Leinweber Forum For Theoretical Physics
Welcome to the Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics!
The Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics is an endowed institute bringing together a community of scientists across the fields of particle and string theory, cosmology, condensed matter, quantum information, and astrophysics. Building on Caltech's century-long legacy of breakthroughs, this center looks ahead to the next generation of people and ideas that will redefine our understanding of the universe.
Seminars
All Events
October 12, 2026
1:30 pm
High Energy Theory Seminar
From Preons to Flavor: Probing Composite Quarks and Leptons
October 14, 2026
12:15 pm
Calltech/IPAC Seminar
Roman Microlensing Detection Efficiency and Planet Occurrence
October 14, 2026
2:30 pm
IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Measuring fundamental particle interactions with levitated optomechanical sensors
October 15, 2026
12:00 pm
Observational Cosmology Seminar
Precise and Robust Models of Large-scale Structure for Spectroscopic Surveys via Perturbative Bias Phenomenology
October 15, 2026
4:00 pm
Physics Colloquium
Statistical mechanics of classical and quantum computation
October 16, 2026
12:00 pm
IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Higher Berry Curvature of Crystalline Insulators: From Generalized Cohomology to Magnetoelectric Coupling
October 16, 2026
2:00 pm
TAPIR Seminar
The Evolution and Fates of Massive Stars and Binaries: From Nuclear Burning to Explosive Outcomes