Events

June 2026
Mon 29 Jun  - Fri 3 Jul 2026	Conference: Amplitudes 2026 Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy The Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy at the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences is delighted to announce that Queen Mary University of London will host Amplitudes 2026, the international conference on scattering amplitudes, from 29 June to 3 July 2026. Amplitudes is an annual international conference series focused on scattering amplitudes in quantum field theory, string theory, and related areas of high-energy theoretical physics. The series has become since its inception in...
July 2026
Fri 3 Jul 2026   16:00 - 17:00	Special Mathematics Colloquium: On lines and particles  Centre for Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation Join us for a Special Mathematics Colloquium delivered by Professor Bernd Sturmfels (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig). Title: On lines and particles Abstract: Momentum twistors in particle physics are lines in 3-space. We explain how this works and what it means for configurations of lines. Algebraic geometry provides a common language for line incidences, rigidity theory of graphs, and Feynman integrals for scattering amplitudes.
Mon 13  - Fri 17 Jul 2026	Conference: New Perspectives on Evolution Equations and Related Topics  Centre for Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation The aim of this workshop is to explore key topics in the theory of evolution equations, both linear and nonlinear, which lie at the intersection of mathematical analysis and physics. The event is designed to foster collaboration between leading...
September 2026
Tue 22 Sep 2026   14:00 - 15:30	GAnG Seminar: Orlando Luongo - Negative refraction and gravitational metamaterials: From optical geometry to dark matter Centre for Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation NOTE: Pre talk intro for non experts starts at 2pm, with seminar starting at 2.30pm Title: Negative refraction and gravitational metamaterials: From optical geometry to dark matter Abstract: In this talk I propose a novel reinterpretation of spacetime as an effective optical medium capable of exhibiting negative refraction. I show that this phenomenon is not a coordinate artifact, but rather a covariant property of energy-momentum flow, arising when phase propagation and energy transport...