Summer Schools at ICTS and KAAS
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.
5. First-passage percolation and related models
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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