Topical Lectures "CP violation"

30 Mar 2026, 09:30 → 1 Apr 2026, 18:00 Europe/Amsterdam

Colloquium room (Nikhef)

Marieke Postma, Niels Tuning, Patrick Koppenburg

Organizers: Marieke Postma, Niels Tuning and Patrick Koppenburg

The aim is to focus on the theme “CP violation”, while remaining broad and inclusive across different approaches, energy scales, and communities. Various aspects are discussed where CP violation manifests itself:

• CP violation in the quark sector 
• CP violation in the electroweak sector
• CP violation in the lepton sector
• CP violation at low energy
• Cosmological implications

 

Monday, 30 March

09:30 → 10:00 Coffee

10:00 → 10:15 Welcome

Speakers: Marieke Postma, Niels Tuning, Patrick Koppenburg

10:15 → 11:00 Introduction: Setting the Scene

Speaker: Marcel Merk

11:15 → 12:15 CP violation in the quark sector (1)

Speaker: Niels Tuning

12:15 → 13:15 Lunch

13:15 → 14:15 CP violation in the quark sector (2)

Speaker: Patrick Koppenburg

14:15 → 14:30 Introduction Group Work

14:30 → 14:45 Coffee break

14:45 → 16:45 Group work

Tuesday, 31 March

09:30 → 10:15 CP-odd Higgs

Speaker: Lydia Brenner

10:15 → 10:30 Coffee

10:30 → 11:15 CP(T) violation at low energy

Speakers: Lorenz Willmann (VSI, RuG), Steve Jones (RUG), Steven Hoekstra (University of Groningen, and Nikhef)

11:15 → 11:30 Break

11:30 → 12:15 CP(T) violation at low energy (2)

Speakers: Lorenz Willmann (VSI, RuG), Steve Jones (RUG), Steven Hoekstra (University of Groningen, and Nikhef)

12:15 → 14:00 PhD lunch

14:00 → 16:30 Group work

Wednesday, 1 April

09:30 → 10:15 CP violation in neutrinos

Speaker: Aart Heijboer

10:15 → 10:30 Coffee

10:30 → 11:15 CP violation in neutrinos (2)

Speaker: Aart Heijboer

11:15 → 11:30 Break

11:30 → 12:15 Cosmological implications

Speaker: Marieke Postma

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 14:15 Cosmological implications (2)

Speaker: Keri Vos (Maastricht University)

14:15 → 14:45 Break

14:45 → 16:45 Closing presentations

• 10 groups: 5'+5'

17:00 → 18:00 Drinks