Name: School of Basic Science 2026
Start: 2026-08-30T08:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-05T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Campagna (SA), Italy

School of Basic Science 2026

from Sunday, 30 August 2026 (08:30) to Saturday, 5 September 2026 (21:00)

Monday, 24 August 2026
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Friday, 28 August 2026
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Sunday, 30 August 2026

19:30 Arrival in Campagna
Arrival in Campagna
19:30 - 22:30

Monday, 31 August 2026

08:30 Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks
Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks
08:30 - 09:00

09:00 Inflationary Cosmology – Robert Brandenberger
Inflationary Cosmology – Robert Brandenberger
09:00 - 11:00

11:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30

11:30 Cosmological Observables – Paolo Benincasa
Cosmological Observables – Paolo Benincasa
11:30 - 12:30

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:30

14:30 Topological Data Analysis for Cosmology – Matteo Biagetti
Topological Data Analysis for Cosmology – Matteo Biagetti
14:30 - 16:30

16:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00

17:00 Gong show
Gong show
17:00 - 18:00

18:30 Excursion – cathedral and catacombs in Campagna
Excursion – cathedral and catacombs in Campagna
18:30 - 19:30
Tuesday, 1 September 2026

09:00 Cosmological Observables – Paolo Benincasa
Cosmological Observables – Paolo Benincasa
09:00 - 11:00

11:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30

11:30 Inflationary Cosmology – Robert Brandenberger
Inflationary Cosmology – Robert Brandenberger
11:30 - 12:30

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:30

14:30 Amplitude Methods for Gravitational Waves – Carlo Heissenberg
Amplitude Methods for Gravitational Waves – Carlo Heissenberg
14:30 - 16:30

16:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00

17:00 Poster session
Poster session
17:00 - 18:00

19:00 Juan Caramuel Seminars (Public event in Italian) – Donato Bini and Gabriele Gionti
Juan Caramuel Seminars (Public event in Italian) – Donato Bini and Gabriele Gionti
19:00 - 20:30
Relatività Generale: la teoria dello spazio e del tempo – Donato Bini Visioni dello Spazio e del Tempo: confronto fra teorie fisiche e filosofiche – Gabriele Gionti
Wednesday, 2 September 2026

09:00 Topological Data Analysis for Cosmology – Matteo Biagetti
Topological Data Analysis for Cosmology – Matteo Biagetti
09:00 - 11:00

11:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30

11:30 Amplitude Methods for Gravitational Waves – Carlo Heissenberg
Amplitude Methods for Gravitational Waves – Carlo Heissenberg
11:30 - 12:30

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:30

14:30 Excursion – Paestum historical site
Excursion – Paestum historical site
14:30 - 19:00

20:30 School dinner
School dinner
20:30 - 23:00
Thursday, 3 September 2026

09:00 Inflationary Cosmology – Robert Brandenberger
Inflationary Cosmology – Robert Brandenberger
09:00 - 11:00

11:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30

11:30 Topological Data Analysis for Cosmology – Matteo Biagetti
Topological Data Analysis for Cosmology – Matteo Biagetti
11:30 - 12:30

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:30

14:30 Cosmological Observables – Paolo Benincasa
Cosmological Observables – Paolo Benincasa
14:30 - 16:30

16:30 Coffee break + poster session
Coffee break + poster session
16:30 - 18:00

19:00 Giordano Bruno Seminar (Public event in English) – The Legacy of Giordano Bruno in Contemporary Theoretical Physics – Thibault Damour
Giordano Bruno Seminar (Public event in English) – The Legacy of Giordano Bruno in Contemporary Theoretical Physics – Thibault Damour
19:00 - 20:30
Friday, 4 September 2026

09:00 Amplitude Methods for Gravitational Waves – Carlo Heissenberg
Amplitude Methods for Gravitational Waves – Carlo Heissenberg
09:00 - 11:00

11:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30

11:30 Discussion session
Discussion session
11:30 - 12:30

12:30 Closing remarks
Closing remarks
12:30 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Saturday, 5 September 2026

07:30 Departure from Campagna
Departure from Campagna
07:30 - 12:30

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