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1. Conferences
1.1. Gravity and Cosmology 2024, Kyoto, Japan
1.2. 23rd Eastern Gravity Meeting, Kingston, RI, USA
1.3. North American Einstein Toolkit School and Workshop, Rochester, NY, USA
1.4. AGN Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, USA
1.5. Octonions, standard model, and unification (online)
1.6. Lunar Gravitational-wave Detection, Bangalore, India
1.7. Foundations of Observational, Classical and Semi-Classical Gravitational Physics and The Problem of Agency and Laws of Nature, Munich, Germany
1.8. ISAPP School: Quantum Fluids in the Universe, Pisa, Italy
1.9. 2nd MaNiTou summer school on gravitational waves, Nice, France
1.10. 39th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting, Pasadena, CA, USA
1.11. School on Quantum Photonics: Principles and Applications, Gebze, Turkey
1.12. Gravitational Memory Effects: From Theory to Observation, London, UK
1.13. LISA@Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1.14. The Kavli-Villum Summer School on Gravitational Wave, Corfu, Greece
2. Jobs
2.1. PhD Position in Gravitational Wave Physics, Tuebingen, Germany
2.2. 2 PhD positions in computational cosmology, Odense, Denmark
2.3. PhD Fellowship in Gravitational Wave Physics, Copenhagen, Denmark
2.4. Predoctoral Philosophy of Quantum Gravity, Chicago, USA
2.5. Tenured junior position in Loop Quantum Gravity, Marseille, France
2.6. Scientific software developer in gravitational wave physics, Palma, Spain
3. News
3.1. Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: "Neutrino transport in general relativistic neutron star merger simulations"
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1.1. Gravity and Cosmology 2024, Kyoto, Japan
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26104
Starting: 2024-01-29 to 2024-03-01
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Additional Information: https://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~gc2024/index.php
Contact: gc2024[AT]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp
We are going to have a long-term workshop "Gravity and Cosmology 2024" (GC2024) from January 29 to March 1, 2024 at Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP), Kyoto, Japan. This is one of series of long-term workshops held at YITP. The aim of the workshop is to gather researchers playing the leading roles in gravity and cosmology, and to have active discussions on the current problems and future directions.
The registration will open around July 2023 at the GC2024 website.
We look forward to having you in Kyoto.
SOC:
Emanuele Berti (Johns Hopkins), Rong-Gen Cai (ITP CAS), Vitor Cardoso (CENTRA), Paolo Creminelli (ICTP), Anne-Christine Davis (Cambridge), Cedric Deffayet (ENS Paris), Claudia de Rham (Imperial), Ruth Durrer (Geneva), Roberto Emparan (Barcelona), Ruth Gregory (King's College London), Takaaki Kajita (Tokyo), Renata Kallosh (Stanford), Luis Lehner (Perimeter), Stefano Liberati (SISSA), Andrei Linde (Stanford), Shinji Mukohyama (YITP, Chair), Enrico Pajer (Cambridge), Tsvi Piran (Hebrew), Lisa Randall (Harvard), Mairi Sakellariadou (King's College London), Misao Sasaki (Kavli IPMU), Masaru Shibata (AEI/YITP), Masahiro Takada (Kavli IPMU), Jean-Philippe Uzan (IAP), David Wands (Portsmouth)
LOC:
Katsuki Aoki (YITP), Antonio De Felice (YITP), Tomohiro Fujita (Waseda), Kunihito Ioka (YITP), Sugumi Kanno (Kyushu), Takeshi Kobayashi (SISSA), Sachiko Kuroyanagi (IFT), Hiroki Matsui (YITP), Shinji Mukohyama (YITP, Chair), Atsushi Naruko (YITP), Takahiro Nishimichi (YITP), Yoko Oya (YITP), Kazufumi Takahashi (YITP), Takahiro Tanaka (Kyoto), Atsushi Taruya (YITP)
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1.2. 23rd Eastern Gravity Meeting, Kingston, RI, USA
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26119
Starting: 2023-06-09 to 2023-06-10
Location: Kingston, RI, USA
Additional Information: https://web.uri.edu/gravity/23rd-eastern-gravity-meeting/
Contact: gkhanna[AT]uri.edu
The 23rd Eastern Gravity Meeting
We invite you to save the date for the 23rd Eastern Gravity Meeting. The meeting will be hosted by URI from Friday, June 9 to Saturday, June 10, 2023 Kingston, RI.
Further information, including registration, abstract submission, and recommended accommodations can be found on the meeting website. There is no registration fee, but we do ask that all participants register by June 1st. Special hotel rates expire on May 25th.
This annual regional meeting (due to COVID-19, the last EGM was 2019) is open to researchers of all levels, from undergraduate students to faculty, in all areas of gravitational physics, including classical, quantum, theory, observation, and computation.
The purpose of the conference is to encourage the interaction of researchers in the Northeastern region, although participants from all regions are welcomed. A prize (sponsored by the APS Division of Gravitational Physics) will be awarded for the best student talk.
The format of the meeting will follow the format of previous regional meetings where all participants may present a talk of approximately 15 minutes.
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1.3. North American Einstein Toolkit School and Workshop, Rochester, NY, USA
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26127
Starting: 2023-07-17 to 2023-07-21
Location: Rochester, NY, USA
Additional Information: https://compact-binaries.org/content/events/2023-07-17/north-american-einst…
Contact: yrzsma[AT]rit.edu
The 2023 North American Einstein Toolkit School and Workshop will be held at the Rochester Institute of Technology on July 17 through July 21. This will be a hybrid conference with talks and participants both
in-person and over zoom.
The Einstein Toolkit is a community-driven software platform of core computational tools to advance and support research in relativistic astrophysics and gravitational physics. The conference consist of a mixture of tutorials for new users and talks about the latest developments both in the toolkit and the larger scientific community.
Registration will open on May 1, 2023 and remain open until June 17, 2023. More details to follow.
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1.4. AGN Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, USA
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26134
Starting: 2023-03-22 to 2023-03-24
Location: Santa Fe, NM, USA
Additional Information: https://web.cvent.com/event/7b4be254-fb71-4308-b78d-0a8de242a017/summary
Contact: agnsantafe[AT]lanl.gov
Please join us for AGN Santa Fe: Where are the Objects in AGN Disks?, in sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico over March 22-24, 2023 at The Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza Hotel, hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
The conference will focus on Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) accretion disks - including physical properties and observability - and the physics of objects embedded in the disks. These objects can be stars or stellar-mass black holes that may or may not be interacting with other embedded objects. Embedded binary-black holes may also be an important population of gravitational-wave events.
A goal of the conference is to make connections between the broader community and the LANL-funded project, Solving the Mystery of LIGO Heavyweight Mergers: New Windows on Gravitational Wave Science in the Multi-Messenger Era. The project focuses on modeling single and binary black holes in AGN disks on global and horizon scales, along with observational signatures.
The format will be 2.5 days of invited talks focused on several topics including: (i) observations and theory of AGN disks, (ii) single objects in AGN disks, (iii) binary objects in AGN disks, and (iv) feedback from these objects. There will also be a poster session.
Organizing Committee:
Eve Chase (LANL)
Adam Dempsey (LANL)
Greg Salvesen (LANL)
Hui Li (LANL)
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1.5. Octonions, standard model, and unification (online)
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26139
Starting: 2023-02-24 to 2023-12-15
Location: Online
Additional Information: https://web.iucaa.in/attachments/events/OSMU2023LectureSeries.pdf
Contact: tpsingh[AT]tifr.res.in
OSMU23
Octonions, Standard Model, and Unification
February 24 - December 15, 2023
An online lecture series presented by
Archive Trust for Research in Mathematical Sciences and Philosophy (Oxford)
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Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Pune)
Motivation:
Several physicists believe that quantum theory, as presently understood, is likely to be approximate, not exact. In particular, our understanding of space-time structure in quantum field theory might be in for an overhaul. Twistor theory, trace dynamics, and the number system known as the octonions, will possibly play an important role in this improved understanding of space-time. Octonions have also emerged significantly in recent years in the investigation of elementary particles, the standard model, and its unification with gravitation. The present lecture series presents ongoing research from eminent physicists and mathematicians working in these fields. Each session will be two hours long, with one hour for the talk, followed by an hour long question-answer session.
Hosts: Tejinder P. Singh (IUCAA, Pune) and Michael Wright (ATRMSP, Oxford)
Advisors: Latham Boyle (Perimeter), Felix Finster (Regensburg), Cohl Furey (Berlin), Niels Gresnigt (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University), Basil Hiley (University College London), Roger Penrose (Oxford)
SPEAKERS
Roger Penrose (Oxford)
Basil Hiley (University College London)
Albert Schwarz (UC Davis)
Niels Gresnigt (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)
Felix Finster (University of Regensburg)
Cohl Furey (Humboldt University, Berlin)
Stephen Adler (IAS, Princeton)
John Barrett (University of Nottingham)
Tejinder P. Singh (IUCAA, Pune)
Ashutosh Kotwal (Duke University)
Angelo Bassi (University of Trieste)
Hendrik Ulbricht (University of Southampton)
Tevian Dray (Oregon State University)
Latham Boyle (Perimeter Institute)
David Chester (Quantum Gravity Research)
Corinne Manogue (Oregon State University)
Anthony Lasenby (Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge)
Matej Pavsic (J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana)
Robert Wilson (Queen Mary University of London)
Kirill Krasnov (University of Nottingham)
Ivan Todorov (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)
Geoffrey Dixon (University of New Hampshire)
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1.6. Lunar Gravitational-wave Detection, Bangalore, India
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26142
Starting: 2023-04-17 to 2023-04-20
Location: Bangalore, India
Additional Information: https://www.icts.res.in/discussion-meeting/LGWD
Contact: andrea.maselli[AT]gssi.it
Dear Colleagues,
we announce the organization of a "Discussion Meeting on Lunar Gravitational-Wave (GW) Detection" at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bangalore, India from 17 to 20 April 2023.
The conference will be hold on mixed format with online and live speakers. The goal of this meeting is to discuss mission concepts for lunar GW detection, payload technologies, lunar geophysics as well as deci-Hz GW science and multi-messenger astronomy. This meeting will include scientists who are working on other mission concepts for deci-Hz GW detection to facilitate a meaningful exchange of ideas and techniques.
Registration can be made through the website portal
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1.7. Foundations of Observational, Classical and Semi-Classical Gravitational Physics and The Problem of Agency and Laws of Nature, Munich, Germany
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26151
Starting: 2023-03-28 to 2023-03-31
Location: Munich, Germany
Additional Information: https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/events/workshops/container/fnd…
Contact: Erik.Curiel[AT]lrz.uni-muenchen.de
*Idea and Motivation*
The conference of "Foundations of Gravitational Physics and The Problem of Agency and Laws of Nature" will address various topics in theoretical physics and foundations of physics, focusing on gravitational physics and on agency and physical laws. Invited physicists and philosophers have been chosen to represent different approaches to such topics (semi-classical gravity, holography, quantum gravity theories, foundations of physics) and to discuss different kinds of issues (locality, the nature of black hole entropy, approaches to the Information-Loss Paradox, the emergence of classicality in approaches to QG, quantum reference frames, epistemology and methodology of theory and of observation, ontology, inter alia), in an attempt to foster a dialogue among the different fields. Contributed talks from theoretical physicists, observational astronomers and philosophers will be chosen in part so as to complement the perspectives of the invited speakers.
Such a gathering will spur new, innovative approaches to the above mentioned problems, as well as connecting and invigorating work on existing approaches. It will also provide young researchers with a comprehensive introduction to the state of the art of the various central fields of research, and established researchers with a comprehensive overview.
*Confirmed Speakers*
Ana Alonso Serrano,
Goncalo Araujo-Regado
Ali Barzegar
Jibril Ben Achour
Caslav Brukner
Eugenia Colafranceschi
Gemma De las Quevas
Shep Doeleman
John Dougherty
Jamee Elder
Felix Finster
Henrique Gomes
Anne-Catherine de la Hamette
Vincent Lam
Niels Martens
Prahar Mitra
Siddharth Muthukrishnan
Ramesh Narayan
Daniele Pranzetti
Renato Renner
Marika Taylor
Jos Uffink
We are committed to fostering diversity and equality in our programs. Submissions from underrepresented groups are particularly welcome. The conference will be organized and run under the MCMP's code of conduct
*Registration and venue*
The conference will be held in person. Please send registration requests by 15 March 2023 using the from on the conference website. There are no fees for the conference as well for the conference dinners.
*Dates and Deadlines*
Registration Deadline: 15 March 2023 Conference dinners will take place on Tuesday, the 28th of March and Thursday, the 30th of March. Conference venue: Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, room (D) Z003, 80539 Muenchen
*Organizers*
Erik Curiel
Daniele Oriti
Manus Visser
Aron Wall
For information about practical matters and registration, please
contact one of the organisers.
*Acknowledgements*
The conference is supported by the Munich Center For Mathematical Philosophy, the LMU/Cambridge Strategic Partnership project on semi-classical gravity and black hole physics as well by the FQXi grant: "The Epistemic Nature of Physical Laws, From Intelligent Agents to Quantum Gravity and Cosmology".
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1.8. ISAPP School: Quantum Fluids in the Universe, Pisa, Italy
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26160
Starting: 2023-06-05 to 2023-06-15
Location: Pisa, Italy
Additional Information: https://agenda.infn.it/event/31781/
Contact: isapp2023[AT]lists.pi.infn.it
ISAPP School 2023
Aims of the school:
To provide a cross-disciplinary overview and the main tools to work on some of the main aspects of astroparticle physics where quantum collective properties of matter play a crucial role.
The initiative of this school springs also from the experience gained in the organization of the QFC (quantum fluids, fundamental interactions and cosmology conference series )
Planned courses and Lecturers:
* Properties of matter in neutron stars and GW emission - Lecturer: Armen Sedrakian (Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies)
* Multimessenger observations of neutron stars - Lecturer: Samaya Nissanke (GRAPPA, Amsterdam Un.)
* Light dark matter candidates - Lecturer: Kfir Blum (Weizmann In.)
* Light dark matter search - Lecturer: Elisa Ferreira (Tokyo Un.)
* Light dark matter around black hole and its gravitational signature - Lecturer: Paolo Pani (Roma "la Sapienza" Un.)
* Simulation of gravity and GWs in Bose-Einstein condensates - Lecturer: Ivette Fuentes Guridi (Southampton Un.)
* Classical and quantum fluids in gravitational fields - Lecturer: Alberto Nicolis (Columbia Un.)
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1.9. 2nd MaNiTou summer school on gravitational waves, Nice, France
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26167
Starting: 2023-07-03 to 2023-07-08
Location: Nice, France
Additional Information: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/29050/
Contact: marieanne.bizouard[AT]oca.eu
Date: July 3-8 2023.
Location: campus Valrose of the Universite Cote d'Azur.
Registration: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/29050/registrations/3442/
The school will cover the emerging field of gravitational wave detection and of its scientific exploitation. The goal of the school is to provide the students with a solid introduction to most aspects of this interdisciplinary field in accelerated expansion.
The school is open in priority to Master and PhD students, and also to young or not so young scientists who would like to get better acquainted with Gravitational Waves.
The school is limited to 40 participants. Master and PhD students can be accommodate at a CROUS residence free of charge (cost paid by the school).
School Programme:
GR and GW Theory (7h) - Simone Speziale (CPT)
Panorama of possible GW sources (1h) - Joe Romano (TTU)
GW Data Analysis (3h) - Sylvain Marsat (L2IT)
GW Instruments (3h)
- On Ground (LIGO/Virgo, ET) - Walid Chaibi (OCA)
- In Space (LISA) - Hubert Halloin (APC)
Hands on data analysis (3h) - Simone Mastrogiovanni (INFN - La Sapienza)
GW to study the Universe:
- Astrophysics (1h30) - Astrid Lamberts (OCA)
- Cosmology (1h30) - Simone Mastrogiovanni (INFN - La Sapienza)
- Fundamental Physics (1h30) - Mairi Sakellariadou (King's College)
- Multi-Messager Astronomy (1h30) - Sarah Antier (OCA)
Advanced seminars:
- GW and Nuclear Physics (1h30) - TBD
- Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTA):
- Science and Detection (1h30) - Gilles Theureau (LPC2E)
- SGWB Analysis (1h30) - Joe Romano (TTU)
- Deep Learning in GW physics (1h30) - Natalia Korsakova (APC)
Organising committee:
Marie-Anne BIZOUARD (OCA/ARTEMIS)
Oualid CHAIBI (OCA/ARTEMIS)
Nelson CHRISTENSEN (OCA/ARTEMIS)
Sebastien GUILLOT (IRAP)
Eric KAJFASZ (CPPM/IPhU)
Christian MARINONI (CPT/IPhU)
Sylvain MARSAT (L2IT)
Alejandro PEREZ (CPT/IPhU)
Delphine PORQUET (LAM/IPhU)
Nicola TAMANINI (L2IT)
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1.10. 39th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting, Pasadena, CA, USA
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26174
Starting: 2023-03-31 to 2023-02-21
Location: Pasadena, CA, USA
Additional Information: http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/~pcgm39/
Contact: yanbei[AT]caltech.edu
The 39th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting will be held at Caltech, Pasadena, CA, on March 31 and April 1, 2023.
In the tradition of the Pacific Coast Gravity Meetings, students and postdocs are strongly encouraged to participate, and all areas of gravitational physics-classical and quantum, theory and experiment - are welcome. We would like this meeting to serve as a communication medium among all branches of gravitational physics. Because this is a regional meeting, many participants will be from the Western United States, but all are welcome.
The meeting is free to attend (no registration fee). Unfortunately, we are not able to provide financial assistance to speakers and participants. A prize (sponsored by the APS Division of Gravitational Physics) will be awarded for the best student talk.
It is a pleasure to dedicate this conference to Jim Isenberg, who started these meetings and has kept them going for 39 years.
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1.11. School on Quantum Photonics: Principles and Applications, Gebze, Turkey
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/02/22/school-on-quantum-photonics-…
Starting: 2023-03-13 to 2023-03-16
Location: Gebze, Turkey
Additional Information: https://tbae.tubitak.gov.tr/en/haber/quantum-photonics-principles-and-appli…
Contact: tbae.iletisim[AT]tubitak.gov.tr
Technologies based on the use of quantum principles continue to play a profound role in deeper understanding of the laws of nature, thus sparking a new wave of scientific and technological advances. The use of previously untapped quantum properties such as superposition and entanglement of individual quantum states provides novel technological resources for secure communication systems, computational paradigms, advanced sensing and metrology.
The School will bring together graduate students and early career researchers engaged in the various aspects of quantum science and technology to offer an excellent series of lectures, with a broad scope of topics ranging from scientific fundamentals to the ongoing state of applications.
Lecturers
* Vahid Karimipour (Sharif University of Technology)
* Angelo Bassi (University of Trieste)
Topics Covered
- Quantum Mechanics and its Foundations
- Quantum Superposition
- Entanglement
- Quantum Nonlocality
- Quantum Measurements
- Quantum Cryptography
- Quantum Teleportation
- Quantum Computation
Organizers: Hasan Mandal (President of TUBITAK), Alikram Nuhbalaoglu (Director of TUBITAK TBAE)
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1.12. Gravitational Memory Effects: From Theory to Observation, London, UK
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/02/23/gravitational-memory-effects…
Starting: 2023-06-05 to 2023-06-09
Location: London, UK
Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/view/gw-memory/
Contact: a.seraj[AT]qmul.ac.uk
The past few years have witnessed a rapid growth of research in the low frequency sector of gravitational waves. This is triggered by various motivations: First, its observable consequences known as "memory effects" may be detected in the near future in current and planned gravitational wave detectors. Second, substantial breakthroughs in the holographic understanding of gravity in asymptotically flat spacetimes, have revealed a deep connection between memory and the underlying symmetries of quantum gravity. Third, novel methods to study gravitational scattering amplitudes have revealed detailed information about their soft limit. Accordingly, this topic lies at the interface between various fields of research, including quantum gravity, flat-space holography, gravitational wave theory, scattering amplitudes, mathematical GR and numerical relativity.
The goal of this meeting is to bring together experts from different areas of research to discuss various aspects of gravitational memory effects. In particular, we will discuss memory effects in the context of
1- Perturbative and numerical formulation of gravitational waves
2- Observation in current and future GW detectors
3- Quantum gravity and holography
4- Scattering amplitudes and their classical limit
5- Mathematical GR and the late time behavior of gravitational waves
More information, including the list of speakers and registration form can be found in the webpage of the workshop at: https://sites.google.com/view/gw-memory/
Organizers: Pau Figueras, David Nichols, Ali Seraj, and Juan A. Valiente Kroon
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1.13. LISA@Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/02/26/lisacopenhagen/
Starting: 2023-08-09 to 2023-08-11
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Additional Information: https://strong-gr.com/lisa-in-copenhagen/
Contact: vitor.cardoso[AT]nbi.ku.dk
Gravitational-wave astronomy was born with the LIGO/Virgo observations of black hole mergers. However, a new revolution is in the making, when the space-based LISA mission flies. LISA promises to observe all the visible universe, and will see supermassive black hole mergers, orbiting white dwarfs, phase transitions in the early universe etc. The capabilities of LISA to do fundamental physics are immense.
LISA@Copenhagen is the next in-person meeting of the Fundamental Physics Working Group of the LISA Consortium which will be held at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen from August 9-11, 2023. This meeting will connect the working group more directly to the science work packages and deliverables of the mission.
The meeting will be held at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen. The Niels Bohr Institute carries an important legacy in physics and is one of the leading institute in theoretical and experimental physics. Copenhagen is a very enjoyable and beautiful city, and as the capital of Denmark has plenty of wonderful things to do and is easy to reach. The entire Nordic region has plenty to offer and is a remarkable place for summer vacations.
There is a very limited number of seats available, as the meeting will take place in the legendary Auditorium A of the institute (where Bohr, Heisenberg, Einstein, Ehrenfest and many, many others met to establish quantum mechanics). Register now!
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1.14. The Kavli-Villum Summer School on Gravitational Wave, Corfu, Greece
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/02/26/the-kavli-villum-summer-scho…
Starting: 2023-09-25 to 2023-09-30
Location: Corfu, Greece
Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/cam.ac.uk/gw-school-2023
Contact: gw-school[AT]damtp.cam.ac.uk
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics is at the dawn of what will become one of the great scientific endeavours of the 21st century. The Nobel Prize winning first detection of gravitational waves by the LIGO-Virgo Collaboration in 2015 has been a revolutionary step forward in physics and astrophysics by opening a totally new window for the exploration of the Universe.
The Kavli-Villum Summer School on Gravitational Waves (25-30 Sep 2023, Corfu) will introduce junior scientists (graduate students and advanced undergraduate students with a background in general relativity) to a wide range of topics at the foundation of the new exciting research field of gravitational wave astronomy, from theory and source modelling to state-of-the-art data analysis methods..
Our list of lecturers consists of leading experts in gravitational-wave science:
R. Brito (IST Lisbon)
G. Carullo (NBI Copenhagen)
K. Clough (Queen Mary University, London)
W. Del Pozzo (University of Pisa)
D. Gerosa (University of Milan)
S. Green (University of Nottingham)
L. Heisenberg (ETH Zurich)
C. Kavanagh (UC Dublin)
L. London (King's College London)
A. Pound (University of Southampton)
I. Romero-Shaw (University of Cambridge)
Please encourage your students to register for this exciting school .
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2. Jobs
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2.1. PhD Position in Gravitational Wave Physics, Tuebingen, Germany
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26100
Deadline: 2023-02-19
Location: Tuebingen, Germany
Additional Information: http://www.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/~kokkotas
Contact: kostas.kokkotas[AT]uni-tuebingen.de
PhD level Position in Gravitational Wave Physics at the University of Tuebingen, Germany
Deadline for applications: March 15, 2023.
The Theoretical Astrophysics section (TAT) at the University of Tuebingen has an opening for one PhD level position starting from 1st of April 2023.
The successful applicant will carry out original research focusing on the dynamics of neutron stars in relation to the emission of gravitational waves. The candidate is expected to have a strong computational background as well as previous experience in neutron star dynamics and the associated asteroseismological and universal relations.
The position is for 24 months. The salary will be paid according to the German public service scale.
The research activities of TAT are related to the study of sources of gravitational waves with emphasis on the dynamics of neutron stars and black holes.
Applications, including curriculum vitae, list of publications (if any), statement of research interests and experience, and the names (address, e-mail) of two potential referees should be sent to:
Prof. Kostas Kokkotas
Theoretical Astrophysics (IAAT), University of Tuebingen, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
E-mail: kostas.kokkotas_at_uni-tuebingen.de
Applications by e-mail are welcome. All applications will receive full consideration until the position is filled. The University of Tuebingen seeks to increase the fraction of female scientists in research and teaching and particularly encourages applications from women. Disabled candidates are given preference if equally qualified.
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2.2. 2 PhD positions in computational cosmology, Odense, Denmark
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/02/06/2-phd-positions-in-computati…
Deadline: 2023-05-15
Location: Odense, Denmark
Additional Information: https://www.sdu.dk/da/service/ledige_stillinger/1204497
Contact: koksbang[AT]cp3.sdu.dk
The research group led by Dr Sofie Marie Koksbang at the Centre for Cosmology and Particle Physics Phenomenology (CP3-Origins) at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy invites applications for two PhD positions. The successful applicants will contribute to the Villum Young Investigator project entitled "Observational effects of big and small structures in the Universe" and have a strong focus on numerical work based on general relativity.
We are looking for outstanding and highly motivated candidates with potential to excel in computational cosmology, and who are looking to join a dynamic, curiosity-driven research group. CP3-Origins offers a stimulating research environment with research topics ranging from cosmology to dark matter astro-particle physics, quantum gravity, black holes and quantum field theory.
The appointments will be for terms of three (or four) years and are expected to start in the autumn of 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter (starting date is flexible). Funding for travel to conferences, workshops and PhD schools is available.
Please see the external link for details on salary, application requirements and link to submission page.
For questions, e-mail Dr. Sofie Marie Koksbang at koksbang[at]cp3.sdu.dk
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2.3. PhD Fellowship in Gravitational Wave Physics, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26124
Deadline: 2023-03-15
Location: Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/24299
Contact: jose.ezquiaga[AT]nbi.ku.dk
The Niels Bohr International Academy (NBIA) at the Niels Bohr Institute invites expressions of interest for a PhD fellowship in Gravitational Wave physics at the interface between cosmology, fundamental physics and astrophysics. The PhD fellow will be working under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Jose Maria Ezquiaga, and will be joining the Gravitational Wave Explorers Team at the Strong group funded by the VILLUM Young Investigator Grant "Exploring the Uncharted Universe with Gravitational Waves".
The Gravitational Wave Explorers Team is part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the LISA Consortium. The team exploits observations of extreme gravitational systems like colliding black holes to open unique opportunities to measure the Universe's expansion rate, map the unseen dark matter and test Einstein's gravity.
The preferred starting date for the PhD position will be the fall of 2023 and the position will last for a fixed period of 3 years. Interested individuals are encouraged to upload all material before *March 15th, 2023*. The search may possibly continue beyond that date. Interested individuals are invited to express their interest via academicjobsonline including their CV (max. 2 pages), transcripts and indicating in their cover letter (max. 1 page): 1) a summary of their background and research interests, 2) their motivation for this PhD fellowship, 3) an example of their contribution to a research project/assignment, and 4) the name of at least one researcher with whom they have worked.
The Niels Bohr International Academy is a vibrant center for Gravitational Physics, with more than 40 researchers from junior to senior levels working on various topics related to gravity, black holes and gravitational waves, including the Strong and the Theoretical Astrophysics groups. NBIA has emerged as a highly active, inspirational and diverse research environment, that further includes regular visitors, workshops, conferences, PhD-schools, seminars, and informal group meetings.
PhD students at the Niels Bohr International Academy receive a competitive salary (including pension) and funds for travel and computing. Copenhagen is a beautiful city with a large international community, a lively and diverse cultural scene, and a very high quality of life.
The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes all qualified individuals regardless of personal background.
For any inquiries, kindly send an email to jose.ezquiaga[AT]nbi.ku.dk, with email subject "PhD Fellowship in Gravitational Wave physics"
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2.4. Predoctoral Philosophy of Quantum Gravity, Chicago, USA
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26133
Deadline: 2023-04-01
Location: Chicago, USA
Additional Information: https://beyondspacetime.net/junior-fellowship-in-philosophy-of-quantum-grav…
Contact: huggett[AT]uic.edu
The philosophy of physics group at the Department of Philosophy at University of Illinois Chicago solicits applications for a junior visiting fellowship for advanced PhD students, August 2023 (or as soon as possible thereafter) through December 2023. The position is funded by the John Templeton Foundation grant 'Cosmology Beyond Spacetime'.
Candidates must be ABD in a PhD program at an accredited university, working on a dissertation related to the philosophy of quantum gravity or cosmology, broadly construed. The fellowship will provide support for the successful candidate to spend a semester away from their home institution to work with the project's UIC group led by Professor Nick Huggett, and to benefit from interactions with project members and from participation in the project's activities. The successful candidate will participate in a tutoring program directed by Professor Huggett. They will be expected to participate in weekly group meetings during term, help with the administration and organization of the group's activities, and contribute to the group's research and outreach efforts. More information on the project and the research group is available at http://beyondspacetime.net/.
The fellowship is fixed-term for one semester, to be negotiated with the successful candidate. The salary is $15,000 total. Research funds will be available for travel to relevant conferences and to visit the project's other group at the University of Geneva. The successful candidate must remain enrolled as a full-time student at their home institution, and will not be admitted into any degree program at UIC. The fellowship will not cover any costs (such as tuition and fees) at the home institution.
Applications must contain a cover letter detailing the pertinent experience and motivation for the position, a CV, a 1-2 page description of the dissertation project, one writing sample, and two letters of reference (sent under separate cover). They should be sent to Professor Nick Huggett at huggett[AT]uic.edu.
Review of the files will begin on April 1st, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates files may be reviewed by qualified members of the Scientific Advisory Committee, and the best qualified candidate will be selected by Professors Huggett and Wuethrich.
Applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged.
For more information, please contact Professor Nick Huggett at huggett[AT]uic.edu.
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2.5. Tenured junior position in Loop Quantum Gravity, Marseille, France
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=26211
Deadline: 2023-03-30
Location: Marseille, France
Additional Information: https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/antares/can/index.jsp
Contact: dgrh-a2.conseil[AT]education.gouv.fr
Tenured junior position in loop quantum gravity in Marseille, to join the team founded by Carlo Rovelli and currently formed by Alejandro Perez and Simone Speziale.
The position is Maitre de Conferences, and it is opened by the university of Aix-Marseille. Applications are to be made through the portal Galaxie of the french government:
https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/antares/can/index.jsp
The position with his detailed description is listed as n. 1269 under the column 'Ref. Galaxie' at
the following page:
https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/ListesPostesPub…
The applications have to be in French, and the interviews of the selected candidates will be in French. The position comes with teaching duties, to be exercised mostly in French. The total duties amount to 192 hours a year. Every teaching hour counts as 1.5h of teaching duties, so one can do at most 128 hours of teaching a year, but typically one does a bit less and compensates with other teaching duties such as proctoring etc. There exist grant-like schemes that can be applied for to reduce teaching on one or more years.
Concerning salary, it follows the national guidelines based on seniority, for some information look here:
https://www.emploi-collectivites.fr/grille-indiciaire-etat-maitre-conferenc…
PhD work and previous postdocs are taken into account to compute the seniority, and therefore candidates hired after postdocs will have a bigger starting salary, for some information look here:
https://www.snesup.fr/article/modification-des-regles-de-classement-des-ens…
The criteria for applying include a PhD, and the French qualification
( https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/cand_qualificat… ) that the candidate should have previously obtained.
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2.6. Scientific software developer in gravitational wave physics, Palma, Spain
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/03/01/scientific-software-develope…
Deadline: 2023-03-31
Location: Palma, Spain
Additional Information: https://investigacio.uib.eu/Contractacio/Convocatories-vigents
Contact: sascha.husa[AT]uib.es
The gravitational physics group at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) is seeking a highly motivated scientific software developer/research software engineer. The successful candidate will support our research in gravitational wave data analysis and numerical relativity and will be involved in our contributions to the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Einstein Telescope and the LISA Consortium.
Research in the group spans a wide range of topics, including gravitational wave data analysis, waveform modelling and numerical relativity. Computing is carried out using an in-house high-performance computer cluster, and external resources such as the Mare Nostrum supercomputer or the LIGO data grid. The group comprises PIs Alicia Sintes and Sascha Husa and faculty members David Keitel and Jaume Carot, as well as several postdoctoral researchers and PhD students, and it is involved in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the LISA Consortium and the Einstein Telescope project. For further details see http://grg.uib.es.
The initial contract will be for 2 years, the contract may be extended depending on performance and funding. Salary is negotiable between EUR 2200 and EUR 2800 and will depend on the level of experience. Minimal requirement will be a bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, astronomy, physics or a related discipline, with software developing experience.
Requirements:
* Experience in using high-performance computing (HPC) or high-throughput computing (HTC) resources.
* Expert knowledge in computational languages used in the physics and astrophysics community (e.g. Python, C/C++, Mathematica).
* Experience in using Unix/Linux and macOS.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Preference will be given to candidates with:
* A background in gravitational-wave physics or astrophysics.
* Familiarity with gravitational-wave software.
* A PhD in Informatics, Astronomy, Physics or related fields (not a requirement).
* Familiarity with modern software development practices, such as version control (Git) and continuous integration (CI) .
* Knowledge of machine-learning methods.
* Experience in numerical solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations.
Key tasks/responsibilities:
* Support the development and maintenance of software packages used to generate waveform models, and used for statistical inference of the properties of observed gravitational-wave signals.
* Performance optimisation and documentation of scientific software.
* Consult and train scientists in the use of software.
* Support research and publications conducted by scientists in the group.
* Visualisation of results.
The starting day for the contract may be negotiated, but a starting date in spring 2023 is preferred.
The deadline for applications is March 31.
Candidates will need to apply through the human resources management at UIB. Instructions for the application process can be found at https://investigacio.uib.eu/Contractacio/Convocatories-vigents. The call reference number and job description are 2022-23_5_33 Scientific software developer in gravitational wave physics at the University of the Balearic Islands.
Applications should be submitted via the Researcher Portal at the University of the Balearic Islands https://ppi.uib.eu/ by filling the relevant application form and uploading all required documents (CV, Passport, academic records, certificates, and any other supporting documents of the CV). When filling the form, non-Spanish applicants need to click the box authorising "a duly authorised civil servant at the University of the Balearic Islands to register all the documentation requested" in the Call for applications. The resulting PDF file of the form, together with the required supporting documents, should then be emailed to forhu.contractacio[AT]uib.cat
For questions or help with the application process please contact alicia.sintes[AT]uib.es and sascha.husa[AT]uib.es.
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3. News
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3.1. Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: "Neutrino transport in general relativistic neutron star merger simulations"
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Announcement on Hyperspace@GU:
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/02/24/living-reviews-in-computatio…
Additional Information: https://www.springer.com/journal/41115
The open-access journal Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics has published a new review article on 23 February 2023:
Francois Foucart.
Neutrino transport in general relativistic neutron star merger simulations.
Living Rev Comput Astrophys 9, 1 (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41115-023-00016-y
From the abstract:
Numerical simulations of neutron star-neutron star and neutron star-black hole binaries play an important role in our ability to model gravitational-wave and electromagnetic signals powered by these systems. These simulations have to take into account a wide range of physical processes including general relativity, magnetohydrodynamics, and neutrino radiation transport. The latter is particularly important in order to understand the properties of the matter ejected by many mergers, the optical/infrared signals powered by nuclear reactions in the ejecta, and the contribution of that ejecta to astrophysical nucleosynthesis. However, accurate evolutions of the neutrino transport equations that include all relevant physical processes remain beyond our current reach. In this review, I will discuss the current state of neutrino modeling in general relativistic simulations of neutron star mergers and of their post-merger remnants.
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