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"Applications of
String Theory"
July 17 - July 28, 2006
The deadline
for application has now passed; we regret, we are unable
to accept any further applications for this program.
Prospects in Theoretical Physics (PiTP) is
an intensive two-week summer program designed for graduate
students and postdoctoral scholars considering a career in theoretical physics.
First held by the School of Natural Sciences at the
Institute for Advanced Study in the summer of 2002,
the PiTP program is designed to provide lecture courses
and informal sessions on the latest advances and open
questions in various areas of theoretical physics.
One of the goals of the program is to help
the physics community train the next generation of
scholars in theoretical physics. A special effort is made
to reach out to women and minorities, as well as to
graduate students in small universities who typically do
not have the same opportunities and access to leaders in
the field as graduate students in large research
institutions.
Program History
The pilot program in the summer of 2002
was an introduction to string theory tailored to graduate
students entering the field, where much attention was paid
also to particle phenomenology and cosmology. PiTP
2003 was devoted to the problems and techniques at the
interface of particle physics and cosmology. PiTP 2004
was a program for advanced graduate students in string theory,
while PiTP 2005 was designed to provide an introduction to collider
physics. 2006
Program The deadline
for application has now passed; we regret, we are unable
to accept any further applications for this program.
PiTP 2006 will be geared toward advanced
graduate students in the field of string theory.
Only graduate students already actively involved in
research will be considered for admission. The 2006
program also will be open to postdoctoral fellows in
string theory. PiTP 2006 will be organized more like
a workshop than a school, with lectures in the mornings,
and afternoons devoted to study groups, problem sessions,
and discussions with lecturers. Students will be
expected to play an active role in the workshop.
PiTP 2006 will accept no more than 50
participants. Individuals from local and nearby
institutions are required to submit an application if
interested in attending. Accepted students will be
expected to be in residence for the entire two-weeks of
the program, and to participate in all scientific
activities. Local accommodations at the Institute
(at a subsidized cost) and partial meal support will be
offered to accepted participants. A list of papers for
participants to read in preparation for the school will be
made available on this website a few months before the
beginning of the school. Prospects in Theoretical Physics builds on
the strong relationship of the research groups at the
Institute and Princeton University, and many faculty
members from the physics departments at
both institutions are actively involved in the program
together with scientists from neighboring institutions. The
members of the local organizing committee for PiTP 2006 will be:
Igor
Klebanov, Chiara
Nappi and
Herman
Verlinde of Princeton
University, and Juan
Maldacena of the Institute.
A partial
list of lecturers for PiTP 2006 includes: Niklas
Beisert, Steven
Gubser, Nissan Itzhaki, Igor
Klebanov, and Herman
Verlinde (Princeton University); Juan
Maldacena and Edward
Witten (Institute for Advanced Study); Mirjam
Cvetic (University of Pennsylvania); Shamit
Kachru (Stanford University); Joseph
Polchinski (University of California, Santa Barbara); Ken
Intriligator (University of California, San Diego), and Cumrun
Vafa (Harvard University) (tentative).
Please see the links below for an
Application Form and tentative Program Schedule. For further information, please contact
Susan Higgins,
(609) 734-8389; e-mail: shiggins@ias.edu
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