You are cordially invited to the SCL seminar of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems, which will be held on Thursday, 5 February 2026 at 14:00 in the library reading room "Dr. Dragan Popović" of the Institute of Physics Belgrade. The talk entitled

Kuiper Belts around other stars

will be given by Tim Pearce (University of Warwick, UK). The abstract of the talk:

Our Solar System contains not only planets, but also many smaller bodies like asteroids and comets. These bodies are collectively called 'debris', and they tend to be concentrated in 'debris discs' like the Asteroid Belt and Kuiper Belt. We can image debris discs like the Kuiper Belt around other stars too, and these discs show a broad range of shapes and features. These features are often thought to be caused by unseen exoplanets. In this talk I give a broad overview of Kuiper Belts around other stars, including what they look like, how they evolve, and what they teach us about exoplanets and planetary systems. For this talk I assume no prior knowledge, and try to make it accessible to a wide range of seniorities and experience levels.