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The High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (HECAP) section at ICTP is studying some of the most exciting areas in physics today, from string theory to physics at large energy colliders, from neutrino phenomenology to alternative cosmologies.
HECAP collaborates closely with the staff of the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), the Department of Theoretical Physics of Trieste University, and with the physicists of the Trieste section of the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN).
22 Feb 2018
» The Astrophobic Axion
27 Feb 2018
» What's inside a black hole?
2 Mar 2018
» 6d Theories on Curves
14 Mar 2018 - 22 Mar 2018
» Spring School on Superstring Theory and Related Topics | (smr 3193)
28 May 2018 - 1 Jun 2018
» Advanced Workshop on Physics of Atmospheric Neutrinos - PANE 2018 | (smr 3207)
18 Jun 2018 - 29 Jun 2018
» 1st Joint ICTP-Trieste/ICTP-SAIFR School on Particle Physics | (smr 3220)
18 Jun 2018 - 29 Jun 2018
» Summer School on Cosmology 2018 | (smr 3213)
The HECAP section has research and visitors' programmes mostly aimed at scientists from developing countries.
The main motivation to study string theory is because it promises to provide a framework to unify all matter and interactions, including gravity, in a consistent theory. Despite the intrinsic difficulty of dealing with a theory that manifests itself at scales as high as the Planck mass, for more than 25 years there has been continuous progress in order to connect string theory and low-energy physics. This refers to extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics and cosmology that could lead to some observable implications.