From Moriond, Higgs Evidence Piles Up | Of Particular Significance

From Moriond, Higgs Evidence Piles Up | Of Particular Significance:


http://profmattstrassler.com/2013/03/08/from-moriond-higgs-evidence-piles-up/



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GR20/Amaldi10

GR20/Amaldi10:

GR Maple Workshop

Workshop: Symbolic Computation in General Relativity Using DifferentialGeometry

Location: University of Warsaw, in conjuction with GR20/Amaldi10. 
Dates: 7-13th July 2013 (possibly shifted by ± 4days). 
Limited Participation. Application must be received by April 1, 2013 (see below).

What is DifferentialGeometry?

DifferentialGeometry (DG) is a Maple software package which symbolically performs fundamental operations of calculus on manifolds, differential geometry, tensor calculus, Lie algebras, Lie groups, transformation groups, jet spaces, and the variational calculus.  DG is currently being developed by Ian Anderson (Department of Mathematics, Utah State University) with help from Charles Torre (Department of Physics, Utah State University). Development and dissemination of DG is supported by the National Science Foundation Office of Cyberinfrastructure.

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High-Energy Physics Is Still a Worthwhile Investment - Sarah Demers - The Atlantic

High-Energy Physics Is Still a Worthwhile Investment - Sarah Demers - The Atlantic:



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Ps. Pity that 'locally'  it seems heading to down down down of a no 'strategic' U-S-E....

Higgs in detail...

Quantum Diaries:

http://www.quantumdiaries.org/2013/03/06/latest-news-on-the-higgs-boson/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter



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ex-nihilo indeed...

Ex nihilo: Dynamical Casimir effect in metamaterial converts vacuum fluctuations into real photons


http://phys.org/news/2013-03-nihilo-dynamical-casimir-effect-metamaterial.html

Research funding...

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... envelhecer entre livros e Filosofia...

http://expresso.sapo.pt/bento-xvi-o-papa-que-sempre-teve-duvidas=f786422

E a proposito, eis dois livros que ca tenho e que SJ's me fizeram amavelmente chegar, entre e-conversas sobre muitos assuntos que se nos deparam em http://arxiv.org/archive/gr-qc.

Ah, esquecia-me. O JR, Joseph R, ja adivinham, ''editor etc ''  desta ''press''..,



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http://downloads.expresso.pt/expressoonline/PDF/JosephRatzinger_Ed1958Pag30Unica.pdf

A stringy mechanism for a small cosmological constant — multi-moduli cases - Abstract - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics - IOPscience

A stringy mechanism for a small cosmological constant — multi-moduli cases - Abstract - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics - IOPscience

Based on the properties of probability distributions of functions of random variables, we proposed earlier a simple stringy mechanism that prefers the meta-stable vacua with a small cosmological constant Λ. As an illustration of this approach, we study in this paper particularly simple but non-trivial models of the Kähler uplift in the large volume flux compactification scenario in Type IIB string theory, where all parameters introduced in the model are treated either as fixed constants motivated by physics, or as random variables with some given uniform probability distributions. We determine the value w₀ of the superpotential W₀ at the supersymmetric minima, and find that the resulting probability distribution P(w₀) peaks at w₀ = 0; furthermore, this peaking behavior strengthens as the number of complex structure moduli increases. The resulting probability distribution P(Λ) for meta-stable vacua also peaks as Λ → 0, for both positive and negative Λ. This peaking/divergent behavior of P(Λ) strengthens as the number of moduli increases. In some scenarios for Λ > 0, the likely value of Λ decreases exponentially as the number of moduli increases. The light cosmological moduli issue accompanying a very small Λ is also mentioned.

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Volume 2013 February 2013

Yoske Sumitomo and S.-H. Henry Tye JCAP02(2013)006 doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2013/02/006

A stringy mechanism for a small cosmological constant — multi-moduli cases

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Yoske Sumitomo^a and S.-H. Henry Tye^a,b

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All about Max?

How salmon make long journey home http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21345259



and

Kurt vs Andy. Avignon vs Rome? Or 'worst', a sort of Henry vs

... of Henry [VIII] vs Clement (ine) [VII]... (chez les Anglais, ouais, they are such die hard idealists...)




TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) tweetou às 11:26 AM on dom, Fev 10, 2013: RT @janisstonis: Universities pull out of EU's 'unjustifiable' U-Multirank http://t.co/hjSZBdUf (https://twitter.com/timeshighered/status/300566524874350592) Adquira o aplicativo oficial do Twitter em https://twitter.com/download

Mind you, CUP still boasts the charter by Henry...
yeah , that Henry...

Physics - Particle Physics in the Sky

Physics - Particle Physics in the Sky:

Much can be learned about hypothetical particles called axions by studying the evolution of massive stars.



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I am already on Nespresso. Will add erhh... Haribo? Humphrey, Bernard, say again?

Haribo: Kids... and David Cameron love it so, but how did Tangfastics become the PM's fuel of choice? http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/haribo-kids-and-david-cameron-love-it-so-but-how-did-tangfastics-become-the-pms-fuel-of-choice-8489077.html

In London. Chez le BM. Shall we?

Art review - Ice Age Art: Arrival of the Modern Mind - From the depths of the Ice Age, the Lion Man roars still http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/reviews/art-review--ice-age-art-arrival-of-the-modern-mind--from-the-depths-of-the-ice-age-the-lion-man-roars-still-8488493.html

What about over here?

TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) tweetou às 0:08 PM on seg, Fev 11, 2013: EU research budget proposals for #Horizon202 welcomed: http://t.co/Fk3qFx7C (https://twitter.com/timeshighered/status/300939348713558016) Adquira o aplicativo oficial do Twitter em https://twitter.com/download

It all looks very nice but as E . Thomas said (click above on a link), '' ... However, while the top level budget lines have been agreed, the real negotiations start now. Negotiations over the coming weeks will finalise individual programme budgets, including Horizon 2020 and Erasmus for All," he said.

"It is the outcome of these negotiations which will impact on the level of funding available for UK universities and students to access through the next EU budget period 2014-2020."

Under the 2014-2020 budget, other programmes within the same "competitiveness" area faced cuts, with funding for the Connecting European Facility - which targets digital infrastructure projects - falling from €41.2 billion to €29.3 billion. ''

Curioso então que ... http://www.publico.pt/sociedade/noticia/crato-quer-proximo-quadro-comunitario-ao-servico-da-educacao-1583557.

Bio. Med. Phys. Truly...

Investigadores de Coimbra desenvolvem pulseira para monitorizar temperatura dos bebés Leia mais em http://9wh.q9.sl.pt Conhece a app Banca SAPO? Faz o download desta e de outras apps em http://mobile.sapo.pt/apps

MOOC: Disruption in education? | LinkedIn

MOOC: Disruption in education? | LinkedIn:

But many questions. If to remains unanswered, either not knowing to or not willing too....

then...




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The answer...

... to the AdS\CFT Conjecture!

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdS/CFT_correspondence; http://www.stringwiki.org/w/index.php?title=The_AdS/CFT_correspondence)

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Supersymmetry? | Of Particular Significance

5. Supersymmetry? | Of Particular Significance:



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Illuminating the dark universe | symmetry magazine

Illuminating the dark universe | symmetry magazine:



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String Theory ---> Foundations of Physics, Volume 43, Issue 1 - Springer

Foundations of Physics, Volume 43, Issue 1 - Springer:

Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2013

Forty Years of String Theory: Reflecting on the Foundations

ISSN: 0015-9018 (Print) 1572-9516 (Online)

In this issue (12 articles)

1. EditorialNotes

   Forty Years of String Theory Reflecting on the Foundations

   Sebastian de Haro, Dennis Dieks, Gerard ’t Hooft, Erik VerlindePages 1-7

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2. OriginalPaper

   A Critical Look at Strings

   Carlo RovelliPages 8-20

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3. OriginalPaper

   A Perspective on the Landscape Problem

   Lee SmolinPages 21-45

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4. EditorialNotes

   On the Foundations of Superstring Theory

   Gerard ’t HooftPages 46-53

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5. OriginalPaper

   Mirror Symmetry and Other Miracles in Superstring Theory

   Dean RicklesPages 54-80

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6. OriginalPaper

   Theory Assessment and Final Theory Claim in String Theory

   Richard DawidPages 81-100

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7. OriginalPaper

   What We Don’t Know About Time

   Vijay BalasubramanianPages 101-114

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8. OriginalPaper

   Is String Theory a Theory of Quantum Gravity?

   Steven B. GiddingsPages 115-139

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9. OriginalPaper

   The Gauge-String Duality and Heavy Ion Collisions

   Steven S. GubserPages 140-155

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10. OriginalPaper

    Evolving Notions of Geometry in String Theory

    Emil J. MartinecPages 156-173

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11. OriginalPaper

    String Theory

    Leonard SusskindPages 174-181

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12. OriginalPaper

    String and M-Theory: Answering the Critics

    M. J. DuffPages 182-200

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