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Physik im Theater (In German):

Am 17. November ist Prof. Dr. Jörg Wrachtrup von der Universität Stuttgart mit einem Vortrag zu den Phänomenen und Entwicklungen in der Quantentechnologie zu Gast in der Reihe "Physik im Theater".
Topical Workshop: Searching for New Physics with Cold and Controlled Molecules, November 26 - 30, 2018
Topical Workshop: Future Challenges in Non-Leptonic B Decays: Theory and Experiment, January 14 - 18, 2019

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The Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics (MITP) provides unique opportunities for cross-disciplinary exchange between researchers from different fields of expertise in theoretical physics. Our series of scientific programs (lasting for several weeks), short topical workshops, and advanced schools attract leading international researchers working in theoretical particle, hadron, atomic and mathematical physics to Germany.

The institute is part of the PRISMA Cluster of Excellence and is located on the campus of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz.

The idea behind MITP is to motivate excellent scientists to submit proposals at the highest scientific level of current research which are evaluated on a competitive basis by internationally distinguished experts.

The scientific activities at MITP are devoted to topics of forefront research in theoretical physics. They are intended to stimulate discussions and collaborations among the participants with the goal of generating new ideas and developing new tools and methods.

The Evaluation of the Leading Hadronic Contribution to the Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment
Topical Workshop

February 19 - 23

Organizers: Carlo Carloni Calame (INFN Pavia), Massimo Passera (INFN Padua), Luca Trentadue (University of Parma) and Graziano Venanzoni (INFN Pisa)

Probing Physics Beyond the Standard Model with Precision
Scientific Program

February 26 - March 9

Organizers: Ansgar Denner (University Würzburg), Stefan Dittmaier (University Freiburg) and Tilman Plehn (Heidelberg University)

Applied Newton-Cartan Geometry
Topical Workshop

March 12 - 16

Organizers: Eric Bergshoeff (University of Groningen), Niels Obers (NBI Copenhagen) and Dam Thanh Son (University of Chicago)

Challenges in Semileptonic B Decays
Topical Workshop

April 9 - 13

Organizers: Paolo Gambino (University of Turin), Andreas Kronfeld (Fermilab), Marcello Rotondo (INFN - LNF) and Christoph Schwanda (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften)

Bridging the Standard Model to New Physics with the Parity Violation Program at MESA
Scientific Program

April 23 - May 4

Organizers: Jens Erler (UNAM), Mikhail Gorshteyn (JGU Mainz) and Hubert Spiesberger (JGU Mainz)

Tensions in the LCDM paradigm
Topical Workshop

May 14 - 18

Organizers: Cora Dvorkin (Harvard), Silvia Galli (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris), Fabio Iocco (ICTP-SAIFR) and Federico Marinacci (MIT)

From Kinematic Space to Bootstrap: Modern Techniques for CFT and AdS
Scientific Program

May 22 - 30

Organizers: Bartlomiej Czech (Institute for Advanced Study), Michal P. Heller (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics) and Alessandro Vichi (Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

The Future of BSM Physics
Scientific Program

June 4 - 15

Organizers: Gian Giudice (CERN), Giulia Ricciardi (Univ. Naples), Tobias Hurth (JGU Mainz), Joachim Kopp (JGU Mainz) and Matthias Neubert (JGU Mainz)

The Sound of Spacetime: The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Science
Scientific Program

June 4 - 15

Organizers: Luis Lehner (Perimeter Institute), Rafael Porto (ICTP SAIFR), Riccardo Sturani (IIP Natal) and Salvatore Vitale (MIT)

Probing Baryogenesis via LHC and Gravitational Wave Signatures
Scientific Program

June 18 - 29

Organizers: Germano Nardini (University of Bern), Carlos E.M. Wagner (University of Chicago / Argonne Nat.Lab.) and Pedro Schwaller (JGU Mainz)

Towards the Next Quantum Field Theory of Nature
Summer School

July 16 - August 3

Organizers: Matthias Neubert (JGU Mainz), Stefan Weinzierl (JGU Mainz) and Felix Yu (JGU Mainz)

Precision Measurements and Fundamental Physics: The Proton Radius Puzzle and Beyond
Topical Workshop

July 23 - 27

Organizers: Richard Hill (University of Kentucky / Fermilab), Gil Paz (Wayne State University) and Randolf Pohl (JGU Mainz)

High Time for Higher Orders: From Amplitudes to Phenomenology
Scientific Program

August 13 - 24

Organizers: Fabrizio Caola (Durham University), Bernhard Mistlberger (CERN) and Giulia Zanderighi (CERN)

Scattering Amplitudes and Resonance Properties for Lattice QCD
Topical Workshop

August 27 - 31

Organizers: Maxwell T. Hansen (CERN), Sasa Prelovsek (University of Ljubljana / University of Regensburg), Steve Sharpe (University of Washington), Georg von Hippel (JGU Mainz) and Hartmut Wittig (JGU Mainz)

String Theory, Geometry and String Model Building
Scientific Program

September 10 - 21

Organizers: Philip Candelas (Univ. of Oxford), Andre Lukas (Univ. of Oxford), Xenia de la Ossa (Univ. of Oxford), Daniel Waldram (Imperial College London), Gabi Honecker (JGU Mainz) and Duco van Straten (JGU Mainz)

Quantum Fields – from Fundamental Concepts to Phenomenological Questions
Topical Workshop

September 26 - 28

Organizers: Astrid Eichhorn (University of Heidelberg), Roberto Percacci (SISSA) and Frank Saueressig (Radboud University Nijmegen)

Searching for New Physics with Cold and Controlled Molecules
Topical Workshop

November 26 - 30

Organizers: Timur Isaev (PNPI NRCKI, St. Petersburg), Mikhail Kozlov (PNPI NRCKI, St. Petersburg), Anna Vyatkina (JGU/ Equal Opportunities Officer) and Dmitry Budker (JGU)

Agreement for Cooperation between MITP and ICTP- South American Institute for Theoretical Physics, Sao Paolo

On November 1, 2016 the agreement was signed in Sao Paolo by the president of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Georg Krausch, the director of ICTP-SAIFR Nathan Berkovits and ...
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Agreement for Cooperation between MITP and Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai

The agreement was signed in Mumbai on December 12, 2017, by Matthias Neubert (MITP Director) and H. M. Antia (Dean of the Natural Sciences at TIFR). The cooperation seeks to foster the bilateral exchange of ...
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Agreement for Cooperation between Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois

The agreement was signed on January 17, 2017 by the president of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz Georg Krausch and the director of Fermilab Nigel Lockyer.
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Agreement for Cooperation between MITP and Kavli IPMU, Tokyo

The agreement was signed in Tokyo on July 20, 2017 by the director of the MITP Matthias Neubert and the director of Kavli IPMU Hitoshi Murayama. It is the third international agreement for MITP. The agreement is ...
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