Name: SPS Journal Club: ‘Axion-Scalar Systems and Dynamical Distances’
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March 2026
March 9 | 15:00 - 16:00

Seminar: ‘How string theory computes quantum gravity amplitudes’

IFT Seminar Room/Red Room Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT) -C. Nicolás Cabrera, 13-15, Fuencarral-El Pardo, Madrid, Spain

Scientific activities

Title: 'How string theory computes quantum gravity amplitudes' Speaker: Lorenz Eberhardt (U. Amsterdam) Venue&Time: Red Room / 15:00 Abstract: String theory provides a framework in which quantum gravitational scattering amplitudes are ultraviolet finite and computable in perturbation theory. These amplitudes are defined by integrating over the moduli space of Riemann surfaces, replacing the Feynman diagram […]
March 10 | 14:00 - 15:00

Cosmology Journal Club

Journal clubs

Every Tuesday at 2:00 PM in the discussion room on the 5th floor. Join the IFT cosmology/gravity journal club at benty-fields.com to vote for papers and volunteer to present them.
March 12 | 12:00 - 13:00

SPS Journal Club: ‘Quantum Obstructions to N=1 Infinite Distance Limits’

IFT Seminar Room/Red Room Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT) -C. Nicolás Cabrera, 13-15, Fuencarral-El Pardo, Madrid, Spain

Journal clubs

Strings, Pheno and the Swampland Journal Club Title: 'Quantum Obstructions to N=1 Infinite Distance Limits' Speaker: Jeroen Monnee (U. Hamburg) Venue&Time: Red Room / 12:00 Abstract: We study limits in the field space of 4d N=1 orientifold compactifications of Type IIB string theory with O3/O7-planes that descend from infinite distance limits in the complex structure […]
March 12 | 12:00 - 15:00

Pheno Journal Club

Grey Room 2 Instituto de Física Teórica, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Journal clubs

Every Tuesday at 15:00 in Grey Room 3.
March 16 | 10:00 - March 18 | 12:00

Doctoral Course: ‘AdS/CFT Holography as a Framework for Quantum Gravity’ II

Blue Room Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT) - C. Nicolás Cabrera, 13-15, Fuencarral-El Pardo, Madrid, Spain

IFT Courses

Doctoral Course: ‘AdS/CFT Holography as a Framework for Quantum Gravity’ II Lecturer: José Calderón-Infante (Caltech) Dates: 📅9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18 March 2026 🕒 10:00-12:00 Location: 📍Sala Azul, Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87999278090?pwd=5ghHKxbXBbbXa0AYbT1Di6PfJ6ydJG.1 Course Overview This course provides an introduction toAdS/CFT holography, with a particular focus on its role as aframework for […]
March 16 | 15:00 - 16:00

Seminar: ‘Effective Field Theory for Thermal Phase transitions’

IFT Seminar Room/Red Room Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT) -C. Nicolás Cabrera, 13-15, Fuencarral-El Pardo, Madrid, Spain

Scientific activities

Title; 'Effective Field Theory for Thermal Phase transitions' Speaker: Mikael Chala (Granada) Venue&Time: Red Room / 15:00 Abstract: I will present recent progress in applying effective field theory (EFT) to the precise computation of thermal phase transition parameters and the associated gravitational wave spectra. I will also briefly comment on byproducts of this work, including […]
March 17 | 14:00 - 15:00

Cosmology Journal Club

Journal clubs

Every Tuesday at 2:00 PM in the discussion room on the 5th floor. Join the IFT cosmology/gravity journal club at benty-fields.com to vote for papers and volunteer to present them.
March 18 | 15:30 - 17:00

DIFT Colloquium: ‘The Mystery of Cosmic Acceleration’

IFT Auditorium Instituto de Física Teórica (IFT) - C. Nicolás Cabrera, 13-15, Fuencarral-El Pardo, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Colloquia

Title: The Mystery of Cosmic Acceleration Speaker: Prof. David Weinberg, The Ohio State University, USA Date and time: 15:30h (CET), Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 Location: CFTMAT Auditorium After the talk, we will have a coffee gathering, providing an opportunity to continue the discussion and interact with the speaker in an informal setting. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87376882248?pwd=ydvE94nhe7Wq03As62XTn9aj0Nwgqh.1 […]
March 19 | 11:00 - 13:30

3rd EDI Training: Gender Perspective in Science

IFT Courses

3rd EDI Training – IFT Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Comitee Training Series Speaker: Alejandra Gámez Abascal, researcher at the CBM. Chair of CBM Equality Committee. Member of Instituto Universitario de Estudios de la Mujer (IUEM). Título: 'Gender Perspective in Science and Research' Venue&Time: Blue Room / 11:00 Coffee: 12:30 at the CFTMAT cafeteria. Abstract: In […]
March 19 | 12:00 - 13:00

SPS Journal Club: ‘Axion-Scalar Systems and Dynamical Distances’

Journal clubs

Strings, Pheno and the Swampland (SPS) Journal Club Speaker: Gonzalo F. Casas (IFT) Title: 'Axion-Scalar Systems and Dynamical Distances' Abstract: We study the cosmology of axion-scalar pairs, coupled by a hyperbolic field-space metric and with a string-motivated rational scalar potential. Borrowing tools from the theory of dynamical systems, we are able to classify all late-time […]