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RECFA, Tel Aviv, 10 April 2014. Theory. History. Survey of areas of research and achievements. Universities – human resources and interests. Participation in European networks. Budgeting. Quality control-Vox Populi Summary. Foundations of quantum mechanics (Rosen,
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History. • Survey of areas of research and achievements. • Universities – human resources and interests. • Participation in European networks. • Budgeting. • Quality control-Vox Populi • Summary
Foundations of quantum mechanics (Rosen, • Aharonov-Bohm, Peres) • Foundations of atomic spectroscopy - Racah • Foundations of nuclear physics – Deshalit, Talmi • Foundations of the Standard model – Strong interactions – Neeman-Lipkin • Bekenstein - Black Hole - Holography.
Properties of field theory- a theorem. • Phases of gauge theory and gravity, confinement, Higgs, Coulomb, lattice methods. • Cosmology, astroparticles(with the new results of BICEHP, if true, the boundary with • UV completions and BSM is ill defined. Same remark for AdS/CFT)
Duality (Horn, Harari, Rosner)– from the foundations of the strong interactions to the foundations of string theory - Veneziano • String theory: AdS/CFT its relations to • gravity- turbulence. • black holes (Bekenstein-Hawking entropy) • big bangs, big crunches, firewalls. • gauge theories-”QCD Like” • holography-ABJM (d=3),heavy ion physics
Faculty • Profs. R. Brustein, A. Davidson, E. Guendelman+ 9+7 graduate students(Phd+ Msc). Field theory, string theory, phenomenology, general relativity, cosmology, Black holes , Modified Gravity
Faculty • Profs. S. Elitzur, A. Giveon, E. Rabinovici, Dr. B. Kol + 5 postdocs + 13 graduate students(10Phd(2F)+3 Msc). Field theory, supersymmetry, string theory, general relativity Jerusalem winter school in theoretical physics (+ESF), past and present directors: S. Weinberg, E. Witten, D. Gross.
Faculty :String theory/Field theory: Profs. A. Casher, N. Itzhaki, Y. Oz, A. Sever, J.Sonnenschien, S. Yankielowicz, + 4 postdocs(1F) + 31 students(18(3F)+13(2F)). Field theory, QCD, Supersymmetry, String theory. AdS/CFT. Turbulence.
Faculty • Prof. M. Moshe, Prof. O. Bergmann, Prof. A. Yarom+ 3 postdocs(1F) + 10 graduate students(3(1F)+4) AdS/CFT, AdS/CMT,field theory QCD,5d, string theory, M2,Hydrodynamics
Faculty • String theory/Field theory: Profs. O.Aharony, M. Berkooz, Y. Frishman, D. Gepner, Z. Komargodski, A. Schwimmer + 10(1F)postdocs + 18(5+13(5F)) students. Field theory, supersymmetry, string theory, AdS/CFT, turbulence, cosmology.
Profs. D. Kutasov, N. Seiberg, O. Ganor. • A Large number did return. • Since 2005 3 Emeriti- 4 hired. • There are other Israelis in the US and Europe with strong connections to the Israeli high energy community
30-40 3 40-50 5 50-60 4 60-retirement 9
2 Junior ERCs • Since 2013 COST MP 1210 network. • Organizing Committees - Cargese, Les Houches, Integrable.
Total funding Last Six Years (k$US)about 6400. ISF-3500(55%), EU/GIF-2230(35%), BSF-637(10%) Special funding: 1995 – 2015 – Israeli Science Foundation – center of excellence in string theory (10 members) – Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Weizmann (longest possible life of center). Total budget over 5 million dollars. Now-I CORE
Population data from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population GNP data from http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/infopays/rank/PNB2.html Compiled from SPIRES: M. Karliner, March 2009
• Very significant contributions in the past. • Current research and leadership covers the frontline subjects in theoretical particle physics. • World class center in aspects of phenomenology, field theory and string theory.