2026 Winter School in Mathematical Physics

Contribution List

3. Welcome aperitif & Poster session

05/01/2026, 18:00

1. Junior Prize I - Manuel Loparco

07/01/2026, 10:15

QFT in cosmology and beyond
Abstract: Quantum Field Theory (QFT) is the paradigm at the basis of the modern understanding of statistical physics, particle physics and cosmology. While most progress has been made in understanding QFT at weak coupling and in flat space, many questions remain in the contexts of cosmology and strongly coupled QFT. In this talk I will report on recent progress...

2. Junior Prize II - Alessandro Giacchetto

07/01/2026, 11:10

From matrix models to LG gravity: the simplest gauge/string duality

Abstract: Matrix models provide one of the oldest examples of a genus expansion suggestive of an underlying string theory, yet the identification of the corresponding worldsheet description has remained subtle. In this talk, I will explain how every one-cut Hermitian matrix model admits an exact reformulation as a...