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The realistic description of materials with strong electron-electron interactions is one of the challenges of modern condensed matter physics. Such a realistic description on one hand requires non-perturbative many body approaches, and on the other hand requires model Hamiltonian with material specific details offered by density functional theory (DFT). Mastering these novel techniques requires a wide background, ranging from DFT to model building and non-perturbative many body approaches such as Quantum Monte Carlo. During the last few years a major breakthrough came with the development of the DFT+Dynamical Mean Field Theory (DFT+DMFT) method. In this approach, conventional ab-initio schemes based on DFT are combined with a modern many-body approach, the dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT). In the DMFT method the full many body problem of solid state physics is mapped onto a quantum impurity model related by a self-consistency condition and the resulting impurity model is solved using...

The realistic description of materials with strong electron-electron interactions is one of the challenges of modern condensed matter physics. Such a realistic description on one hand requires non-perturbative many body approaches, and on the other hand requires model Hamiltonian with material specific details offered by density functional theory (DFT). Mastering these novel techniques requires a wide background, ranging from DFT to model building and non-perturbative many body approaches such as Quantum Monte Carlo. During the last few years a major breakthrough came with the development of the DFT+Dynamical Mean Field Theory (DFT+DMFT) method. In this approach, conventional ab-initio schemes based on DFT are combined with a modern many-body approach, the dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT). In the DMFT method the full many body problem of solid state physics is mapped onto a quantum impurity model related by a self-consistency condition and the resulting impurity model is solved using...

A worldwide network of detectors are currently involved in an exciting experimental effort for the first direct detection of gravitational waves (GWs). There is also an ongoing proposal to build a GW detector, called LIGO-India, in India with significant international collaboration. Not only that GW astronomy will open up a fundamentally new observational window to the Universe, the experimental effort for GW detection has been driving precision measurement science for the last few decades.The ICTS Winter School in Experimental GW Physics is meant to train students, young scientists and engineers on the instrumental science and technology for GW astronomy. The school will feature an intense series of lectures and hands-on sessions covering a number of topics including interferometry, highly stabilized lasers, control systems, etc.

A worldwide network of detectors are currently involved in an exciting experimental effort for the first direct detection of gravitational waves (GWs). There is also an ongoing proposal to build a GW detector, called LIGO-India, in India with significant international collaboration. Not only that GW astronomy will open up a fundamentally new observational window to the Universe, the experimental effort for GW detection has been driving precision measurement science for the last few decades.The ICTS Winter School in Experimental GW Physics is meant to train students, young scientists and engineers on the instrumental science and technology for GW astronomy. The school will feature an intense series of lectures and hands-on sessions covering a number of topics including interferometry, highly stabilized lasers, control systems, etc.

This program is centered around Knot theory and its applications to various disciplines of mathematics and other areas of science. Due to its applications in other disciplines, Knot theory has acquired an important place in terms of research globally. However, this area has not been so strongly studied in India. The aim of this program is to provide exposure of this subject to young researchers in India and enthuse them to work on knot theory.There will be two components of the program, an advanced school (December 10-15) followed by a discussion meeting (Dec 16-20).The advanced school is mainly for graduate students and young researchers who are either working or wanting to work in knot theory and related areas. It will be divided into six series of three lectures (one hour each) along with two tutorials on each topic adding up to 18 lecture hours and 12 tutorial hours. The topics include: Combinatorial Knot theory, Knot Quandles, Knot homologies, Surface knots, Knot theory and 3-mani...

This program is centered around Knot theory and its applications to various disciplines of mathematics and other areas of science. Due to its applications in other disciplines, Knot theory has acquired an important place in terms of research globally. However, this area has not been so strongly studied in India. The aim of this program is to provide exposure of this subject to young researchers in India and enthuse them to work on knot theory.There will be two components of the program, an advanced school (December 10-15) followed by a discussion meeting (Dec 16-20).The advanced school is mainly for graduate students and young researchers who are either working or wanting to work in knot theory and related areas. It will be divided into six series of three lectures (one hour each) along with two tutorials on each topic adding up to 18 lecture hours and 12 tutorial hours. The topics include: Combinatorial Knot theory, Knot Quandles, Knot homologies, Surface knots, Knot theory and 3-mani...