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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AIM Seminar:  Bootstrapping the Math and Physics of Scattering Amplitudes
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  Scattering amplitudes A\, or equivalently the S-matrix S = 1 + iA\, are mathematical quantities which encode the quantum mechanical probabilities for particle scattering processes. Amplitudes constitute an entire subfield of theoretical physics and are essential tools for experimental physics\, from the  Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). In this talk\, I will describe my research using “bootstrap” techniques and consistency principles to study the math and physics of amplitudes themselves. This work is part of the modern S-matrix bootstrap program\, a framework for exploring the landscape of consistent quantum theories\, including extensions of the Standard Model and theories of quantum gravity.\n\nI will begin the talk with a brief history of particle physics and the S-matrix bootstrap program. I will then introduce several physical principles which constrain amplitudes\, namely Lorentz invariance\, analyticity\, unitarity\, and crossing symmetry. Finally\, I will sketch a recent proof using these principles to bound the allowed masses and spins of particles in any consistent quantum theory. This talk will assume very little prior knowledge of particle physics\, but I will use some complex analysis and group theory with a physicist’s level of rigor.\n\nContact:  AIM Seminar Organizers
UID:141898-21889613@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141898
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 1084
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DTSTAMP:20260212T141133
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Can ‘Slavic’ Speak for Minorities? — Who Gets to Belong in Eastern Europe? - Talk 5
DESCRIPTION:This talk analyzes Russia’s imperial domination of Ukraine through the longue durée of Crimean Tatar dispossession\, arguing that Crimean Tatars offer a crucial lens on Ukraine’s past\, present\, and decolonial future. Long racialized as Russia’s Others\, Crimean Tatars were rendered legible through colonial tropes that produced enduring aphasia within Slavic and East European studies. Emerging sites of encounter\, mourning\, and recognition since 2014 point toward a bifocal decolonial project that requires disentanglement from Russian imperial power while simultaneously confronting and unmaking colonial residues within Ukraine itself.\n\nThis is a hybrid event. For Zoom attendance\, please register here: https://myumi.ch/n1me9
UID:145410-21897262@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145410
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Crees,Eastern Europe,Rackham,Slavic,Ukraine
LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 4314
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DTSTAMP:20260203T171410
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Global Postcolonialisms Collective
DESCRIPTION:As we explore what it means to be a decolonial scholar outside the traditional walls of the academy\, we turn our attention to the intersection of public art\, archives\, and ecological urban planning.\n\nWe are thrilled to be joined by curator\, cultural memory worker\, and land steward Tracy Fenix\, who will present on The Mud Kin Project—a land-based curatorial mapping initiative focused on Latinx/é and Indigenous projects.\n\nTracy’s lecture will address the challenges of archival documentation and hyper-surveillance\, sharing methods for reclaiming place and narrative. They will explore how collective mapping can mobilize power and visibility in the face of ongoing systemic oppression. Following the lecture\, audience members will be invited to participate in a discussion on personal story-mapping strategies and interpretations of the land.\n\nPlease RSVP here: https://forms.gle/gDpWo7dayZqCJTBQ7\nFood and refreshments will be served.
UID:143420-21893113@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143420
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Community,Discussion,Education,English Language And Literature,Graduate Students,Interdisciplinary
LOCATION:Angell Hall - 3222
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DTSTAMP:20260217T102901
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Lunar New Year Across Asia
DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy food\, crafts\, and games from China\, Korea\, the Philippines\, and more as we celebrate the Lunar New Year festival! Everyone is welcome\; stop by for 10 minutes or 2 hours!
UID:145590-21897562@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145590
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Asia,Asian Languages And Cultures,Chinese Studies,Community,cultural,Culture,Festival,Food,Free,Games,Global Citizen,Global Engagement,Holiday,In Person,intercultural,International,Korea,Korean Studies,Multicultural,Philippine Studies,Philippines,Social,Southeast Asia,Southeast Asian Studies
LOCATION:North Quad - 1500
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DTSTAMP:20260220T181519
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260219T190000
SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational
DESCRIPTION:Men's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational
UID:145761-21897788@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145761
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Athletics
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260310T094417
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T154500
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight
DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you.
UID:141325-21892210@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
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DTSTAMP:20260216T024546
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Algebraic Geometry: Iitaka conjecture
DESCRIPTION:The plurigenera and Kodaira dimension are important birational invariants for smooth projective varieties. In this talk\, we will introduce Iitaka's subadditivity conjecture for the Kodaira dimension\, and its relationship to the positivity of the direct image of the pluricanonical bundle.
UID:145514-21897453@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145514
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 2866
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DTSTAMP:20260105T110419
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sustainability Coffee Chats: Free coffee and good conversation!
DESCRIPTION:The Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting our coffee chats throughout the semester and we want you to join us!  Passionate about sustainability?--water conservation\, AI\, carbon neutrality\, transportation\, ANYTHING!--come chat with us\, share your passion(s) and interests\, all while helping contribute to a more sustainable University of Michigan! Not to mention: WE WILL BUY YOUR DRINK!\n\nFind us at: \nMaizes Cafe every Friday from 3-4p and Rooting for Change Cafe (3rd Floor Palmer Commons) every other Wednesday from 5-6p
UID:138091-21891108@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Michigan League - Maizie's Cafe
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