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SOLVAY WORKSHOP
"Infrared Physics: Asymptotic & BMS symmetry, soft theorems, memory, information paradox and all that"


Brussels, 16 - 18 May 2018 (ULB - Campus Plaine - Solvay Room)


Seemingly unrelated topics, such as the asymptotic structure of spacetime, infrared properties of massless particles in quantum field theory, or measurable effects related to gravitational waves, have been developed to some extent independently since the 1960s. Recent progress indicates that these subjects do admit an interesting intersection.

 

The purpose of the present workshop is to give a snapshot of the advances in different communities (general relativity, both mathematical and observational, quantum field theory, string theory), with the hope to increase interactions transcending traditional subdivisions.


NB: Two other workshops on closely related topics are organized by the Solvay Institutes before and after, please see the links below:


"Cosmological Frontiers in Fundamental Physics".


"Holography".


 

Speakers

*Some talks are available below, please click on the speaker’s name.


Organising and Scientific Committee

Glenn Barnich (ULB, Brussels, Belgium)
Geoffrey Compère (ULB, Brussels, Belgium)
Claude Duhr (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland &
UCL, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium)
Marc Henneaux (SI & ULB, Brussels, Belgium)

 

 

 

Practical information for attendees

Fee and registration

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
We have reached the maximum capacity of the conference room and can no longer accept new participants.

 

Name badges and WIFI codes will be distributed on site on Wednesday 16 May from 1:30 p.m.

Location

The workshop will be held at ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) - Campus Plaine - Bld de la Plaine - 1050 Brussels
(Building N.O. - 5th Floor - Solvay Room). Click HERE for the map of the Campus.

Banquet

A banquet will be held on Wednesday 16 May at 7:30 p.m.
For those who wish to attend, there will be a 50 Euro banquet fee to be paid cash on the first day of the workshop.

Please send an email to Isabelle Van Geet (isabelle.vangeet@solvayinstitutes.be) if you wish to attend.

Getting here

Metro line 5 (direction "Hermann Debroux") - Station "Delta". Delta is the metro station on the campus.
Click HERE for the map of the metro.

For more information about public transport in Brussels go to the STIB's website.

If you come by car, please click HERE for directions.


Coffee Breaks and Lunches

Coffee breaks will be provided twice a day.

Attendees will have to arrange and pay for their own lunches.

There is a canteen on the Campus, alternatively you can find many restaurants and cafés at the Cimetière d’Ixelles.

Click HERE for a map.


Travel and accommodation

Attendees will have to arrange and pay for their own travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs.

Please see below links that might help you find accommodation in Brussels.

 

Brussels City Center:

Hôtel Atlas - Sleep Well - Bed & Brussels - Booking.com - Hotel Saint-Nicolas

Hotel Queen Anne - Hotel Bloom - Max Hotel - Metropole Hotel - Plaza Hotel

 

Hotels close to the venue:

U-Residence: 1.6 km (20 minutes walk - tram number 7: 12 minutes)

Hotel Brussels: 1.5 km (18 minutes walk - tram number 94: 14 minutes)

Hotel Barsey by Warwick: 1.2 km (15 minutes walk - tram number 94: 11 minutes)

Hotel Ibis Styles Hotel Brussels Louise: 1.9 km ( 23 minutes walk - tram number 94: 16 minutes)

Hotel Capital: 1.5 km (19 minutes walk - tram number 94: 16 minutes)

 

 

***For any enquiries, please contact Isabelle Van Geet (isabelle.vangeet@solvayinstitutes.be)