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New DESI Results Weigh In On Gravity


A complex analysis of DESI’s first year of data provides one of the most stringent tests yet of general relativity and how gravity behaves at cosmic scales

I Symposium on Sound Art in Tribute to the Artist and Researcher Rebecca Collins


The event will be held at two venues: on November 19 at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, and on November 20 at the Institute of History.

La Caixa doctoral INPhINIT fellowships call is now open

The Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT) in Madrid is offering PhD positions for talented Early Stage Researchers within the framework of the "la Caixa" doctoral INPhINIT fellowships, in the fields of String Theory, Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Information, Particle Physics, Astroparticles and Cosmology.

Solidarity and Support Following the DANA Tragedy in Spain

From the IFT, we wish to express our deepest solidarity and sorrow in light of the tragedy caused by the DANA in various regions of Spain, especially in Valencia.

New edition of the Outreach Series on Fundamental Physics

The IFT returns to the Residencia de Estudiantes once again for Science Week on November 7, 14, and 15.

Carmen García, researcher at IFIC, receives the 2024 National Research Award in the category of Physical Sciences

Professor García has been awarded this prize for the impact of her scientific career, recognized both nationally and internationally, and for the excellence of her research in particle physics, focused on the study of the fundamental components of matter and their interactions.

Upcoming Events

December 16, 2024
11:00am to 12:00pm
arXiv:2412.08551
December 17, 2024
3:00pm to 4:30pm
 In this talk, I will consider perturbing an AdS black hole with Brownian semiclassical sources, implementing the continuous version of a random quantum circuit for the black hole.
January 13, 2025
11:30am to 1:00pm
This class will be dedicated to introduce basic notions of machine learning. In this chapter we will discuss the purpose
January 13, 2025 to January 17, 2025
11:30am to 1:00pm
This course, taught by Adrián Pérez-Salinas (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
January 14, 2025
11:30am to 1:00pm
In this class we will cover the basic of regression and supervised classification, both theoretical notions (not so much)
January 15, 2025
11:30am to 1:00pm
In this class I will give some examples of TensorFlow, a library specifically designed to do machine learning.
January 16, 2025
10:30am to 12:00pm
This class will cover the basic concepts of quantum machine learning, together with examples of the problems in acomputer. I will use QIBO for it.
Contents:
January 16, 2025
12:00pm to 1:00pm
After the usual paper discussion, Luca Melotti will give a talk on TBA.
January 16, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm