Meetings/Workshops on High Energy Physics, Particles and Fields in Italy

The Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics

Many remarkable properties of gauge theories rely on the topology of field configurations and/or ambient spacetime and are connected with quantum anomalies and nonperturbative excitations. These properties, often exact, have many implications in the physics of fundamental interactions, condensed matter systems and statistical mechanics models. They also account for a large part of the investigations in string theory, and combined with supersymmetry have led to exact solutions of low-energy theories and the discovery of duality relations between supersymmetric gauge theories. Meanwhile, a renewed interest in topological aspects has emerged from condensed matter physics, through the study of topological phases of quantum matter. The effective field theories for these systems are not of the usual Landau-Ginzburg-Higgs type, rather, they are described by topological gauge theories. The goal of this GGI activity is to bring together theoreticians of different backgrounds, in condensed matter, high energy and mathematical physics, with the belief that interdisciplinary approaches can lead to substantial progress in many directions.

Anomalies of quantum field theories * Generalized symmetries * Topological aspects of quantum states in condensed matter * (Supersymmetric) dualities in (2+1)-dimensions * Time-reversal symmetry and 4d theta-terms

Geometry and Topology,    Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare and Departments of Physics of Bari and Lecce, Italy

NOW 2020 is the 11th workshop of a series started in 1998 in Amsterdam and held since 2000 in the Apulian region of Italy. The aim of the workshop is: to discuss Neutrino Oscillation Physics, in particular current experimental data and their theoretical interpretation; to outline future investigations of neutrino masses and mixings; and to explore the links with various research fields in Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology.

Email: now2020@ba.infn.it

Neutrino Physics, Astroparticle Physics, Cosmology

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology,    Nuclear Physics

The Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics

Topological properties of gauge theories find application in the characterization of novel phases of matter and in establishing nonperturbative phenomena such as the duality relations between quantum field theories in three and four spacetime dimensions. This conference is meant to expose the current status of research in several domains dealing with topology and duality

Anomalies of quantum field theories * Generalized symmetries * Topological aspects of quantum states in condensed matter * (Supersymmetric) dualities in (2+1)-dimensions * Time-reversal symmetry and 4d theta-terms

Geometry and Topology,    Mathematical Physics

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (MEPhI)

The international conference “Channeling - Charged and Neutral Particles Channeling Phenomena” is devoted to the common discussion on advances in physics of coherent/incoherent interaction of relativistic and nonrelativistic hadrons and leptons (protons, ions, electrons, muons and related antiparticles) in strong electromagnetic fields of various origins and structures, from solid amorphous and crystalline to laser and plasma based ones. The topics of the Channeling meetings have been extended to include also the interaction of radiations and beams (wide broad electromagnetic radiations, atoms and neutrons) in various structured media as well as meta-materials to be investigated at the channeling physics approach. One of the main application of the physics of beams channeling relates to the future accelerators, storage rings and radiation optics projects, and it is known as charged and neutral beams novel manipulation techniques, i.e. shaping - collimation and deflection, and acceleration. Recent studies have shown the feasibility of the channeling phenomenology application for description of other mechanisms of interaction of both charged and neutral particle beams in solids, plasmas and external electromagnetic fields covering the research areas from crystal and capillary based accelerators, undulators, waveguides, and X-ray/neutron optical elements.

Conference Secretariat;     Phone: [+39 06 9403 2399];     Email: channeling2020@lists.lnf.infn.it

coherent scattering of relativistic charged particles in strong fields; crystal channeling, volume capture and volume reflection of hadron and lepton beams; energetic ion interactions processes (backscattering and channeling of low energy ions, high energy ion channeling); electromagnetic radiation by relativistic charged particles in periodic structures coherent bremsstrahlung, channeling radiation, transition radiation, diffraction radiation, parametric x-ray radiation, Landau-Pomeranchuk-Migdal effect, free electron laser, Compton scattering); channeling of radiations in capillary systems (micro- and nano-channeling, micro-channel plates, nanotubes, nano-porous); novel techniques for beams handling and acceleration (plasma wake-fields, cross-laser fields, crystal assisted collimation, plasma-ion channels, capillary channeling); advanced x-ray & neutron optics (capillary/polycapillary optics, compound refractive optics, micro- and nano-focusing, waveguides); applications based on channeling phenomena (beams shaping, positron sources, powerful radiation sources, diagnostic tools, novel x-ray table-top instruments, channeling for advanced electronic materials studies);

Optics and Lasers,    Particle Accelerators

The Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics

Anomalies of quantum field theories * Generalized symmetries * Topological aspects of quantum states in condensed matter * (Supersymmetric) dualities in (2+1)-dimensions * Time-reversal symmetry and 4d theta-terms

Geometry and Topology,    Mathematical Physics

The Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics

Anomalies of quantum field theories * Generalized symmetries * (Supersymmetric) dualities in (2+1)-dimensions * Time-reversal symmetry and 4d theta-terms

INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte

This conference will cover all the topics related to the classical nova phenomenology and related systems, and will include a series of lecture-style talks held by experts in the respective fields anticipating the main conference. The reason for this structure consists in providing to all the attending researcher the right tools and background to follow the multi-disciplinary approach to the phenomenology of nova systems.

Email: nova2020.info@gmail.com

University of Genova and INFN-Sezione di Genova

A conference to gather an overview of the status and future prospects of astrophysics and cosmology with a multimessenger approach. The conference will feature only plenary sessions on the following topics: astrophysics with electromagnetic waves, astrophysics with gravitational waves, astroparticle physics and neutrino astrophysics, nuclear astrophysics, cosmology. The conference was originally planned for 2020 and moved to 2021 because of the Covid-19 emergency situation.