Contact: christian.pfeifer[AT]zarm.uni-bremen.deLocation: Bad Honnef, Germany
The goal of this school is to offer master and Ph.D. students from the field of experimental and theoretical physics as well as mathematics and philosophy, a coherent introduction to the subject of quantum gravity phenomenology from both theoretical and experimental perspectives. The participants should be interested in, or already work on, the search for quantum gravity from the theoretical or experimental side, and be motivated to learn from both sides to be able to get a more complete overview over the research field.
The participants will receive a training in the language of theoretical phenomenology of quantum gravity and how to predict signatures that can be observed. They will learn how observatories collect data and how this data can be used to consistently test theoretical predictions.
To demonstrate and teach how theory and experiment in quantum gravity phenomenology can work together effectively, this school consists of the following lectures:
Kick-Off Lecture:
Christian Pfeifer (University of Bremen) – Quantum gravity phenomenology: The past, the now and the future
Main Lectures:
Giacomo Rosati (University of Wrocław) – Theory and predicting observables with deformed relativity
Jelena Striskovic (Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek) – The search for time delays in GRB observations
Rafael Alves Batista (Sorbonne Universite’) – Quantum gravity effects on astroparticle propagation: interaction threshold effects
Caterina Trimarelli (Universita’ degli Studi dell’Aquila) – Data analysis for anomalous threshold reactions
Evening Lecture:
Jackson Levi Said (University of Malta) – Reaching the boundaries of general relativity: Tensions in Cosmology
Closing Lecture:
Flaminia Giacomini (ETH Zuerich) – Searching for quantum gravity in the lab, instead of the sky
200 Euro (100 Euro for DPG members) participation fees cover accommodation and meals for the whole event.
All details for the event and the registration can be found at
https://www.dpg-physik.de/veranstaltungen/2025/searching_for_quantum_gravity_in_the_sky
We are looking forward to see you in Bad Honnef