July 6 - July 30, 2010
Computational and Conceptual Approaches
to Quantum Many-Body Systems
 
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Scientific CoordinatorsMatt Hastings, Microsoft Station QBarbara Terhal, IBM Watson Simon Trebst, Microsoft Station Q Matthias Troyer, ETH Zurich Steven White, UC Irvine Site CoordinatorLeo Radzihovsky, University of Colorado |
The 2010 summer school will cover a broad range of modern numerical approaches to strongly correlated quantum many-body systems and materials. This will also include novel ideas coming from the quantum information community, in particular various approaches based on tensor network states and entanglement renormalization methods. These method-oriented presentations will be complemented by a substantial number of phenomenological and application oriented lectures.
Schedule * Lecturers * Reading Material * Lecture Notes
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Boulder Survival FAQ * School Roster * Public Lectures
Expected lecturers and seminar speakers
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Adrian Feiguin, Wyoming Matthew Fisher, Caltech Matt Hastings, Station Q David Huse, Princeton Andreas Läuchli, MPI Dresden Patrick Lee, MIT Roger Melko, Waterloo Andrew Millis, Columbia Ashwin Nayak, Waterloo Gil Refael, Caltech |
Ulrich Schollwöck, Munich Thomas Schulthess, Oak Ridge Barbara Terhal, IBM Watson Simon Trebst, Station Q Nandini Trivedi, Ohio State Matthias Troyer, ETH Zurich Frank Verstraete, Vienna Ashvin Vishwanath, UC Berkeley Philipp Werner, ETH Zurich Steven White, UC Irvine |
Topics
The method-oriented lectures will give pedagogical introductions to a variety of numerical
approaches including classical Monte Carlo and various flavors of quantum Monte Carlo,
exact diagonalization, the density matrix renormalization group, series expansions,
dynamical mean-field theory, and quantum impurity solvers.
These lectures will be complemented by an introduction to high-performance computing and parallel
programming as well as hands-on tutorials of open-source numerical codes.
On the quantum information side lecturers will cover tensor network states, entanglement
renormalization approaches, and an introduction to computational complexity theory and its
classification of computational problems encountered in many-body systems.
The phenomenological lectures will feature a broad mix of topics including (dis)ordered boson
systems, frustrated magnetism, spin liquids and exotic phases, cold atoms, and strongly correlated
fermion systems.
For information about applications, travel, student support, facilities, and general background of the Boulder school, please see the Boulder School general site.
Questions about the scientific program can be sent to the organizers.
Questions about local organization logistics, housing, etc. can be sent to the
site coordinator.
First however, PLEASE READ the general information available on the web page
Boulder Survival FAQ.
The Boulder Summer School in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics has been established
to provide education for advanced graduate students and postdocs working in condensed matter physics,
materials science and related fields. The goal is to enable students to work at the frontiers of
science and technology by providing expert training not easily available within the traditional
system of graduate education and postdoctoral apprenticeship. The School is supported by the National Science Foundation, with additional funding provided by the University of Colorado, and meets annually during July in Boulder, Colorado.
