UK Workshop on Fundamental Physics Theory 2.0

在过去的几年里，来自世界各地的基础物理学研究人员大量涌入英国。该提案的目的是为基础物理学的三个主要领域：弦理论、引力和量子场论之间的交叉施肥提供一个刺激的环境。2007年11月在伦敦国王学院举行的上届巴基斯坦和平同盟会议被广泛认为是成功的，因此我们希望以此为基础，在2008年11月组织第二次会议。以下发言者已初步同意发言：James Sparks（牛津）Sean Hartnoll (UCSB) Carlos Nunez（斯旺西）Luigi del Debbio（爱丁堡）Andy Parker（剑桥）我们还希望包括第六位发言者，但我们希望保持这个位置开放，以考虑到当前的发展。会议的安排将允许围绕选定的一些会谈进行大量互动。讲座的目的是提供当前“热门”研究课题的教学概要。但是，也会有重要的非正式讨论时期，既包括以会谈为中心的积极讨论，也包括私下讨论。按照最初的设想，本次会议是计划中定期、年度系列会议的第二次会议。这些会议的总体目标将是创造一个充满活力和非正式的研究环境，所有英国研究人员都将从中受益。

Over the past few years there has been a large inflow of researchers in fundamental physics from across the world into the UK. The aim of the proposal is to provide a stimulating environment for cross fertilization between the three main areas of fundamental physics: string theory, gravity and quantum field theory. The previous FPUK meeting in November 2007 at King's College London was widely regarded to be a success and therefore we wish to build on this and organize a second meeting in November 2008. The following speakers have tentatively agreed to talk:James Sparks (Oxford)Sean Hartnoll (UCSB) Carlos Nunez (Swansea)Luigi del Debbio (Edinburgh)Andy Parker (Cambridge)We also expect to include a sixth speaker however we wish to keep this slot open to allow for current developments.The meeting will be organized to allow for a good deal of interaction surrounding a selected number of talks. The aim of the talks will be to provide a pedagogical synopsis of the current 'hot' research topics. However there will also be significant periods of informal discussion, including both an active discussion centered on the talks as well as time for private discussions. As originally envisioned this meeting is the second in what is planned to be a regular, annual, series of meetings. The overall aim of these meeting will be to create dynamic and informal research environment from which all UK researchers will benefit.