Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

KITP Conference | The Lifecycle of Stellar Black Holes Gravitational wave detections are revolutionizing our knowledge of the stellar mass black hole population. Gaia is unveiling a new population of dormant blac...

The Lifecycle of Stellar Black Holes #KITP conference has concluded, and recorded talks are now available to watch at buff.ly/NHhUJiY

Find more talks from the associated program #stellarbh25, continuing on at buff.ly/9PaN1jv

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Advanced grad students + postdocs: apply for the 2026 #kitpqbio summer course, "Physical Principles of Morphogenesis in Plants and Animals," at buff.ly/OXXMKEv. Apply by Feb. 1.
Course directors Adrienne Roeder (Cornell) and Sebastian Streichan (UCSB)

Welcome to all participants joining the #KITP conference on The Lifecycle of Stellar Black Holes (#stellarbh-c25) this week!

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Watch the latest #KITP Blackboard Lunch talk by Yi Zhuang You (ucsandiego.bsky.social) and learn about "Generative Models and Physics"
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Black holes are the most extreme objects in our universe. Thanks to incredibly sensitive instruments — known as gravitational-wave observatories — we can “hear” when two black holes crash into each… Listening to Black Holes with Gravitational Waves | Maya Fishbach (CITA)

Dr. Maya Fishbach (CITA) summarized what gravitational waves are, how we detect them, and what they teach us about black holes, progenitor stars, and cosmic expansion history in the latest #KITP Public Lecture.
Watch "Listening to Black Holes with Gravitational Waves" to learn more

Welcome to the Generative AI for High & Low Energy Physics (#genai25) program at KITP!

November 3 - December 19, 2025

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The Frontiers of Programmable Quantum Dynamics: Advances and Applications
conference has concluded today, and recorded talks are now available to watch at
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Welcome to the Stellar-Mass Black Holes at the Nexus of Optical, X-ray, and Gravitational Wave Surveys (#stellarbh25) program at KITP!

October 27, 2025 - December 19, 2025

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Welcome to all participants joining the #KITP conference on Frontiers of Programmable Quantum Dynamics: Advances and Applications! 🧪

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Watch the latest #KITP Blackboard Lunch talk, "Learnable and unlearnable in quantum dynamics" by Matteo Ippoliti (Texas), coordinator of the Learning the Fine Structure of Quantum Dynamics in Programmable Quantum Matter #finestructure25 program 🧪

#NobelPrize. Le Prix Nobel de physique 2025 est décerné à John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret et John M. Martinis "pour la découverte de l'effet tunnel quantique macroscopique et de la quantification de l'énergie dans un circuit électrique"

Nobel prize in physics awarded to three scientists for work on quantum mechanics Trio led experiments demonstrating that bizarre properties of quantum world can translate into measurable effects in the everyday The Nobel prize in physics 2025 has been awarded to British, French and American scientists for their work on quantum mechanics. John Clarke, a British physicist based at the University of California at Berkeley, Michel Devoret, a French physicist based at Yale University, and John Martinis, of the University of California Santa Barbara, share the 11m Swedish kronor (about £871,400) prize announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Continue reading...

Nobel prize in physics awarded to three scientists for work on quantum mechanics

Nobel in physics awarded to scientists showing quantum mechanics on a macro scale John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis were honored for showing quantum tunneling in an electrical circuit, work with implications for the next generation of quantum technology.

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A rewarding dissertation on the strong nuclear force KITP Postdoc Bruno Scheihing-Hitschfeld is awarded for outstanding dissertation in nuclear physics by the American Physical Society.

A rewarding dissertation on the strong nuclear force news.ucsb.edu/2025/022040/...

Welcome to the Learning the Fine Structure of Quantum Dynamics in Programmable Quantum Matter (#finestructure25) program at KITP!

September 29 - October 30, 2025

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The purpose of these Blackboard Talk lunches is for the science of one program to be explained to the other KITP program participants. These talks lead to cross program communications that work… The limits and applications of noisy quantum dynamics | Michael Gullans (QuICS)

Watch the latest #KITP Blackboard Lunch talk by Michael Gullans (QuICS) and learn about "The limits and applications of noisy quantum dynamics" 🧪

The purpose of these Blackboard Talk lunches is for the science of one program to be explained to the other KITP program participants. These talks lead to cross program communications that work… Extreme Plasma Physics of Neutron Stars and Black Holes | Andrei Beloborodov (Columbia)

Watch the latest #KITP Blackboard Lunch talk by Andrei Beloborodov (Columbia) and learn how extreme plasma physics drives the intense luminosity and jet creation of black holes and neutron stars 🧪 youtu.be/ZAqCIXgDP1s

KITP Conference | Quantum Many-body Physics through the Lens of Quantum Error Correction The presence of noise implies that quantum error correction and fault-tolerance are needed to achieve scalable quantum computation. Advances in programmable ...

The Quantum Many-body Physics through the Lens of Quantum Error Correction conference has concluded, but recorded talks are available to watch online and the associated program continues next week at KITP:
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Welcome to the Quantum Many-body Physics through the Lens of Quantum Error Correction (#stablephases-c25) Conference at #KITP

Recorded talks will be available to watch at buff.ly/dUkQjpU + buff.ly/AODznbi

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Was an action packed and exciting 5 weeks spent at @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social for the #kitp_qbio program! Looking forward to seeing where active sensing navigates to in the coming years

The Frontiers of Relativistic Plasma Physics in Astrophysics and Laboratory Experiments(#extremeplasma25) conference has concluded, but the associated program continues next week! buff.ly/zcC1bU6

Catch up on the recorded conference talks at buff.ly/5Xi6Zw8 🧪 buff.ly/CxHkUA4 #icymi

Gary Horowitz awarded Dirac Medal for contributions to theoretical physics Renowned UC Santa Barbara physicist Gary Horowitz has been honored with the Dirac Medal for his landmark advancements in gravity and string theory, a rare distinction among scientists.

UCSB's Gary Horowitz has been awarded the 2025 Dirac Medal, a prestigious honor recognizing his groundbreaking work in gravitational physics and string theory 🏆

Full story: ow.ly/70G450WHCcq

KITP conferences are special. Early career researchers will find ample opportunities to interact and build new relationships, and more senior scientists will find themselves rejuvenated. Hit me up if you have questions, and please SPREAD THE WORD!

Check out the @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social conference we're (Vashan Wright, Sujit Datta, Nathalie Vriend) organizing:
www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/s... for THIS JANUARY 6-9!
Geoscientists, physicists and engineers: are you intellectually adventurous and been wondering "is this all there is?" 🧪

Welcome to the Noise-robust Phases of Quantum Matter (#stablephases25 ) program at KITP!

August 19, 2025 - Oct 23, 2025

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Welcome to the Frontiers of Relativistic Plasma Physics in Astrophysics and Laboratory Experiments (#extremeplasma-c25 ) Conference at #KITP

Recorded talks will be available to watch at buff.ly/5Xi6Zw8 + buff.ly/Pke4LL8

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Full title: When 'Decoding Body Language' Becomes Serious Science: How Posture & Spine Shape Reflect Our Inner States Interoception represents a fundamental pathway through which the nervous system… When 'Decoding Body Language' Becomes Serious Science | Claire Wyart (ICM) #KITP Chalk Talk

Claire Wyart (@institutducerveau.bsky.social) discusses how small neurons in the spinal cord act as mechanosensors to detect spinal compression and modulate appropriate responses in the latest Friends of #KITP Chalk Talk: "When 'Decoding Body Language' Becomes Serious Science" 🧪

A Stellar Revolution: How Open-Source Tool MESA Changed the Way We Study Stars A Stellar Revolution: How Open-Source Tool MESA Changed the Way We Study Stars on Simons Foundation

Since its creation by Bill Paxton, the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) has illuminated the lives of stars and become a staple for stellar scientists: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/12/a... #science #astrophysics

The always photogenic Kohn Hall (KITP in Santa Barbara).

The faculty papers of renowned theoretical physicist and string theorist Joseph Polchinski (1954–2018) are now available for research. Polchinski was a professor of physics @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social and member of @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social.


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