Effective field theories in particle physics are usually designed for experiments where the initial state — the vacuum before a scattering event — is clean and isolated. Yet many systems, from condensed matter to cosmology, evolve in noisy and dissipative environments. This has driven significant progress at the interface of high-energy and condensed matter physics. Originally developed for non-equilibrium quantum systems, the Schwinger–Keldysh formalism provides a field-theoretic framework for modeling dissipation and noise, leading to major advances in areas such as quark–gluon plasma, dissipative hydrodynamics, non-equilibrium holography, and primordial cosmology.
However, the communities applying these techniques rarely have the chance to interact. This conference aims to bridge that gap by bringing together researchers in cosmology, black hole physics, holography, and dissipative hydrodynamics to exchange ideas, set shared goals, and advance the study of Schwinger–Keldysh Effective Field Theories.
Invited speakers:
- Black Hole physics
Alessandro Podo, Maria J. Rodriguez, Ira Z. Rothstein
- Cosmology
Santiago Agui-Salcedo, Yue-Zhou Li (TBC), Toshifumi Noumi (TBC)
- Hydrodynamics/ Non-Equilibrium EFT
Luca Delacrétaz, Hong Liu (TBC), Riccardo Rattazzi (TBC)
- Holography
Felix M. Haehl (TBC), Michal Heller, Natalia Pinzani-Fokeeva
Registration: Registration fees may apply, depending on the availability of funding, which will be confirmed in mid-February.
Talks and posters: A call for abstracts for contributed talks and posters is now open.
Accomodation: We will provide recommendations for accommodation in nearby hotels and colleges in due course.
SOC: S. Hartnoll, E. Pajer, R. Penco, L. Santoni
LOC: T. Colas, L. Dufner, E. Firat, X. Tong
