bjoern Friedrich, U. Heidelberg, ITP
- Abstract: The known web of string dualities connects Heterotic and Type IIA string theory via a duality in six or less dimensions. It is known that a fundamental heterotic string emerges from a wrapped NS5 brane. Motivated by mirror symmetry, importantly including the existence of NS5 branes, we argue that there exists an emergent string in type IIB Calabi-Yau compactifications arising by the internal space degenerating into a Tyurin degeneration, a particular realization of a type IIb limit in the complex structure moduli space. Event recording:
- Host: Jakob Moritz
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
- Wisconsin Quantum Institute
- Quantum Coffee Hour
- Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Place: Rm.5294, Chamberlin Hall
- Abstract: Please join us for the WQI Quantum Coffee today at 3PM in the Physics Faculty Lounge (Rm.5294 in Chamberlin Hall). This series, which takes place approximately every other Tuesday, aims to foster a casual and collaborative atmosphere where faculty, post-docs, students, and anyone with an interest in quantum information sciences can come together. There will be coffee and treats.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
- Social Gathering
- Summer Recess
- Time: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
- Place: Bascom Hall in front of Birge Hall
- Speaker: Everyone is welcome
- Abstract: If the weather is nice, we'll meet on Bascom Hill (in front of Birge Hall). Feel free to bring your lunch. We will borrow cornhole and ladder toss from the L&S Dean's Office and play outside for 30 minutes. Some of us will probably walk up together, meeting in the courtyard between Chamberlin and Sterling ~12:25. Feel free to walk with us! No need to sign up. Just come join us!
- Host: Sharon Kahn
Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
- No events scheduled
Friday, July 4th, 2025
- Academic Calendar
- Independence day (Observed)
- Abstract: *Note: actual end time may vary.*