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Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! That’s life – S. Pisano (CREF, INFN-LNF) “For those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.”. Niels Bohr, one of the founding fathers of Quantum Mechanics (QM), highlighted the disconcert that anyone should feel while approaching …

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 …

From Quarks to Black Holes: let’s get INSPYRED! Experiments Frascati,  March  27 – 31 , 2023 A Experiences with ArduSiPM an all-in-one particle detector (V. Bocci, F. Iacoangeli, INFN-Roma 1) The construction of a homemade particle detector is a complex task, given the difficulty in sourcing materials and their associated costs. Within the framework of institutional research at INFN, we have …

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 …