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Helmut’s Adventures in Portugal

A story of Physics , Fado & Horses. J. Seixas, LIP & Physics Dep . IST, Lisbon Satzfest , Vienna , 17 April 2011. Helmut’s Adventures in Portugal. Physics. Physics. The connection of Helmut to the portuguese physics community has a long and proficuous history

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Helmut’s Adventures in Portugal

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  1. A storyofPhysics, Fado & Horses J. Seixas, LIP & PhysicsDep. IST, Lisbon Satzfest, Vienna, 17 April 2011 Helmut’sAdventuresin Portugal

  2. Physics

  3. Physics • The connection of Helmut to the portuguese physics community has a long and proficuous history • Since his early participations in the “Autumn School” programs (~1980) , Helmut’s collaboration with the (then) young physics community has been of fundamental importance • The portuguese effort in the High Energy Heavy Ion Physics domain is largely a consequence of this collaboration.

  4. Physics • Autumnschools • Strongconnection to the theoreticaland experimental NA50/NA60 portuguesegroups • Multiparticle Dynamics 1996 • HardProbe Café 1997 • 1st HardProbesConference 2004 • Gulbenkian Professor • Steeringcommitee CFIF/CFTP • Manystudentsbenefitedfromhis (fantastic) lecturesat IST • …

  5. Physics The sea does not pay attention neither to prayers nor to blasphemies

  6. Physics • (NA50/NA60) A New State Matter created at CERN NA60 NA50

  7. Fado

  8. Fado • FewofyoumightknowthatHelmut’sknowledgeof fado goes to thedetailofknowingthelyrics, inportuguese (I had to translate some…) • Buthehadgreatmastersofthiscraft… • Eachtimehegoes to a Fado house, surely a newimportant (stillunknown) singerisappearingthatevening… • BynowI’mcertainhemasters Fado as well as the QGP (notsureaboutthesingingpart, butyoumighttry to investigate) • His scoreisamazing! Checkthis:

  9. Fado • AutumnSchool: Faia (Bairro Alto) Carlos do Carmo • HardProbe Café: Sr. Vinho (Lapa) Mariza • Conclusion: try to haveHelmut as yourguideinLisbon!

  10. Fado • Helmut and I (also KrzyztofRedlich, Bob and Johnnie Thews and Vesa and others, I think Jean Cleymans sometimes too) went very often to this one particular restaurant where the owner kept giving us more and more goodies when we returned, often with more people. • It was a good trip.  I have known Helmut 25 years now and, while I don't always agree with him on physics, I have enjoyed spending time with him immensely. Ramona Vogt (A satisfied customer)

  11. Fado • Fado means “fate”, a subjectparticularlyadapted to a physicist… • Helmutspent a longtimethinkingofthefateofthe J/ whensubject to allsortsofhardship. • Itis fundamental thatthefateofJ/ isconnectedprecisely to thefateoffeeddownmechanisms, somethingwhichhas to beclarifiedinthenextfuture

  12. Horses

  13. Horses • As is well known, Helmut is a very good horse rider, keen to master all the details of this art • Even went (I guess more than once…) to Golegã in November, where there is a very important horse festival each year (I’m thinking of restarting the Autumn School series to have the privilege of having him in Lisbon each November…)

  14. Physics When one navigates without destiny no wind is favorable

  15. Horses Helmut, ready to gallop in the wild QCD landscape…

  16. Manyhappyreturns, Helmut!

  17. backup

  18. A storyofPhysics, Fado & Horses O fado do J/

  19. A storyofPhysics, Fado & Horses O fado do J/ Lyrics & musicby Amália Rodrigues (with a slighttwistby J. Seixas)

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