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Europe/Rome 2019-05-07 11:00:00 2019-05-07 12:00:00 Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: To be announced SISSA, Via Bonomea 265 ICTP pio@ictp.it 7 May 2019

Europe/Rome 2019-05-09 11:00:00 2019-05-09 12:00:00 ICTP Seminar Series in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics: Stark Many-body Localisation Commonly used diagnostics of many-body localisation include Poissonian statistics of the many-body eigenenergies and logarithmic-in-time growth of the entanglement entropy after a quantum quench. In this talk, I shall show that these features are present in a model with no quenched disorder at all – interacting spinless fermions on a 1D lattice in a strong electric field – and discuss how to interpret this fact. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 9 May 2019

Europe/Rome 2019-05-14 11:00:00 2019-05-14 12:00:00 Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics Seminar: To be announced SISSA, Via Bonomea 265 ICTP pio@ictp.it 14 May 2019

Europe/Rome 2019-05-23 11:00:00 2019-05-23 12:00:00 ICTP Seminar Series in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics: First-Principles-based Calculations of Caloric Effects in Ferroelectrics and Multiferroics So-called ferro-caloric effects, i.e. a change of temperature under application of an external field, are currently under intense investigation as a potential solution for future solid-state cooling devices, which promise to be more energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly than currently used devices. These effects are particularly strong in ferroic materials close to the ferroic ordering temperatures, where modest fields can lead to huge entropy changes by ordering electric or magnetic dipoles or other orientational degrees of freedom. Here, I will show how first-principles-based calculations can be used to explore ways for optimizing the caloric response of ferroelectric materials, and I will discuss the possibility to use cross-caloric effects in multiferroics such as strained SrMnO3, where the magnetic and ferroelectric ordering temperatures can be tuned to coincide. ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 23 May 2019

Europe/Rome 2019-04-29 08:30:00 2019-05-04 12:00:00 Conference on Quantum Measurement: Fundamentals, Twists, and Applications | (smr 3285) TO ALL PARTICIPANTS   venue of the Conference is the   Kastler Lecture Hall c/o ICTP Adriatico Guesthouse (AGH) via Grignano, 9 Trieste, Italy A map of the ICTP Campus is available here. For visit-related pre-arrival information please see here. Click here for transport options from several airports to ICTP. For other practical details, incl. information on ICTP services and offices, please read the General Information Sheet (see at foot). REGISTRATION OF VISITS: - Participants NOT staying in the ICTP Guest Houses are kindly requested to complete registration formalities on Monday, 29 April 2019 from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.  c/o the Secretariat (office no. 1, lower level 1, AGH. - Visits of participants accommodated at the ICTP Guest Houses are registered upon arrival at the reception desks, directly (i.e. no need to register again with the secretariat). Please note that official opening of the Conference is scheduled on Monday 29 April at 10:00 in the Kastler Lecture Hall -- see online programme, always kept updated.   - - - - - - - - - - -   This conference will address recent theoretical and experimental developments in quantum measurement, underscoring common themes from the perspectives of foundations of quantum mechanics, quantum information processing, quantum optics, condensed matter physics and metrology. Rooted in the early history of quantum mechanics, the field of Quantum Measurement has evolved from a purely mathematical formulation to an active research topic, embedded in a broad spectrum of subfields, ranging from quantum optics to condensed matter physics. It involves a variety of techniques, including quantum limited, fast, non-invasive measurements. As a versatile tool in an advanced quantum toolbox, quantum measurements could be empowered for the design of novel protocols, including active and passive error correction codes, quantum feedback control, precision measurements, quantum state discrimination, quantum metrology, quantum simulations and more. In this context of diversified research, this meeting will bring together expert theorists and experimentalists, employing different facets of quantum measurement, with the goal of identifying common themes, and cross-fertilizing with new ideas. A Poster Session will also be organized, and interested candidates are invited to upload a short abstract of their proposed posters during the online application process (max. half page, in pdf format). Poster presentation is not mandatory, however participants are encouraged to present their results.   Topics      Foundations of quantum mechanics     Quantum measurement in information processing     Quantum measurements in nanodevices     Quantum measurement and thermodynamics     Quantum metrology and precision measurements   Speakers  A. ACIN, ICFO, Spain Y. AHARONOV, Tel Aviv University, Israel A. AUFFEVES, Institute Neel, France M. BARBIERI, Università Roma Tre, Italy W. BELZIG, Konstanz University, Germany P. BERTET, SPEC / CEA Saclay, France Y. BLANTER, Delft University, the Netherlands R. CHAVES, Institute of Physics Natal, Brasil M. DEVORET, Yale University, USA R. EGGER, University of Dusseldorf, Germany J. EISERT, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany K. ENSSLIN, ETH, Switzerland A. FEDRIZZI, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK M. GENOVESE, INRIM, Italy I. GORNI, KIT, Germany B. HUARD, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France A. JORDAN, University of Rochester, USA E. KARIMI, Ottawa University, Canada A. KOROTKOV, University of California, Riverside, USA E. LAIRD, Lancaster University, UK I. LERNER, University of Birmingham, UK E. LUTZ, Stuttgart University, Germany F. MARQUARDT, MPI Erlangen, Germany M. MITCHELL, ICFO, Spain K. MURCH, Washington University in St. Louis, USA A. NITZAN, University of Pennsylvania, USA I. SIDDIQI, UC Berkley, USA K. SNIZHKO, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel A. STEINBERG, University of Toronto, Canada M. UEDA, University of Tokyo, Japan L. VAIDMAN, Tel Aviv University, Israel V. VEDRAL, University of Oxford, UK R. VIJAY, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India H. WISEMAN, Griffith University, Australia O. ZILBERBERG, ETH, Switzerland There is no registration fee. Online application is no longer possible (deadline expired 10 February 2019). - - - Secretariat: smr3285@ictp.it ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 29 Apr 2019 - 4 May 2019

Europe/Rome 2019-05-06 08:00:00 2019-05-17 22:00:00 School and Workshop on Patterns of Synchrony: Chimera States and Beyond | (smr 3286) The study of nonlinear systems continues to yield new and fascinating phenomena. Recently, a striking development has emerged in complex systems research: bringing together concepts from statistical and nonlinear physics allowed for the prediction and discovery of a novel effect,  called the chimera state.  Chimera states are a nice example of unexpected, counterintuitive dynamics where the interplay of synchronization, long-range interactions and pattern formation mechanisms are essential. The aim of the school is to review the progress in this field, where physics and applied mathematics strongly overlap with life sciences; find new interconnections and general analytic, numerical, and statistical approaches; and identify novel directions and cross-disciplinary applications. The targeted audience includes advanced undergraduate and PhD students, as well as post-doctoral fellows and junior researchers. Special attention will be devoted to the training of scientists from developing countries in line with the fundamental mission of the AS-ICTP.   The workshop brings together a mix of world-leading experts in the field and young researchers to cover most important recent achievements in understanding of complex structures and the nature of synchrony in nonequilibrium systems. TOPICS:   Synchronization Patterns Networks Chimera states Spatio-temporal complexity Long-range interactions Multistability Active matter Nonlinear waves GRANTS:   A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee. DEADLINE: For applications needing financial support and/or visa: February 28,  2019 For applications not needing financial support and/or visa: March 15, 2019 ICTP ICTP pio@ictp.it 6 May 2019 - 17 May 2019

Europe/Rome 2019-05-07 08:00:00 2019-05-15 22:00:00 School on Advances in Condensed Matter Physics: New Trends and Materials in Quantum Technologies | (smr 3287) The School aims at bringing together new ideas, novel results, problems and prospects of modern condensed matter physics with special focus on quantum technologies. The latter is new and advanced area of physics and engineering, based on the use some of the phenomena in quantum mechanics, such as quantum entanglement, quantum superposition and quantum tunneling and interference effects for practical applications such as quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum cryptography, high precision quantum metrology and quantum imaging. This will be done by presenting series of lectures for the broad auditorium of young researchers (e.g. Master and PhD students, young postdocs and research associates), as well as senior scientists from developing countries working on different areas of condensed matter physics, material science, and statistical and chemical physics. Invited lecturers will be world-wide well-known experts on the above topics. The lectures to be presented will be focused on most advanced topics of condensed matter physics which are relevant to novel materials for energy conversion, quantum information and medical applications. The goal of the lectures will be twofold, educational and expert-level discussions of novel results. The latter will be done both during the panel lectures and informal seminars. Topics: • Graphene, two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures; • Majorana fermions; • Topological insulators; • Quantum hall effect; • Novel superconducting materials; • Quantum entanglement and quantum computing; • Quantum networks and their applications; • Quantum optics and cold atoms; • Quantum metrology Invited speakers: A. Akhmerov   (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) G. Casati    (University of Insubria, Italy) A.H. Castro Neto (National University of Singapore) R. Fazio    (The Abdus Salam ICTP, Italy) K. Flensberg    (Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark) Y. Gefen    (Weizmann Institute, Israel) A. Geim  (The University of Manchester, U.K.) L. Glazman    (Yale University, U.S.A.) M. Katsnelson    (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands) A.H. MacDonald (University of Texas at Austin) C. Marcus (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) T. Martin    (Aix-Marseille University, France) L. Molenkamp  (University of Wurzburg, Germany) F. Von Oppen    (Free University of Berlin, Germany) Y. Oreg    (Weizmann Institute, Israel) F. Peeters    (University of Antwerp, Belgium) S. Sachdev  (Harvard University, U.S.A.) A. Stern    (Weizmann Institute, Israel) Further information may be obtained from the poster and at http://acmp2019.las.uz/ Deadline: 1st February 2019 Samarkand - Uzbekistan ICTP pio@ictp.it 7 May 2019 - 15 May 2019

Europe/Rome 2019-05-27 08:00:00 2019-06-07 22:00:00 School and Conference on Complex Quantum Systems out of Equilibrium in Many-Body Physics and Beyond | (smr 3295) The first week of this activity (May 27-31) will consist of introductory lectures aimed at graduate students, postdocs, and junior researchers. Topics include – far from equilibrium physics, many-body coherent dynamics, Anderson and many-body localization, and quantum information processing from many-body physics perspective. In the second week (June 3-7), we will have conference-style talks on these subjects as well as on a broader array of topics at the forefront of modern research in condensed matter physics and related areas. Additional subjects include quantum gases, superconductivity and superconducting qubits, topological states of matter, integrable systems, low-dimensional physics, disordered systems, quantum thermodynamics, driven and driven-dissipative dynamics etc. Further information is available on poster below. NEW DEADLINE for applicants not requesting financial support: 17th March 2019 Yerevan - Armenia ICTP pio@ictp.it 27 May 2019 - 7 Jun 2019