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The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics has been very successful in numerous tests over the past several decades. However, the SM can not be the ultimate theory to explain all the fundamental interactions in the Universe because of critical gaps. The neutrino sector is one of the few places where the physics beyond standard has been confirmed through the observation of neutrino oscillations, a phenomenon which cannot occur with the massless neutrinos predicted by the standard model. Neutrinos are elementary particles with spin ½, zero electric charge, and tiny but non-zero masses. They come in three distinct flavors and can oscillate among themselves as they propagate. Since they only feel the weak force, their cross section for interacting with matter is extremely small. In collider experiments, they can only be identified as “missing energy.” Consequently, large specialized experiments had to be built for studying neutrinos. These neutrino experiments have evolved from single-pur...

The ICTS Astrophysics & Relativity group will organize a Study Hub of the Gravitational Wave Open Data Workshop 2024 at the ICTS campus. The workshop will include a set of lectures followed by hands-on tutorial sessions. Participants will get to learn state-of-the-art data analysis tools used by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration to detect and analyze the gravitational wave signals from compact binary mergers.The workshop is only open to individuals residing in the Bangalore area; ICTS is unable to provide accommodation. There will be shuttle buses available from IISc to ICTS and back.Eligibility: The workshop is meant for postgraduate and PhD students interested in GW astronomy and related fields. A small number of highly motivated undergraduate students will also be considered. Participants are expected to know programming in Python and have a basic understanding of time-series analysis and statistical methods. Some background in gravitational wave astronomy is preferred. ICTS is com...

The ICTS Astrophysics & Relativity group will organize a Study Hub of the Gravitational Wave Open Data Workshop 2024 at the ICTS campus. The workshop will include a set of lectures followed by hands-on tutorial sessions. Participants will get to learn state-of-the-art data analysis tools used by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration to detect and analyze the gravitational wave signals from compact binary mergers.The workshop is only open to individuals residing in the Bangalore area; ICTS is unable to provide accommodation. There will be shuttle buses available from IISc to ICTS and back.Eligibility: The workshop is meant for postgraduate and PhD students interested in GW astronomy and related fields. A small number of highly motivated undergraduate students will also be considered. Participants are expected to know programming in Python and have a basic understanding of time-series analysis and statistical methods. Some background in gravitational wave astronomy is preferred. ICTS is com...

The aim of the SATPP is to provide exposure/training to postdoctoral fellows and advanced/mature theoretical particle physics students in the final years of their PhDs, who already have a fair amount of expertise in quantum field theory and topics in particle physics. The goal is not just to provide details of the spectrum of ideas/mechanisms but also to supply essential technical tools that will allow the young researchers to think about these critically and constructively. As a pilot for this school, this year we begin with “Selected Topics in Effective Field Theories (EFTs).” EFTs, which provide systematic ways of “describing” the physics of a scale using only the relevant degrees of freedom, have become essential tools for  understanding our universe. From describing the unknown at the TeV scale or above, to understanding/calculating observables involving mesons, baryons.  EFTs are increasingly turning out to be the appropriate language. In this edition, the school will span two we...

The aim of the SATPP is to provide exposure/training to postdoctoral fellows and advanced/mature theoretical particle physics students in the final years of their PhDs, who already have a fair amount of expertise in quantum field theory and topics in particle physics. The goal is not just to provide details of the spectrum of ideas/mechanisms but also to supply essential technical tools that will allow the young researchers to think about these critically and constructively. As a pilot for this school, this year we begin with “Selected Topics in Effective Field Theories (EFTs).” EFTs, which provide systematic ways of “describing” the physics of a scale using only the relevant degrees of freedom, have become essential tools for  understanding our universe. From describing the unknown at the TeV scale or above, to understanding/calculating observables involving mesons, baryons.  EFTs are increasingly turning out to be the appropriate language. In this edition, the school will span two we...

This is an annual discussion meeting of the Indian statistical physics community attended by scientists, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, from across the country, working in the broad area of statistical physics.This meeting will be the 9th in the series. The following list of topics, that are covered in STATPHYS meetings of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, will be covered in this discussion meeting.General and mathematical aspectsRigorous results, exact solutions, probability theory, stochastic field theory, phase transitions and critical phenomena at equilibrium, information theory, optimization, etc.Out-of-equilibrium aspectsDriven systems, transport theory, relaxation and response dynamics, random processes, anomalous diffusion, fluctuation theorems, large deviations, out-of-equilibrium phase transitions, etc.Quantum fluids and condensed matterStrongly correlated electrons, cold atoms, graphene, mesoscopic quantum phenomena, fractional quantum Hall ef...

This is an annual discussion meeting of the Indian statistical physics community attended by scientists, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, from across the country, working in the broad area of statistical physics.This meeting will be the 9th in the series. The following list of topics, that are covered in STATPHYS meetings of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, will be covered in this discussion meeting.General and mathematical aspectsRigorous results, exact solutions, probability theory, stochastic field theory, phase transitions and critical phenomena at equilibrium, information theory, optimization, etc.Out-of-equilibrium aspectsDriven systems, transport theory, relaxation and response dynamics, random processes, anomalous diffusion, fluctuation theorems, large deviations, out-of-equilibrium phase transitions, etc.Quantum fluids and condensed matterStrongly correlated electrons, cold atoms, graphene, mesoscopic quantum phenomena, fractional quantum Hall ef...