Past newsletters

12.09.2024

Dear QGMM Colleagues,

Please find below the announcement for a Winter School that is organised by members of QGMM and is of direct relevance to the scopes of this network.

Note that the deadline to register is November 30.

Best regards,

Giulia

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Searching for Quantum Gravity in the Sky

A Bad Honnef Physics School

The goal of this school is to offer master and Ph.D. students from the field of experimental and theoretical physics as well as mathematics and philosophy, a coherent introduction to the subject of quantum gravity phenomenology from both theoretical and experimental perspectives. The participants should be interested in, or already work on, the search for quantum gravity from the theoretical or experimental side, and be motivated to learn from both sides to be able to get a more complete overview over the research field.

The participants will receive a training in the language of theoretical phenomenology of quantum gravity and how to predict signatures that can be observed. They will learn how observatories collect data and how this data can be used to consistently test theoretical predictions.

To demonstrate and teach how theory and experiment in quantum gravity phenomenology can work together effectively, this school consists of the following lectures:

Kick-Off Lecture:

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Christian Pfeifer (University of Bremen) - Quantum gravity phenomenology: The past, the now and the future

Main Lectures:

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Giacomo Rosati (University of Wrocław) - Theory and predicting observables with deformed relativity

Jelena Strišković (Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek) - The search for time delays in GRB and AGN observations

Rafael Alves Batista (Sorbonne Université) - Quantum gravity effects on astroparticle propagation: interaction threshold effects

Caterina Trimarelli (Università degli Studi dell'Aquila) - Data analysis for anomalous threshold reactions

Evening Lecture:

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Jackson Levi Said (University of Malta) - Reaching the boundaries of general relativity: Tensions in Cosmology

Closing Lecture:

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Flaminia Giacomini (ETH Zürich) - Gravitating quantum systems: a low-energy perspective on quantum effects in gravity

200 Euro (100 Euro  for DPG members) participation fees cover accommodation and meals for the whole event.

All details for the event and the registartion can be found at

https://www.dpg-physik.de/veranstaltungen/2025/searching_for_quantum_gravity_in_the_sky

We are looking forward to seeing you in Bad Honnef

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14.06.24

Dear QGMM colleagues,

I am happy to report that the new COST Action BridgeQG - "Bridging high and low energies in search of quantum gravity” was approved and is foreseen to officially start after the summer.

The official COST webpage can be found at the following link:

https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA23130/

In order to participate in the Action, you will need to apply to become member of one or more Working Groups, described in the corresponding tab (https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA23130/#tabs+Name:Working%20Groups%20and%20Membership)

Please use the “Apply” button that you can find at the bottom of the Working Groups tab.

Do not hesitate to reach out should you encounter any difficulty in the membership application process.

Best regards,

Giulia

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05.02.24

Dear QGMM colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the opening of registrations of our first post-COST conference:

"Fifth annual conference on quantum gravity phenomenology in the multi-messenger era (QGMM24)"

which will be held in Madrid in July.

General information, including accommodation and dates of interest, can be found at the conference website

https://teorica.fis.ucm.es/QGMM24/index.html

We hope to see you all in Madrid this summer,

The QGMM24 Organizing Committee