Title: 4d N=2 supergravity observables from Nekrasov-like partition functions Abstract: We reinterpret the OSV formula for the on-shell action/entropy function of asymptotically flat BPS black holes as a fixed point formula that is formally equivalent to a recent… Read More

Title: Universal Deformations Abstract: QFTs with local topological operators feature unusual sectors called “universes,” which are separated by infinite-tension domain walls. I’ll explain why such systems have relevant deformations with exactly calculable effects. These deformations allow one to… Read More

Dr. Mika Holmberg and DIAS Astronomy and Astrophysics have been granted funding of €90,000 from the Discovery programme of the European Space Agency (ESA). The funding is awarded for the project Maximising the scientific outcome of planetary missions… Read More

Title: Observable gravitational waves and dark matter from (classical) scale symmetry breaking Abstract: In this talk I will present a classically scale-invariant model in the context of a phase transition in the early Universe. The model consists of… Read More

Title: Why is the Higgs boson SM-like? Abstract: The properties of the Higgs boson discovered in 2012 at the LHC are consistent with the predictions of the Standard Model (SM), to within the accuracy of the present LHC… Read More