UK Workshop on Fundamental Physics Theory 2.0

在过去的几年里，基础物理学的研究人员从世界各地大量涌入英国。这项提议的目的是为基础物理的三个主要领域：弦理论、引力和量子场论之间的交叉受精提供一个刺激的环境。2007年11月在伦敦国王学院举行的上一次会议被广泛认为是成功的，因此我们希望在此基础上再接再厉，并于2008年11月组织第二次会议。以下发言者已暂时同意发言：詹姆斯·斯帕克斯(牛津)、肖恩·哈特诺(UCSB)、卡洛斯·努内斯(斯旺西)、路易吉·德尔·德比奥(爱丁堡)、安迪·帕克(剑桥)我们也希望加入第六位发言者，但我们希望保留这个名额，以考虑到目前的发展。会议的组织将允许围绕选定的几个演讲进行大量互动。讲座的目的将是为当前的“热门”研究课题提供一个教学大纲。然而，也将有大量的非正式讨论，包括以会谈为中心的积极讨论以及私下讨论的时间。正如最初设想的那样，这次会议是计划定期举行的年度系列会议中的第二次。这些会议的总体目标将是创造动态和非正式的研究环境，使所有英国研究人员都能从中受益。

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.