Summer Programme at IIA


More summer schools and programmes available. For the full list and more details, check here.

1. Summer School in Theoretical Physics

Institute: Kshama Ahmedabad Academy of Sciences (KAAS)

Time: June

Topics:

  • Classical Physics; Quantum Physics; Mathematical and Statistical Methods with Python
  • Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics; Nonlinear Dynamics; Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
  • Classical and Quantum Field Theory; Einstein’s Relativity

Target Audience:

  • 3rd year Bsc (Physics, Mathematics)
  • 3rd BTech (All Branches)
  • and 1st and 2nd year MSc (Physics) students

2. IIA Summer programme

Institute: Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA)

Time: July

Topics:

  • Exoplanets, Solar Physics
  • Star & Interstellar medium
  • Galaxies & Intergalactic medium
  • Astronomical Instrumentation Cosmology

Target Audience:

  • students who are in the pre-final year of their M.Sc/Integrated M.Sc./Integrated BS-MS (in Physics/Astronomy)/B.E/B.Tech

3. Nonperturbative and numerical approaches to quantum gravity, string theory and holography

Institute: ICTS

Time: August-September

Topics:

  • Lattice Supersymmetric Field Theories
  • Matrix Models, Quantum Black Holes and Gravity
  • Conformal Bootstrap
  • Formal Developments on the Lattice

Target Audience:

  • students and postdocs

4. A Short Summer School on Nonlinear Physics and Statistical Physics

Institute: IIT Kharagpur

Time: July

Topics:

  • Introduction to nonlinear dynamics, Pattern- forming instability in fluids, Spontaneous collective synchronization, the Kuramoto model.
  • Nonlinear phenomena in classical and quantum fields, Statistical field theory. Nonequilibrium dynamics of quantum fields/systems.
  • Solitary waves and Solitons. Non-topological and Topological solitons. Water waves. The KdV equation. B¨acklund transformation. Non-linear superposition and Multi soliton solutions. Sine-Gordon equation, Degenerate vacuua. Topological solitons. Elementary Toda systems.
  • Introduction to Game Theory and Evolutionary Game Theory. Nonlinear Dynamics of Games. Replicator Equations: From Basics to Research Topics.

Institute: ICTS, Bangalore

Time: July

Topics:

  • the model of first-passage percolation (FPP) — a stochastic growth model — and its close relatives

Target Audience:

  • all students who have had a course on measure theoretic probability, postdocs, faculty, and researchers working in related areas

6. Summer School in Medical Physics

Institute: German Cancer Research Center

Time: September

Topics:

  • the biological background, biological modelling and the dose-volume effects
  • high-LET radiation and hypoxia and the impact of oxygen
  • devices for small animal imaging and irradiation as well as special techniques such as FLASH and Mini Beam Radiotherapy

Target Audience:

  • national and international young scientists and graduates (BSc or MSc or PhD students)
  • require a degree in Physics, Medical Physics, Radiation Therapy or similar
  • BSc students should be at the end of their studies

7. Frustrated metals and insulators

Institute: ICTS, Bangalore

Time: September

Topics:

  • frustrated magnetism, superconductivity and topological states of matter

Target Audience:

  • graduate students, postdocs, and faculties with overlapping research interests

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