This joint event brings together two prestigious programmes in theoretical physics, offering five days of lectures, tutorials, and research discussions. International plenary lecturers will each present two pedagogical talks aimed at graduate students and one technical talk during the School. The Workshop will feature cutting-edge research presentations by both local and international participants.
The format of the event encourages lively discussion, promotes collaboration, and drives the exploration of new research directions in theoretical high energy physics.
The theme is "Large N and the Emergence of Holography”.
Who should attend?
- Postgraduate students
- Early-career researchers
- Academics
Pedagogical Lecturers
- Tarek Anous (Queen Mary University of London, UK)
- Lorenzo di Pietro (Trieste University)
- Seok Kim (Seoul National University, Korea)
- Costis Papageorgakis (Queen Mary University of London, UK)
- Xinan Zhou (Shanghai Technical University and Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, China)
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More about the event
Organisers
- Pallab Basu (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Robert de Mello Koch (Huzhou University, China)
- Kevin Goldstein (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Vishnu Jejjala (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Antal Jevicki (Brown University, USA)
- Anosh Joseph (University of the Witwatersrand)
- João Rodrigues (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Sam van Leuven (University of the Witwatersrand)
Local Participants (South Africa)
- Victoria Adeleke (Mangosuthu University of Technology)
- Pallab Basu (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Jarryd Bath (University of Pretoria)
- Immanuel Booysens (University of Pretoria)
- Warren Carlson (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Kevin Goldstein (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Siyanda Hlathi (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- Anosh Joseph (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Simon Kahn Tollman (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Eleanor Kedem (Stellenbosch University)
- Garreth Kemp (University of Johannesburg)
- Thabo Lepota (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Bigboy Madlala (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Vinod Mamale (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Lehlogonolo Mashigo (University of Pretoria)
- Kayleigh Mathieson (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Bradley Mkhondo (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Kutloano Nkojoana (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Caleb Nyathi (University of Cape Town)
- Nicholas Pather (University of Cape Town)
- João Rodrigues (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Abinash Swain (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Laila Tribelhorn (University of Pretoria)
- Sam van Leuven (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Khadija Windo (University of South Africa)
- Konstantinos Zoubos (University of Pretoria)
International Participants
- Tarek Anous (Queen Mary University London, UK)
- Antal Jevicki (Brown University, USA)
- Seok Kim (Seoul National University, South Korea)
- Vamika Longia (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, India)
- Costis Papageorgakis (Queen Mary University London, UK)
- Lorenzo Di Pietro (Trieste University, Italy)
- Robert de Mello Koch (Huzhou University, China)
- Xinan Zhou (Shanghai Technical University, China)
About Chris Engelbrecht
Chris Engelbrecht was a renowned South African theoretical physicist, teacher, and mentor whose legacy continues through this long-running annual programme. The Chris Engelbrecht Summer School, organised under the auspices of NITheCS, provides advanced training in theoretical physics.
About Stanley Mandelstam
Stanley Mandelstam was an eminent South African-born American theoretical physicist and Wits University graduate, recognised for his pioneering contributions to particle physics and string theory. The Mandelstam Theoretical Physics School and Workshop is named in his honour to continue his legacy of advancing fundamental physics.
Acknowledgements
The organisers gratefully acknowledge NITheCS for its generous funding of the School and Wits University for its valued support.
