HDM2017 : International Workshop on Hot and Dense Nuclear and Astrophysical Matter

26 Nov 2017, 17:30 → 2 Dec 2017, 17:00 Africa/Johannesburg

NITheP Seminar Room (Stellenbosch University)

Nnditshedzeni Eric Maluta (University of Venda) , Rene Kotze (National Institute for Theoretical Physics)

HDM2017 : International Workshop on Hot and Dense Nuclear and Astrophysical Matter


Dates : 26 November - 2 December 2017

Venue : NITheP Seminar Room, NITheP, Marais Road, Stellenbosch, South Africa

 

Scientific

By its nature, science is constantly evolving, and new research fields continuously emerge, in part out of the convergence of fundamental questions of several established fields, the combination of their technologies, and the fertile interaction of scientists of different training. The relatively new fields of high energy physics, relativistic heavy-ion collisions, particle and nuclear astrophysics, gravitation and cosmology provide interesting examples of such vitality.

Hot and dense nuclear matter plays an important role in the quark-hadron transition shortly after the big bang, in the element production in stars and the interior of neutron stars. The properties of such matter under extreme conditions can be studied in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Several countries operate facilities or have plans to build new accelerator systems, such as FAIR at Darmstadt and NICA at Dubna, to investigate hot and dense nuclear matter in heavy-ion collisions. Current experiments are conducted at GSI in Darmstadt, the RHIC (Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider) in Brookhaven and at the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) at CERN in Geneva. The primary aims of the experiments at the high-energy frontier are: (i) to study a new state of matter, the 'quark-gluon-plasma' (QGP) and to infer its equation of state and transport properties; (ii) and to study the physics of the Standard Model and beyond.

This workshop is aimed at providing experimental and theoretical tools to allow deep understanding of the open problems in the physical processes occurring in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions and in the astrophysical and cosmological matter. The workshop is cross-disciplinary, being widely recognized that no advance in the understanding of the Universe is possible without the cooperation of different disciplines, from elementary particle physics to nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology, each with its own approach and computational tools.

The topics of the workshop have been chosen in the young and fast expanding fields at the interphase between nuclear, particle, astrophysics and cosmology. The idea is to bring together internationally highly recognized experts in the field with young scientists and students. In the morning the experts give introductory and review lectures of general and special topics, while the afternoon is mainly devoted to seminars of the participants, leaving time for discussions and special topical schools.

School Topics:

1. Quantum Field Theory
2. Statistical and Thermal Physics of Hot and Dense Nuclear Matter
3. Particle Physics and High Energy Physics
4. Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics
5. Relativistic Fluid Dynamics and Transport Theory

Workshop Topics:

1. Equation of state and transport properties of hot and dense nuclear matter
2. Space time evolution of hot and dense nuclear matter
3. LHC Physics and SA-CERN Program
4. Heavy-ion collisions at high baryon densities and GSI-FAIR
5. High energy Astrophysics
6. Physics and Astrophysics of compact stars

Physics Case of the School and Workshop

With the participation of South African scientists at CERN and with South Africa hosting SKA, there is a strong need for a school to prepare physics and astrophysics students, and emerging researchers, in these fields. Students and emerging researchers from the previously disadvantaged universities are encouraged to attend the school and the workshop. The school lectures will be at an introductory level on the above topics to prepare them for research in the fields of the School and the Workshop.

Monday, 27 November

08:30 → 10:10 Official Opening

08:30 Opening and welcome

Speaker: Prof. Frederik Scholtz (National Institute for Theoretical Physics)

08:45 Remarks about HDM International Workshop

Speaker: Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (University of Johannesburg)

09:15 Remarks from DST Astronomy division

09:45 Vote of Thanks

10:10 → 10:30 Tea

10:30 → 13:00 Lectures

10:30 QCD : Introduction to QCD and Analytial Solutions in QCD

Speaker: Prof. Cesareo Dominguez (UCT)

Slides

• HDM_17_Lectures_1_BW.pdf
• HDM_17_Lectures_2_BW.pdf
• HDM_17_Lectures_3_BW.pdf
• HDM_17_Lectures_4_BW.pdf
• HDM_17_Lectures_cover.pdf

11:20 QCD : Introduction to QCD and Analytical Solutions in QCD

12:10 SMB : Standard Model and Beyond

Speaker: Dr Jong Soo Kim (Technishe Universitaet Dortmund)

13:00 → 14:20 Lunch

14:20 → 16:00 Lectures

14:20 IQM : Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Speaker: Dr Thuto Mosuang (University of Limpopo)

15:10 IQM : Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Speaker: Dr Thuto Mosuang (University of Limpopo)

16:00 → 16:20 Tea

16:20 → 17:10 Lectures

16:20 CPML : Collider Phenomenology and Machine Learning

Tuesday, 28 November

08:30 → 10:10 Lectures

08:30 IQM : Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Speaker: Dr Thuto Mosuang (University of Limpopo)

09:20 SMB : Standard Model and Beyond

10:10 → 10:30 Tea

10:30 → 13:00 Lectures

10:30 SQGP : Search for the Quark Gluon Plasma

Speaker: Prof. Jean Cleymans (University of Cape Town)

Slides cleymans_hdm2017_1.pdf

11:20 RDQFT : Recent Development in Quantum Field Theory

Speaker: Prof. Robert de Mello Koch (University of the Witwatersrand)

12:10 RDQFT : Recent Development in Quantum Field Theory

Speaker: Prof. Robert de Mello Koch (University of the Witwatersrand)

13:00 → 14:20 Lunch

14:20 → 16:00 Lectures

14:20 CPML : Collider Phenomenology and Machine Learning

15:10 QCD : Introduction to QCD and Analytical Solutions in QCD

16:00 → 16:20 Tea

16:20 → 17:10 Lectures

16:20 RDQFT : Recent Development in Quantum Field Theory

Wednesday, 29 November

08:30 → 10:10 Lectures

08:30 QCD : Introduction to QCD and Analytical Solutions in QCD

09:20 RDQFT : Recent Development in Quantum Field Theory

Speaker: Prof. Robert de Mello Koch (University of the Witwatersrand)

10:10 → 10:30 Tea

10:30 → 13:00 Lectures

10:30 RDQFT : Recent Development in Quantum Field Theory

Speaker: Prof. Robert de Mello Koch (University of the Witwatersrand)

11:20 SID : Statistical Interpretation of Data

Speaker: Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

12:10 SID : Statistical Interpretation of Data

Speaker: Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

Slides

• access.C
• AtlasStyle.C
• Binomial.C
• Binomial.C
• CLT.C
• Fit.C
• Neyman.C
• NormalConvergence.C
• NormalCoverage.C
• PoissonConvergence.C
• StatLecture-2017.pdf
• StatLecture-2017.ppt

13:00 → 14:20 Lunch

14:20 → 16:00 Lectures

14:20 IQM : Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Speaker: Dr Thuto Mosuang (University of Limpopo)

15:10 RHIC : Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions

Speaker: Prof. Jean Cleymans (University of Cape Town)

Slides cleymans_hdm2017_2.pdf

16:00 → 16:20 Tea

16:20 → 17:10 Lectures

16:20 QCD : Introduction to QCD and Analytical Solutions in QCD

Thursday, 30 November

08:30 → 10:10 Lectures

08:30 CP : Computational Physics

Speaker: Prof. Rodney Medupe (North West University, Mafikeng Campus)

09:20 ICRP : Introduction to Cosmology and Relativity Physics

Speaker: Dr Amare Abebe (North-West University)

Slides ICRP@HDM2017.pdf

10:10 → 10:30 Tea

10:30 → 13:00 Lectures

10:30 PABHNS : Physics and Astrophysics of Black Hole and Neutron Star

Speaker: Dr Parameswaran Ajith (International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

11:20 RHIC : Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions

Speaker: Prof. Jean Cleymans (University of Cape Town)

Slides cleymans_hdm2017_3.pdf

12:10 IAP : Introduction to Astrophysics

Speaker: Prof. Rodney Medupe (North West University, Mafikeng Campus)

13:00 → 14:20 Lunch

14:20 → 16:00 Lectures

14:20 PABHNS : Physics and Astrophysics of Black Hole and Neutron Star

15:10 ICRP : Introduction to Cosmology and Relativity Physics

Speaker: Dr Amare Abebe (North-West University)

16:00 → 16:20 Tea

16:20 → 18:00 Lectures

16:20 CP: Computational Physics

Speaker: Prof. Rodney Medupe (North West University, Mafikeng Campus)

17:10 CP - Computational Physics

Speaker: Prof. Rodney Medupe (North West University, Mafikeng Campus)

Friday, 1 December

08:30 → 10:10 Lectures

08:30 PABHNS : Physics and Astrophysics of Black Hole and Neutron Star

09:20 MM : Mathematical Methods

Speaker: Dr Sylvain Mogliacci (University of Cape Town)

10:10 → 10:30 Tea

10:30 → 13:00 Lectures

10:30 ICRP : Introduction to Cosmology and Relativity Physics

Speaker: Dr Amare Abebe (North-West University)

11:20 EOS : Equation of State of Hot and dense Nuclear Matter

Speaker: Dr Sylvain Mogliacci (University of Cape Town)

12:10 PABHNS : Physics and Astrophysics of Black Hole and Neutron Star

13:00 → 13:15 Closing Remarks

13:15 → 17:10 Excursion