Events and Activities

Explore current and upcoming events and activities happening at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Nov
21
2024

Princeton University Donald R. Hamilton Colloquium Series

The Quantum Twisting Microscope: Visualizing Waves in Quantum Matter
Shahal Ilani
4:00pm|Jadwin Hall A-10

Abstract: Some of the most fascinating phenomena in nature arise when electrons behave as quantum mechanical waves that interact with one another. But how can we visualize these electronic waves in action? In this talk, I will introduce the Quantum...

Dec
02
2024

Princeton University Gravity Initiative Fall Seminar Series

Testing General Relativity with Gravitational Waves in the Presence of Missing Physics
Purnima Narayan
12:30pm|Princeton University, Jadwin Hall, Princeton Gravity Initiative, 4th Floor

Abstract: The detection of Gravitational Waves (GWs) from binary black hole coalescences offers a powerful tool for exploring the strong-field regime of General Relativity (GR). To ensure the reliability of these tests, it is essential to identify...

Dec
02
2024

Princeton University High Energy Theory Seminar

Progress on High-Energy String Collisions
Sebastian Mizera
2:30pm|Jadwin Hall, PCTS Room 407

Abstract: String theory offers a unique perspective on concrete questions about the nature of quantum gravity. I will review how such questions can be formulated in terms of the string theory S-matrix at high energies. Attempts to sharpen the S...

Dec
04
2024

Princeton University PCTS Workshop

New Twists of Quantum Geometry
8:00am|407 Jadwin Hall, 4th Floor, PCTS Seminar Room

Organizers: Duncan Haldane, Alexander Kruchkov, Biao Lian, Shinsei Ryu, Pok Man Tam

This workshop aims to delve into the deep manifestations of quantum geometry within quantum phases of matter, its significance for physical observables, and the...

Dec
05
2024

Princeton University PCTS Workshop

New Twists of Quantum Geometry
8:00am|407 Jadwin Hall, 4th Floor, PCTS Seminar Room

Organizers: Duncan Haldane, Alexander Kruchkov, Biao Lian, Shinsei Ryu, Pok Man Tam

This workshop aims to delve into the deep manifestations of quantum geometry within quantum phases of matter, its significance for physical observables, and the...

Dec
05
2024

Princeton University Donald R. Hamilton Colloquium Series

Berry Curvatures and Adiabatic Observables
Raffaele Resta
4:00pm|Jadwin Hall A-10

Abstract: A sharp definition of what “adiabatic” means is given; it is then shown that the time-dependent expectation value of a quantum-mechanical observable in the adiabatic limit can be expressed— in many cases—by means of the appropriate Berry...

Dec
06
2024

Princeton University PCTS Workshop

New Twists of Quantum Geometry
8:00am|407 Jadwin Hall, 4th Floor, PCTS Seminar Room

Organizers: Duncan Haldane, Alexander Kruchkov, Biao Lian, Shinsei Ryu, Pok Man Tam

This workshop aims to delve into the deep manifestations of quantum geometry within quantum phases of matter, its significance for physical observables, and the...

Dec
09
2024

Princeton University Gravity Initiative Fall Seminar Series

On the Problem of Stability (and Instability) of Extremal Reissner-Nordstrom Black Hole Spacetimes
Yannis Angelopoulos
12:30pm|Princeton University, Jadwin Hall, Princeton Gravity Initiative, 4th Floor

Abstract: I will present several results on linear and nonlinear models, relating to the problem of stability/instability of the exterior region (up to and including the event horizon) of extremal Reissner-Nordstrom black hole spacetimes.

Jan
29
2025

Princeton University PCTS Workshop

Topological Dynamics
8:00am|407 Jadwin Hall, 4th Floor, PCTS Seminar Room

Organizers: Andrei Bernevig, Princeton; Wenting Cheng, U. Michigan; Koorosh Esteki, Fordham U.; Andrej Košmrlj, Princeton; Xiaoming Mao, U. Michigan; Camelia Prodan, Fordham U.; Smitha Vishveshwara, UIUC

Free but required registration: 
https://pcts...

Jan
30
2025

Princeton University PCTS Workshop

Topological Dynamics
8:00am|407 Jadwin Hall, 4th Floor, PCTS Seminar Room

Organizers: Andrei Bernevig, Princeton; Wenting Cheng, U. Michigan; Koorosh Esteki, Fordham U.; Andrej Košmrlj, Princeton; Xiaoming Mao, U. Michigan; Camelia Prodan, Fordham U.; Smitha Vishveshwara, UIUC

Free but required registration: 
https://pcts...