---------------------------------------------------------------------- FIFTH IRISH QUANTUM FIELD THEORY MEETING THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY 21, 22 AND 23 1998 FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS CONFERENCE IN HONOUR OF THE SIXTY FIFTH BIRTHDAY OF LOCHLAINN O' RAIFEARTAIGH AT SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN 2 IRELAND ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFERENCE DETAILS AVAILABLE ON WORLD WIDE WEB AT: www.thphys.may.ie AND CONFERENCE FORUM OF:http://xxx.lanl.gov/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Speakers and Programme:

A. P. BALACHANDRAN (SYRACUSE)

D. BIRMINGHAM (UCD)

F. BUCCELLA (NAPLES)

H. D. DOEBNER (CLAUSTHAL-ZELLERFELD)

P. HIGGS (EDINBURGH)

L. MICHEL (IHES, BURES)

R. MUSTO (NAPLES)

C. NASH (MAYNOOTH)

D. OLIVE (SWANSEA)

S. SEN (TCD)

T. SHERRY (GALWAY)

N. STRAUMANN (ZURICH)

E. C. G. SUDARSHAN (AUSTIN)

K. C. WALI (SYRACUSE)

J. WESS (MPI, MUNICH)

A. WIPF (JENA)

Venue for all talks----Trinity College: Hamilton Building Maxwell Lecture Theatre

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

THURSDAY 21 MAY

9:00-10:00 REGISTRATION

10:00-10:50 H. D. DOEBNER--------ON NON-LINEAR MODIFICATIONS OF
QUANTUM MECHANICS
CHAIR: S. SEN

11:00-11:20 TEA/COFFEE

11:20-12:10 N. STRAUMANN---------NON ABELIAN BLACK HOLES AND SELF GRAVITATING SOLITONS : A SEQUENCE OF SURPRISES
CHAIR: C. NASH

12:20-2:20 LUNCH

2:20-3:10 A. P. BALACHANDRAN------------DISCRETE QUANTUM PHYSICS
CHAIR: B. DOLAN

3:20-4:10 C. NASH-----TOPOLOGY AND QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
CHAIR: S. SEN

4:20-4:40 TEA/COFFEE

4:40-5:10 T. SHERRY---

THE QUANTUM MECHANICAL PATH INTEGRAL AS A CALCULATIONAL TOOL IN QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

CHAIR T. TCHRAKIAN

FRIDAY 22 MAY

10:00-10:50 K. C. WALI--------GEOMETRISATION OF PARTICLE INTERACTIONS:
AN OVERVIEW
CHAIR: S. SEN

11:00-11:20 TEA/COFFEE

11:20-12:00 S. SEN-----GEOMETRIC DISCRETISATION
CHAIR: J. SEXTON

12:00-2:00 LUNCH

2:00-2:50 F. BUCELLA---------NEUTRINO MASSES AND BARYOGENESIS IN SO(10)
CHAIR: D. BIRMINGHAM

3:00-3:50 A. WIPF---FIELD THEORIES ON THE TORUS
CHAIR: M. FRY

4:00-4:20 TEA/COFFEE

4:20-5:10 D. BIRMINGHAM-----BLACK HOLES AND STRING THEORY
CHAIR: N. BUTTIMORE

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BY

P. HIGGS SPONTANEOUS SYMMETRY BREAKING AND GAUGE THEORIES--- ---A BRIEF HISTORY
HAMILTON BUILDING: MCNEILL LECTURE THEATRE

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SATURDAY 23 MAY

10:00-10:50 L. MICHEL--------SYMMETRIES
CHAIR: S. SEN

11:00-11:20 TEA/COFFEE

11:20-12:10 E. C. G. SUDARSHAN -----SPIN AND STATISTICS
CHAIR: L. O RAIFEARTAIGH

12:20-2:20 LUNCH

2:20-3:10 D. OLIVE---------DUALITY
CHAIR: C. NASH

3:20-4:10 J. WESS---MORE THAN 20 YEARS WITH SUPERSYMMETRY
CHAIR: T. SHERRY

4:20-4:40 TEA/COFFEE

4:40-5:30 R. MUSTO-----------REMINISCENCES
CHAIR: N. BUTTIMORE

SATURDAY EVENING CONFERENCE DINNER 7:30PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Registration and conference dinner: There will be a IR£ 10 charge for registration (registration for graduate students is free) and one of IR£ 25 for the conference dinner; we require early booking and payment for the conference dinner and would very much appreciate your cooperation in this matter. A cheque in advance for the conference dinner payable to Professor S. Sen would be most welcome.

Accommodation; If you require hotel or bed and breakfast accommodation a list of suitable addresses can be obtained by contacting Margaret Matthews at the School of Theoretical Physics, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Her telephone number and email address are +353 1 6140 137 (direct line to office) and matthews@stp.dias.ie respectively.

Car parking: Car parking at the conference venue TCD is very scarce. However if you wish to try to park in TCD during the conference you must supply the conference organisers in advance with the registration number, make and colour of the car you will be using. TCD will also make a small charge for parking usually, but not always, payable at the point of entry.

Official invitations: Should you require an official invitation to attend the conference for a VISA application, or for any other reason, please contact the organisers who will provide it.