Conveners
PLENARY-IV
- Joannis PAPAVASSILIOU (IFIC - Valencia)
Prof.
Jose L. F. Barbon
(Universidad Autonoma de Madrid)
12/12/2008, 11:00
I will review the impact of symmetry principles on the conceptual
development of string theory, from the early days to the recent emphasis on duality and holography.
Prof.
Andre Rubbia
(ETH)
12/12/2008, 11:45
Ultra-high-energy Messengers
The study of extremely rare phenomena calls for an environment free of cosmic and radioactive backgrounds which might mimic true signals. Laboratories deep underground, well shielded against particles from cosmic rays, meet this requirement. I will briefly introduce the subject and focus on on-going efforts towards next generation underground detectors.
