Dear Colleagues,

We are writing to make you aware of and to ask for your help in advertising to your students, postdocs and colleagues the CECAM/Psi-k School on “Path Integral Quantum Mechanics: From the Basics to the Latest Developments” which will be held from June 14 to 18th, 2021 at CECAM HQ in Lausanne Switzerland: https://www.cecam.org/workshop-details/1032. As with all CECAM events, there are no conference fees.

We intend to hold the meeting in a hybrid format, allowing for as many speakers and participants to attend in person as the conditions allow at the time. Please note that even in the event of a completely virtual event, since this is planned to be an interactive school the number of participants will be limited. Thus, we encourage the interested participants to apply soon.  See instructions on the CECAM website.

Many thanks for your help.

The Organizers: Prof. Michele Ceriotti (EPFL), Dr. Venkat Kapil (Cambridge), Dr. Yair Litman (MPI for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter), Prof. Tom Markland (Stanford), Dr. Mariana Rossi (MPI for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter)

Path Integral Quantum Mechanics: From the Basics to the Latest Developments

June 14-18th - CECAM Lausanne

Description of the school

The topic of this school is the path integral approach to quantum mechanics, which is one of the most computationally efficient methodologies for modeling quantum nuclear effects such as tunneling, delocalization, and zero-point fluctuations. The field of path integral simulations is continuously growing with even more young researchers making prominent contributions. Thus, unlike previous editions of the school where the basics were covered in great detail during the first days, this time the students will be asked to attend a massive open online course (MOOC) on the basics of PI methods prior to the school. This will allow the participants to come into the school primed with the introductory materials and be ready to tackle more advanced developments and notable recent applications in fields ranging from physics and chemistry to biology and materials science.

Contributed talks and posters

In addition to the lectures by experts in path integral methods, all the attendees at the school are highly encouraged to present their current research (whether on path integral methods or other topics) at the virtual poster session. Some of the participants will be selected for contributed talks based on their submitted abstract.

Format

We intend to hold the meeting in a hybrid format, meaning that the event will be organized virtually, and if conditions allow, participants and speakers will be allowed to attend in person. The maximum number of attendees (not including the speakers) will be ~40, so as to maximize the opportunities for interaction between the speakers and the participants. 

Registration

Find the details of registration here: https://www.cecam.org/workshop-details/1032
We encourage the participants to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for submitting the application and the abstract is 30th April 2021.