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"Geometry and Physics of the String Theory Landcape"
Focus Semester in the summer term 2014

During the focus semester, there will be several courses and seminars devoted to the geometry and physics of string theory. In addition, we will have several special lecture series and talks given by visiting scientists.

Courses and Seminars

• Student seminar: String Compactifications
  (Timo Weigand, Wednesday 16:00-18:00, Philosophenweg 19 / SR)

• Lecture course: Conformal Field Theory
  (Daniel Roggenkamp, Wednesday 11:00-13:00, Philosophenweg 12 / R106)

• "What is ...?"-seminar
  (Wednesday 18:00, alternating locations)

• String Theory Journal Club
  (Tuesday 14:00, Philosophenweg 19)

• Lecture series: "Geometry and Topology in Physics"
  (Timo Weigand, 07.-11.04.2014 9:30 - 12:30, INF 226)
  as part of the XXXII Heidelberg Physics Graduate Days

Research Seminars

• Oberseminar: String Theory and Beyond the Standard Model
  (Monday 14:00, Philosophenweg 12 / SR)

• Oberseminar: Conformal Field Theory
  (Wednesday 14:00, Philosophenweg 12 / R105)

Special Events

• Interdisciplinary workshop: Geometry and Physics of F-theory
  Heidelberg, 24.-27.2.2014

• Heidelberg Lecture Series in Mathematics and Physics
  David Morrison (UC Santa Barbara): "Families of elliptic curves with applications to physics"
  Heidelberg, 17.-21.2.2014

• Heidelberg Lecture Series in Mathematics and Physics
  Andy Neitzke (UT Austin): "Spectral networks and their uses"
  Heidelberg, 13., 14. and 15.5.2014, 14:00-15:30, Philosophenweg 12