Blog Logo Blog Logo

Past Events

Shedding light below the Higgs: searches for low mass resonances in ATLAS

Dr. Luis Pascual Dominguez (UAM and CIAFF) • 2025-11-19 • 15:00 - 16:00 • Modulo 15, Sala 201

Abstract: The discovery of the Higgs boson added a fundamental piece to the Standard Model, but it also opened new questions about the nature of electroweak symmetry breaking and possible connections to hidden sectors. A…

Quantum simulation of quantum field theories

Dr. Carlos Sabin Lestayo (UAM and CIAFF) • 2025-11-12 • 15:00 AM - 16:00 AM • Modulo 15, Sala 201

Abstract: It might seem that mainstream in Quantum Computing nowadays is completely focused on beating classical computers -quantum supremacy- in tasks with -quantum utility- or without practical applications. However, i…

[extra] Krypton nuclei as drivers of the new asymmetric fission island in the subactinide region

Dr. Rémi N. Bernard (Laboratory of Physics, IRESNE CEA insitute, Cadarache) • 2025-10-30 • 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM • Module 15, Sala 201

Abstract: Fission is the nuclear process by which a nucleus splits into fragments. Although this reaction was discovered nearly 90 years ago, it remains a major fundamental challenge, both experimentally, as data are dif…

A Cosmic Warehouse for Astrophysics: What can we learn from Galaxy Clusters?

Dr. Sheng-Chieh Lin (DFT, UAM) • 2025-10-29 • 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM • Module 15, Sala 201

Abstract: Galaxy clusters are the end products of the hierarchical formation of structures in the universe in the ΛCDM paradigm. Despite their great masses, clusters are relatively young systems -- some of which are viri…

Strings without supersymmetry

Dr. Salvatore Raucci (UAM and IFT) • 2025-10-22 • 15:00 - 16:00 • Modulo 15, Sala 201

Abstract: String theory provides a consistent microscopic framework for gravity and the other fundamental interactions. However, the string-derived models that we understand best differ from our universe in a key aspect:…

Gravitational particle production and leptogenesis

Dr. Yuber F. Perez-Gonzalez (UAM and IFT) • 2025-10-08 • 15:00 - 16:00 • Modulo 15, Sala 201

Abstract: In a curved spacetime, the definition of particles depends on the observer's frame of reference. Consequently, in non-stationary spacetimes, such as those present in the Early Universe during and after inflatio…

[extra] Structure and dynamics of the local group galaxies

Prof. Juntai Shen (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) • 2025-10-03 • 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM • Module 15, Sala 201

Abstract: As the expansion of the universe continues to accelerate, the internal secular evolution of galaxies becomes more important as the distance between galaxies generally increases. The largest galaxies in the loca…

[extra] Early (z>=2) massive quenched galaxies: accurate merger tree modelling and insights from COLIBRE

Angel Chando Gomez (ICRAR, University of Western Australia) • 2025-10-01 • 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM • Module 08, Sala 300

Abstract: Understanding how massive quenched galaxies at z>=2, recently revealed in unexpectedly large numbers by JWST, form and evolve requires accurate models. I will first discuss challenges in semi-analytic models, w…

The hunt for dark matter using galaxy clusters

Dr. Ellen Sirks (Juan de la Cierva fellow, UAM) • 2025-10-01 • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Module 15, Sala 201

Abstract: Dark matter constitutes the majority of the matter content of the Universe, yet its fundamental properties remain unknown. Its presence is inferred through its gravitational effects on cosmic structures of all…