PostGrad/PostDoc Discussion Group, Liverpool Theoretical Physics, Year 2005/06

Our internal PostGrad/PostDoc Discussion Group will happen as announced on Fridays, 1pm in our seminar room 117 (alternating with the Journal Club Discussion Forum).

• 1st meeting in the academic year 2005/2006, 21st October:
  * General questions / seminar debrief
  * Topical discussion
  
• 2nd meeting, 11th November:
  * General questions / seminar debrief
  * Topical discussion: neutrino physics. Richard will lead the discussion.
  For preparation: `Neutrino mass models' by S.F. King, hep-ph/0310204 hep-ph/0310204. See also `Neutrino Physics' by P. Langacker et al., hep-ph/0506257, `Theory of Neutrinos: A White Paper' by Mohapatra et al., hep-ph/0510213, hep-ph/0412099, or Bilenky (et al.), this link.
• 3rd meeting, 18th November:
  * General questions / seminar debrief
  * Topical discussion: neutrino physics (cont.)
  For preparation: `Neutrino mass models' by S.F. King, hep-ph/0310204 hep-ph/0310204 up to chapter 5.
• 4th meeting, 25th November:
  * General questions / seminar debrief
  * Topical discussion: neutrino physics (cont.)
  For preparation: `Neutrino mass models' by S.F. King, hep-ph/0310204 hep-ph/0310204 up to chapter 7; also chapters 6, 7 of hep-ph/0506257.
• 5th meeting, 9th December:
  * General questions / seminar debrief
  * Topical discussion: HQET
  Primary reference for preparation: the book `Heavy Quark Physics' by Manohar andWise. First discussion leaders: Chris and Craig (up to including Chapter 2.3)
  Supplementary reference: `Heavy Quark Symmetry' by M. Neubert, Phys. Rept. 245 (1994) 259-396, hep-ph/9306320.
• 6th meeting, 17th Feb. 2006:
  * General questions / seminar debrief / `computing effectively'
  
• 7th meeting, Wednesday 22nd Feb.:
  * The PDG on the web
  * Topical discussion: HQET (continued; chapters 2.5 - 2.7 from the book by Manohar+Wise; Cathy will lead the discussion)
  
• 8th meeting, Friday 3rd March:
  * Seminar debrief, not so brief
  * Topical discussion: HQET (chapter 2.8; discussion led by Eric)
  
• 9th meeting, Friday 10th March:
  * Seminar debrief
  * Topical discussion: HQET (chapter 2.9; discussion led by Charles)
  
• 10th meeting, Friday 17th March:
  * Seminar debrief
  * Short introduction to basics of String Theory (by Cristina and Stephen)
  
• 11th meeting, Friday 24th March:
  * Seminar debrief
  * Introduction to basics of Strings and Branes (cont., by Stephen)
  
• 12th meeting, Friday 16th June:
  * Introduction to AdS/CFT (lead by Stephen); recommended reading: the first four sections of Maldacena's TASI lectures, hep-th/0309246 (and references therein.. :-)
  See also hep-lat/9911027 for a very brief introduction.

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