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35 new spacetime quakes detected by Virgo and LIGO

35 new events detected by LIGO and Virgo in their latest observation period bring to 90 the gravitational waves detected so far. These events are spacetime quakes generated by the mergers of either two black holes or neutron stars, or  black hole-neutron star pairs.

Graham Ross

The Institute of Theoretical Physics IFT is greatly saddened by the passing of Prof. Graham Ross of Oxford, yesterday October 31. He was a great physicist who did important work in the Standard Model of Particle Physics, such as the prediction of gluon jets in e+ e- colliders.

Los diferentes estados de la materia en nuestro universo, por Sebastian Grieninger, en el Blog de Madri+d

Cuando se le pregunta sobre los estados de la materia, la mayoría de la gente tiene la impresión de que solo hay tres estados de la materia: sólido, líquido y gaseoso, pues estos son los tres estados que observamos en nuestra vida diaria.

PhD positions at IFT, involving five positions associated to the Severo Ochoa Excellence Center grant

There is a new opening for PhD positions at IFT, involving five positions associated to the Severo Ochoa Excellence Center grant.

Dr. Alessandra Buonanno, member of the IFT Scientific Advisory Committee, wins the Balzan Prize

Alessandra Buonnano, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, and member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the IFT, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Balzan Prize, together with Dr. Thibault Damour from the IHES. 

José L. F. Barbón, new Director of the IFT

At the end of Luis E. Ibáñez's three-year term, José L. F. Barbón has been appointed as new director of the IFT. Carlos Pena will act as deputy director.
The IFT thankfully acknowledges Luis' dedication and efforts, and expresses its best wishes to the new directorate.
 

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