Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! Symmetries in Physics – A. D. Polosa (Univ. Sapienza, Rome) I will attempt an elementary presentation of the concept of symmetry in the fundamental laws of physics. This will introduce a brief discussion of parity violations in weak interactions, a central fact underlying the construction …

Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! Nuclear energy from fission and fusion: an overview – M. Ripani (INFN-Genova) In the lecture, the main concepts in the field of nuclear energy will be covered, illustrating the main aspects and technical challenges of radioactivity, fission and fusion processes and practical use of nuclear …

Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! Dark Matter: Modern quintessence of the universe – P. Gianotti (INFN-LNF) Ancient Greek scholars believed that in nature there were 4 elements, the “fifth element” the ether was, according to Aristotle, the constituent of the celestial bodies.Today we know that the matter that makes up …

Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! Superconductors to jump in the future – A. Bersani (INFN-Genova) First observed more than a century ago, the phenomenon of superoconductivity still represent a major, vibrating research field. Nowadays we start seeing the first industrial applications of such an extraordinary behaviour of matter at ultra …

Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! Unravelling the Secrets of the Strong Force: The SIDDHARTA-2 Experiment at the DAFNE Collider – F. Sgaramella (INFN-LNF) The strong interaction is one of the four fundamental forces of nature that governs the behavior of subatomic particles. It is responsible for binding quarks together to …

Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! Stranger things – the muons – E. Diociaiuti (INFN-LNF) “Muon, who ordered that?” That’s what Nobel laureate Isidor Isaac Rabi said… In the 30s of the last century scientists thought they had everything figured out: matter is made of atoms, atoms are made of protons, …

Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! Nuclear Physics in everyday life – S. Pirrone (INFN-Catania) Nuclear physics applications in different fields and their relevance in our life, will be explored. Sara Pirrone INFN- Senior Researcher of INFN’s Catania SectionHer research activity is in the field of experimental nuclear physics and is …

Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED!   JWST, the Universe in a sand grain – F. Vitali (INAF)   The invisibility of the Universe began to reveal itself to our eyes more than 400 years ago, when Galileo, with a gesture as simple as it was revolutionary, pointed his telescope at …

Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! Accelerating the future – M. Ferrario (INFN-LNF) High energy particle beams with extreme luminosities and ultra-bright beams for energetic radiation sources are ubiquitous tools for studying the structure of matter in a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. Last century saw huge progress in …

Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! The physics of habitable worlds – A. Balbi (Univ. Tor Vergata, Rome) In this talk, we will explore the physics underlying the existence of habitable worlds in the universe. We will begin by discussing the conditions necessary for a planet to be habitable, including factors …