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Events During the Week of February 3rd through February 10th, 2013
Monday, February 4th, 2013
- Cosmology Journal Club
- An Informal discussion about a broad variety of arXiv papers related to Cosmology
- Time: 12:30 pm
- Place: 5242 Chamberlin Hall
- Abstract: Please visit the following link for more details:
http://cmb.physics.wisc.edu/journal/index.html
Please feel free to bring your lunch!
If you have questions or comments about this journal club, would like to propose a topic or volunteer to introduce a paper, please email Le Zhang (lzhang263@wisc.edu) - Host: Peter Timbie
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
- Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar
- Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
- Time: 12:05 pm
- Place: 4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
- Speaker: Patricia B McConnell, UW Department of Zoology
- Abstract: It's hard enough to know what's going on inside the head of your best friend, much less a member of another species. But recent research by psychologists and neurobiologists have a lot to tell us about the mental lives of non-human animals. If you've ever wondered what's going on inside heads of the animals you live with, join Patricia McConnell in an inquiry into the emotional and cognition lives of mammals. The talk will include a look at how the emotional lives of mammals & birds might compare with ours, their comparative problem solving ability and the controversial concept of "Theory of Mind".
- Host: Sprott
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
- No events scheduled
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
- R. G. Herb Condensed Matter Seminar
- Topological Phases in Transition Metal Oxides
- Time: 10:00 am
- Place: 5310 Chamberlin
- Speaker: Gregory A. Fiete, University of Texas at Austin
- Abstract: Topological phases of matter have received intense interest over the past few years due to the experimental discovery of time-reversal invariant topological insulators (TI) in two and three dimensions. To date, the materials where TI have been reported are weakly interacting and most (if not all) have been previously predicted with simple band theory or density functional theory. The fate of TI in the presence of interactions remains an open area of theoretical and experimental study. In this talk, I will describe some of our theoretical efforts directed at the discovery and understanding of interacting topological phases in real materials. Some of the most promising platforms for experimental realization of these phases are transition metal oxides and heterostructures derived from them.
- Host: Perkins
- Astronomy Colloquium
- Galactic Winds: Lessons from Nearby Starbursts
- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Place: 4421 Sterling Hall
- Speaker: Jay Gallagher, UW Astronomy Prof and Chair
- Abstract: Gas outflows from galaxies are a key aspect of the feedback process. Winds act as a cosmic safety valve to limit star formation while also injecting metals, magnetic fields, and cosmic rays along with fast moving gas into their surroundings. They also may provide a path for the escape of Lyman continuum photons through the hot, highly ionized wind material. Studies of 3 nearby classic starburst galaxies with winds, M82, NGC 253, and NGC 1569 offer new insights into how how starburst winds are launched and the conditions under which they break out. I will review our work on this topic that has been largely based on observations obtained with WIYN and Hubble Space Telescope, and also briefly describe work in progress with Ellen Zweibel and Tova Yoast-Hull to better understand cosmic ray interactions in these types of systems.
- Host: Dept
Friday, February 8th, 2013
- Theory Seminar (High Energy/Cosmology)
- Sister Higgs
- Time: 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
- Place: 5280 Chamberlin Hall
- Speaker: Daniele Alves, Fermilab
- Abstract: I will discuss some of the implications of the recently measured Higgs mass for Supersymmetry. In the MSSM, a Higgs mass of 125 GeV can only be accommodated with significant fine tuning. Extending the MSSM Higgs sector can alleviate fine tuning, but its simplest extension (the NMSSM) requires pushing some parameters to non-perturbative values. In this talk I will discuss extensions of the MSSM Higgs sector in an attempt to accommodate the Higgs mass in a natural and perturbative way. I will also discuss its phenomenology implications.
Saturday, February 9th, 2013
- Wonders of Physics
- 30th Anniversary Extravaganza
- Time: 1:00 pm
- Place: 2103 Chamberlin
- Speaker: Clint Sprott, UW Department of Physics
- Abstract: This fun-filled educational presentation is suitable for people of all ages. Visit http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm for info
Free tickets! Quantities limited! Order TODAY!!
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* Call (608) 262-2927, or
* e-mail wonders@physics.wisc.edu
- Wonders of Physics
- 30th Anniversary Extravaganza
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Place: 2103 Chamberlin
- Speaker: Clint Sprott, UW Department of Physics
- Abstract: This fun-filled educational presentation is suitable for people of all ages. Visit http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm for info
Free tickets! Quantities limited! Order TODAY!!
* http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/tickets.htm (preferred)
* Call (608) 262-2927, or
* e-mail wonders@physics.wisc.edu
- Wonders of Physics
- 30th Anniversary Extravaganza
- Time: 7:00 pm
- Place: 2103 Chamberlin
- Speaker: Clint Sprott, UW Department of Physics
- Abstract: This fun-filled educational presentation is suitable for people of all ages. Visit http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm for info
Free tickets! Quantities limited! Order TODAY!!
* http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/tickets.htm (preferred)
* Call (608) 262-2927, or
* e-mail wonders@physics.wisc.edu
Sunday, February 10th, 2013
- Wonders of Physics
- 30th Anniversary Extravaganza
- Time: 1:00 pm
- Place: 2103 Chamberlin
- Speaker: Clint Sprott, UW Department of Physics
- Abstract: This fun-filled educational presentation is suitable for people of all ages. Visit http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm for info
Free tickets! Quantities limited! Order TODAY!!
* http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/tickets.htm (preferred)
* Call (608) 262-2927, or
* e-mail wonders@physics.wisc.edu
- Wonders of Physics
- 30th Anniversary Extravaganza
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Place: 2103 Chamberlin
- Speaker: Clint Sprott, UW Department of Physics
- Abstract: This fun-filled educational presentation is suitable for people of all ages. Visit http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm for info
Free tickets! Quantities limited! Order TODAY!!
* http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/tickets.htm (preferred)
* Call (608) 262-2927, or
* e-mail wonders@physics.wisc.edu