International Workshop on

Quantum Phase Transition and Dynamics :
Quenching, Annealing and Quantum Computation

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
3 - 7 February, 2009

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Topics to be covered :

  • Quantum Phase Transition
  • Quenching and critical dynamics in quantum systems
  • Annealing: Thermal and Quantum
  • Quantum computation and adiabatic evolution
  • Experimental realisations of Quantum Annealing
  • Quantum Monte Carlo and other tricks for Quantum Annealing
* Springer has agreed to publish the proceedings of the workshop in the LNP series.

Organizers

Sponsors
Centre for Applied Mathematics and Computational Science (CAMCS),
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics


Chairman
Bikas K Chakrabarti (Kolkata, India)

Convenors
Arnab Das (Trieste, Italy)
Anjan Chandra (Kolkata, India)

Contact
qaqc.sinp[at]saha.ac.in

Speakers

Speakers

  • Gabriel Aeppli (London, UK)
  • Indrani Bose (Kolkata, India)
  • Bogdan Damski (Los Alamos, USA)
  • Arnab Das (Trieste, Italy)
  • Amit Dutta (Kanpur, India)
  • Jun-ichi Inoue (Hokkaido, Japan)
  • Guruprasad Kar (Kolkata, India)
  • Yu-Cheng Lin (Saarbrüucken, Germany)
  • Rajesh Narayanan (Chennai, India)*
  • Hidetoshi Nishimori (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Gerardo Ortiz (Bloomington, U.S.A)
  • Anatoli Polkovnikov (Boston, U.S.A)
  • Giuseppe Santoro (Trieste, Italy)
  • Diptiman Sen (Bangalore, India)
  • Krishnendu Sengupta (Kolkata, India)
  • Alessandro Silva (Trieste, Italy)
  • Vemuru Subrahmanyam (Kanpur, India)
  • Sei Suzuki (Sagamihara, Japan)
  • Shu Tanaka (Chiba, Japan)
* not confirmed yet
Invited Participants
  • Subinay Dasgupta (Kolkata, India)
  • Parongama Sen (Kolkata, India)

Abstracts

Will be uploaded later!

Schedule

Schedule in PDF format is given here.

How to Apply

Applications are invited for participation and poster presentation from Grad. students and active researchers in the field/ related fields. The application should be sent to qaqc.sinp@saha.ac.in. The subject of the e-mail should be "(candidate's First name)_Application".
Following informations are to be furnished along with the application mail.

  • Full Name (First Name - Middle Name - Surname)
  • Designation
  • Affiliation
  • E-mail Address
  • Telephone and Fax Number(s)
  • Citizenship and Passport Number (Not Required for Indians)
  • Title of the Poster
  • Abstract of the Poster
  • Accomodation Required (Yes/No)
  • Travel Support Required (Yes/No)*
Note: The last date for accepting applications is 10th January 2009. * Travel support (AC 3 tier Train fare by the shortest route) is available only to Indian participants from Indian organizations, whose travel cannot be supported by their own Institution. Local hospitality will be provided to all selected candidates.

Local Information

  • Venue
    Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics,
    1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700 064, India

    Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics was founded as the Institute of Nuclear Physics by Prof. Meghnad Saha, is one of the Pioneering Research Institute of India in fundamental Physics and allied disciplines.

    Bidhannagar or Saltlake is a satellite township for Kolkata, and is a north-east extension of the main city.

  • Weather
    February is the winter time in India. It is the end of winter and the onset of spring. The weather here during early February is very pleasant and comfortable. Temperature varies between 15 C to 25 C. It is the ideal time to take short tours around.

    Live Temperatures: click here.

  • Travel Information

    Air: Kolkata has an international airport, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (airport code CCU), and a few international flights arrive at Kolkata directly. One can also take a connecting flight to Kolkata (Calcutta) after arriving at Delhi or Mumbai (Bombay) airport from abroad. The airport is about 10 km away from the Saha Institute and taxi services are regularly available at the Kolkata airport (take pre-paid taxi if possible from the airport itself).
    Price: less than INR 150 (less than USD 3.5).
    Time required: about 1/2 an hour (during rush hours).

    Train: Kolkata is well connected by train with all major cities of India. The train stations are in Howrah (on the opposite side of the river Hooghly; about 12 km away) and Sealdah (about 6 km away).

    Kolkata Taxi: Travelling within and around the city in taxis is easy and cheap. These yellow cabs are metered and fares start at Rs. 20.

    Currency: The currency used everywhere in India is Indian Rupees (INR) and can be exchanged with USD or Euro at the Foreign exchange counters at the Airport. A very approximate estimate is 1 USD = 45 INR.

  • About Kolkata
    Kolkata lies to the eastern part of India, on the banks of the river Hooghly, about 100 kms away from the Bay of Bengal. The city has been a centre of education, art, culture and political movement. It has its own life quite different from most parts of India, with the inhabitants being famous for their warm hospitality.
  • Tourism in India
    Some helpful links:
  • Other Important Research Institutes in Kolkata