Theorie Workshop 2014

The annual DESY Theory Workshop is organized by the elementary particle physics community in Germany. The focus is on a topical subject in theoretical particle physics and related fields. The workshop features:

Four half-day plenary sessions of specialized talks by invited speakers
Two half-days of parallel sessions, allowing young researchers to present their work
The DESY Heinrich-Hertz-Lecture on Physics for public outreach

Plenary Talks

L. Amendola (Heidelberg)
P. Binetruy (APC, Paris)
F.R. Bouchet (IAP Paris)
T. Bringmann (Oslo)
J. Conlon (Oxford)
R. Durrer (Geneva)
C. Frenk (Durham)

M. Garny (CERN)
J. Garriga (Barcelona)
D. Harlow (Princeton)
M. Hindmarsh (Sussex/Helsinki)
R. Kallosh (Stanford)
H.P. Nilles (Bonn)
V. Rubakov (INR, Moscow)

D. Schwarz (Bielefeld)
G. Shiu (IAS Hongkong)
R. Sunyaev (MPA, Garching)
T.M.P. Tait (Irvine)
N. Toro (Perimeter Inst.)
A. Westphal (DESY)

DESY Heinrich Hertz Lecture on Physics

A. Linde (Stanford)
Thursday, September 25, 2014, DESY Auditorium

Parallel Sessions and Convenors
Contributions by young researchers are especially encouraged. Abstracts can be submitted online before August 20, 2014. Limited financial support for young physicists is available upon request.

Particle Phenomenology:
M. Mühlleitner (Karlsruhe), W. Porod (Würzburg)

Cosmology & Astroparticle Physics:
S. Antusch (Munich/Basel), H. Päs (Dortmund)

Strings & Mathematical Physics:
T. Grimm (Munich), M. Staudacher (Berlin)

Organizing Committee

W. Buchmüller, L. Covi, H. Dreiner, A. Hebecker (chair), T. Konstandin,
J.-L. Lehners, D. Lüst, V. Mukhanov, O. Philipsen, G. Sigl.