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Statement by the Yang-Mills Working Group
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) permanent member and Chancellor’s Chair of Theoretical Physics David Gross is chairing a scientific collaboration to interpret an AI result related to the existence of quantum chromodynamics and completions of the Standard Model, including a subproblem proving the existence of the Quantum Yang-Mills theory. Read the statement.
KITP Announces Research Programs for 2027-2028
Working with KITP's Advisory Board and the international physics community, KITP has developed new programs for the 2027-2028 academic year.
Applications are now open for participation in all programs.
View upcoming 2027-2028 programs and apply at https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/scientific-activities/visit/future-programs.
Talks Schedule
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS
TELEPHONE: (805) 893-4111
TELEFAX: (805) 893-2431
speakers@kitp.ucsb.edu
TELEFAX: (805) 893-2431
speakers@kitp.ucsb.edu
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106-4030
http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106-4030
http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu
KITP Program of Scientific Activities
Day of Oct 28, 2026
Day of Oct 28, 2026
2026
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026
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Simons Amphitheater
10:00AM Ultracold Molecules for Fundamental Physics, Controlled Chemistry, and Quantum Information
- Jun Ye (CU Boulder) Quantum gas of molecules – play spin games without chemistry drama
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Fred Kavli Auditorium
11:00AM Enigmatic Explosions: Observations, Modelling, and Microphysics of Extreme Transients
- Itai Sfaradi (UC Berkeley), Jean Somalwar (Caltech) What's new in Radio
- Ryan Chornock (UC Berkeley) The new era of UVEX
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Simons Amphitheater
10:00AM Ultracold Molecules for Fundamental Physics, Controlled Chemistry, and Quantum Information
- Simon Cornish (Durham Univ.) 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 - Quantum Science using the Rich Internal Structure of Ultracold Molecules
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Fred Kavli Auditorium
11:00AM Enigmatic Explosions: Observations, Modelling, and Microphysics of Extreme Transients
- Philipp Moesta (Univ. of Amsterdam), Francois Foucart (UNH), Raffaella Margutti (UC Berkeley), Rebecca Surman (Notre Dame) Welcome to the program
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Simons Amphitheater
11:00AM Enigmatic Explosions: Observations, Modelling, and Microphysics of Extreme Transients
- Jillian Rastinejad (Maryland) Einstein Probe discoveries and follow-up
- Igor Andreoni (UNC) Argus Array
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Broida 3302
12:30PM High Energy Theory / Gravitation Seminar
- Chitraang Murdia (UCSB) Signals of multi-party entanglement in holography
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Simons Amphitheater
01:00PM Ultracold Molecules for Fundamental Physics, Controlled Chemistry, and Quantum Information
- Paul Julienne (Maryland) Forty years of progress with cold molecules
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Fred Kavli Auditorium (Main)
03:30PM Physics Colloquium
- Sebastian Streichan (UCSB) “Physics of Living Systems: From Embryos to Synthetic Morphogenesis”
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Simons Amphitheater
10:00AM Ultracold Molecules for Fundamental Physics, Controlled Chemistry, and Quantum Information
- Jun Ye (CU Boulder) Quantum gas of molecules – play spin games without chemistry drama
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Fred Kavli Auditorium
11:00AM Enigmatic Explosions: Observations, Modelling, and Microphysics of Extreme Transients
- Itai Sfaradi (UC Berkeley), Jean Somalwar (Caltech) What's new in Radio
- Ryan Chornock (UC Berkeley) The new era of UVEX
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Simons Amphitheater
11:00AM Enigmatic Explosions: Observations, Modelling, and Microphysics of Extreme Transients
- Luc Dessart (IAP-UPMC), Daniel Kasen (UC Berkeley) Modelling kilonovae and supernovae
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Simons Amphitheater
01:00PM Ultracold Molecules for Fundamental Physics, Controlled Chemistry, and Quantum Information
- Marianna Safronova (Delaware) Atomic theory in the 21st century: breakthrough advances and neural networks
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Simons Amphitheater
02:00PM High Energy Theory / Gravitation Seminar
- Nathan Benjamin (USC) From Z to a
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Simons Amphitheater
10:00AM Ultracold Molecules for Fundamental Physics, Controlled Chemistry, and Quantum Information
- Steven Hoekstra (Univ. of Groningen) Testing fundamental symmetries using barium-containing diatomic and polyatomic molecules
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Fred Kavli Auditorium (Main)
08:50AM Quantum Science and Technology with Ultracold Molecules (Conference)
Schedule Available Online
- Tijs Karman (RU Nijmegen) -
- Lisa Stewart (KITP) Welcome
- Waseem Bakr (Princeton) Strongly correlated systems of polar molecules: from quantum magnets to droplets
- David DeMille (Johns Hopkins) New Talk
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Fred Kavli Auditorium (Main)
09:00AM Quantum Science and Technology with Ultracold Molecules (Conference)
Schedule Available Online
- Guido Pupillo (Unistra) -
- Eric Hudson (UCLA) New Talk
- Reuben Wang (ITAMP) Highly elastic molecular interactions: diatomics and polyatomics
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Simons Amphitheater
11:00AM Enigmatic Explosions: Observations, Modelling, and Microphysics of Extreme Transients
- Carla Frohlich (NC State) Nucleosynthesis
- Matthew Mumpower (LANL) Connection to nuclear experiment
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Fred Kavli Auditorium (Main)
09:00AM Quantum Science and Technology with Ultracold Molecules (Conference)
Schedule Available Online
- Michal Tomza (Univ. of Warsaw) -
- Simon Cornish (Durham Univ.) Interfacing individual ultracold polar molecules and Rydberg atoms in optical tweezers
- Tim Langen (TU Wien) Laser cooling of complex molecules
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Fred Kavli Auditorium
11:00AM Enigmatic Explosions: Observations, Modelling, and Microphysics of Extreme Transients
- Gail Mc Laughlin (NC State) Overview: neutrino physics
- Julien Froustey (IFSC (CSIC-UV)) Flavor transformations
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Fred Kavli Auditorium (Main)
09:00AM Quantum Science and Technology with Ultracold Molecules (Conference)
Schedule Available Online
- Thomas Pohl (TU Wien) -
- Timur Tscherbul (Nevada) Quantum information dynamics in cold chemical reactions: Out-of-time-ordered correlators and Pauli propagation
- Kaden Hazzard (Rice) Shielded molecules in optical lattices: Hubbard physics and SU(N) symmetry
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Founders' Room
11:00AM Enigmatic Explosions: Observations, Modelling, and Microphysics of Extreme Transients
- Jocelyn Read (Cal State Fullerton) Dense matter overview
- Aldana Grichener (Univ. of Arizona/Steward Observatory) Transient theory
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Simons Amphitheater
10:00AM Ultracold Molecules for Fundamental Physics, Controlled Chemistry, and Quantum Information
- Andrei Derevianko (Nevada) Beyond the Standard Model, one nuclear tick at a time
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS
TELEPHONE: (805) 893-4111
TELEFAX: (805) 893-2431
speakers@kitp.ucsb.edu
TELEFAX: (805) 893-2431
speakers@kitp.ucsb.edu
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106-4030
http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106-4030
http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu
KITP Program of Scientific Activities
Week of Oct 26 - Nov 01, 2026
Week of Oct 26 - Nov 01, 2026
2026
Monday, Oct 26, 2026
2026
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026
2026
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026
2026
Thursday, Oct 29, 2026
2026
Friday, Oct 30, 2026
2026
Saturday, Oct 31, 2026
No talks scheduled.
2026
Sunday, Nov 01, 2026
No talks scheduled.
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS
TELEPHONE: (805) 893-4111
TELEFAX: (805) 893-2431
speakers@kitp.ucsb.edu
TELEFAX: (805) 893-2431
speakers@kitp.ucsb.edu
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106-4030
http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106-4030
http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu
KITP Program of Scientific Activities
Week of Nov 02 - Nov 08, 2026
Week of Nov 02 - Nov 08, 2026
2026
Monday, Nov 02, 2026
2026
Tuesday, Nov 03, 2026
2026
Wednesday, Nov 04, 2026
2026
Thursday, Nov 05, 2026
2026
Friday, Nov 06, 2026
2026
Saturday, Nov 07, 2026
No talks scheduled.
2026
Sunday, Nov 08, 2026
No talks scheduled.
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS
TELEPHONE: (805) 893-4111
TELEFAX: (805) 893-2431
speakers@kitp.ucsb.edu
TELEFAX: (805) 893-2431
speakers@kitp.ucsb.edu
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106-4030
http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106-4030
http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu
KITP Program of Scientific Activities
Month of October, 2026
Month of October, 2026
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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