University of Arizona HEP Theory Reading Group

The HEP Theory Reading Group is an informal journal group for students, postdocs, and faculty interested in theoretical particle physics. The aim is to better familiarize ourselves with current ideas and recent publications in the field. The group meets fortnightly, and at each meeting, we discuss a recent paper (or in some cases a few short, related papers) of general interest to those work in theoretical particle physics.

The group meets every other Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 PM while classes are in session. We will usually convene in the seminar room (PAS 218), but due to room scheduling conflicts, meetings will occasionlly be held elsewhere, as noted on the schedule below. For each session, one member of the group is designated as the primary reader and two others are designated as secondary readers. These three members decide which paper will be discussed at that session (and notify the rest of the group two weeks or so in advance as to their choice) and try together to understand it in as much depth as possible beforehand. The primary reader then leads the discussion at the meeting. Other group members are expected to have read the paper beforehand, and should feel free to make comments and ask questions during the session.

The schedule of upcoming papers, readers, etc. is provided below:

Spring 2008

Fall 2007

If you have any questions about the journal club, or if you'd like to be added to the email list, you can contact Brooks Thomas at brooks@physics.arizona.edu.