Remembering Bj: a Symposium in Honor of James Bjorken

Saturday 9 Nov 2024, 09:00 → 19:50 America/Los_Angeles

51/1-102 - Kavli Auditorium (SLAC)

Lance Dixon (SLAC)

 

 

James D. Bjorken (1934-2024) was a giant of theoretical physics.  Beyond his original contributions to all aspects of particle physics, Bj personified the idea that progress in physics is driven by the pure joy of exploration.   This symposium brings together many of Bj's friends and colleagues to review his life and work.

Speakers will include:   Helen Quinn, Fred Gilman, Stan Brodsky, Chris Quigg, Sekazi Mtingwa, Cyrus Taylor, Davison Soper, Larry McLerran, Natalia Toro, and members of Bj's family. 

The meeting will be web-cast at the following Zoom link:

 https://stanford.zoom.us/j/97339203608?pwd=pTqvnnHBalNuYDJpa4FA1BTk2nIbJM.1

If you plan to attend in-person, please note this on the registration form.

 

Please note that, on the previous day, Nov. 8, SLAC will host a symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of the J/psi discovery.  For details, see

https://indico.slac.stanford.edu/e/Jpsi50  .

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09:00 → 09:30 morning coffee

09:30 → 09:40 Welcome and introduction¶

Speaker: Lance Dixon (SLAC)

09:40 → 09:55 Bj as a thesis advisor¶

Speaker: Helen Quinn (SLAC)

09:55 → 10:15 Bj at SLAC in the 60's¶

Speaker: Frederick Gilman (Carnegie Mellon University)

Gilman.pdf

10:15 → 10:30 Bj at SLAC in the 70's¶

Speaker: Stanley Brodsky (SLAC)

Brodsky.pdf

10:30 → 10:45 Q&A¶

10:45 → 11:15 coffee

11:15 → 11:30 Bj at Fermilab and Fermilab's future¶

Speaker: Chris Quigg (Fermilab)

CQuiggbjFermilab.pdf

11:30 → 11:45 Bj and strongly focused beams¶

Speaker: Sekazi Mtingwa

Mtingwa.pdf

11:45 → 12:00 Bj the experimenter¶

Speaker: Cyrus Taylor

Taylor.pdf

12:00 → 12:15 Q&A¶

12:15 → 13:25 Lunch

13:25 → 13:40 Bj and perturbative QCD¶

Speaker: Dave Soper

Soper.pdf

13:40 → 13:55 Bj and the quark-gluon plasma¶

Speaker: Larry McLerran

McLerran.pdf

13:55 → 14:10 Bj searching for hidden sectors¶

Speaker: Natalia Toro (SLAC)

Toro-Bj-Dark-Sectors.pdf

14:10 → 14:25 Q&A¶

14:25 → 14:55 coffee break

14:55 → 15:25 Open Mic -- contributors: Michael Albrow, Andrew Brandt, Michael Peskin, Casey Hartman¶

Albrow.pdf

BjSlideShow.pdf

15:25 → 15:55 Bj and his family¶

Speaker: Johanna Bjorken et al.

15:55 → 16:25 Plant a tree¶

Speaker: Lance Dixon (SLAC)