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Scientists from around the world
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… to seek answers to such
         fundamental questions…

 

 

 

 

 

… using particle accelerators
         and pushing the limits of technology.

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21 Sep/20
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HTCondor Workshop Autumn 2020

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21 Sep/20
14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)

Anomalies of 1-form symmetries and consistent gauge groups

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Tuesday
22 Sep/20
15:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Zurich)

ASP Covid-19 Exercise

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Tuesday
22 Sep/20
16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Zurich)

Jordan Cotler - "Euclidean Wormholes and Random CFT"

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22 Sep/20
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ACAT IAC Meeting

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Tuesday
22 Sep/20
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ASP Online Seminars: “Synchrotron based methods for materials chara...

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Thursday
24 Sep/20
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Quantum Annealers as a Laboratory for Quantum Physics

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24 Sep/20
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ASP Online Seminars: Multiwavelength Studies of Active Galactic Nuc...

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24 Sep/20
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