January 28- February 3, 2001
      THE BOSTON AREA PHYSICS CALENDAR

The Boston Area Physics Calendar is published weekly during the academic
year by the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT.  You may send your
announcement by e-mail (bapc@lns.mit.edu) or FAX (617-253-8674).  We cannot
accept announcements by telephone.  Entries should reach us no later than
11:00 a.m. the Monday of the week preceding the week of the event.  ENTRIES
RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED.
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Monday, January 29, 2001

Monday, January 29, 2:00PM
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Monday Research Seminar
Center for Theoretical Physics, Bldg 6 3rdfl  Seminar Room
``Topological features in Ion Trap Holonomic Computation"
Jiannis Pachos
Max Planck Institute


Tuesday, January 30, 2001

Tuesday, January 30, 2:30PM
Tufts University
Joint Tufts-CfA-MIT Cosmology Seminar
Robinson Hall, Room 250
``Trans-Planckian Problem for Inflationary Cosmology"
Robert Brandenberger
Brown University
Refreshments served at 2:00pm in Knipp Library

Tuesday, January 30, 4:00 PM
Brandeis University
Martin Weiner Lecture Series, Physics Colloquium
Physics Bldg, Abelson 131
``CHANDRA Views of Extragalactic Radio Sources"
Dr. Daniel Harris
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Refreshments served at 3:30p.m, Room 333

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2001, 11:45am

Brandeis University
Condensed Matter Seminar
Physics Building, Room 333
"Probing High Tc Superconductivity at an
Atomic Scale with a Low Temperature STM"
Prof. Shuheng Pan
Boston University


Wednesday, January 31, 2001
Wednesday, January 31, 4:00PM
Northeastern University
Condensed Matter Seminar
Dana Research Center 114
``Dimensional Crossover in Quasi One-Dimensional and High Temperature
Superconductors"
Professor Erica Carlson
Boston University


Wednesday, January 31, 4:30PM
Harvard University
Joint Theory Seminar
Jefferson 256
``No electrons in ultradense matter"
Frank Wilczek
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Refreshments  at 4:00pm,  HET Commons, Jefferson 460


Wednesday, January 31, 4:30PM
Harvard University
Joint Atomic Physics Seminar
Jefferson Laboratory. Room 356
``Bose-Einstein Condensation- properties of a novel superfluid, probed by
path integrals"
Dr. Jacques Tempere
Harvard University
Tea served at 4:00PM

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Thursday, February 1, 2001

Thursday, February 1, 1:00PM
Harvard University
Materials Science Seminar
G. McKay Lab 402, David Turnbull Room
``Inelastic Behavior of FCC Metallic Thin Films and Lines"
Mauro J. Kobrinsky
Massachusetts Institute of Technology



Thursday, February 1, 4:15PM
Harvard University
Duality Seminar
Jefferson 453
``TBA"
Zurab Kakushadze
Stony Brook
Refreshments at 3:45pm, HET commons, Jefferson 460

Thursday, February 1, 2001  4:15 PM
Harvard University
Duality Seminar
Jefferson 453
"Brane-Bulk Duality and Four-dimensional Gauge Theories"
Zurab Kakushadze
Stonybrook
Refreshments offered at 3:45, High Energy Theory commons area, Jefferson 460
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Friday, February 2, 2001

No seminar notices received.


Reminder:
Deadline for the February 4 - 10 calendar is
Monday, January 29, 2001 at 11:00a.m.

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