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The aim of the workshop is to help expand the gravitational-wave (GW) science community in India to create a large user base for the upcoming LIGO-India detector. The workshop will specifically target active researchers in areas that have potential overlap with GW science (such as astronomy & astrophysics, cosmology, gravity theory, nuclear and particle physics, etc.) and will facilitate research collaborations. The format will be that of a discussion meeting, involving a small number of overview talks and ample time for discussions, with the aim of generating new collaborations. 

The aim of the workshop is to help expand the gravitational-wave (GW) science community in India to create a large user base for the upcoming LIGO-India detector. The workshop will specifically target active researchers in areas that have potential overlap with GW science (such as astronomy & astrophysics, cosmology, gravity theory, nuclear and particle physics, etc.) and will facilitate research collaborations. The format will be that of a discussion meeting, involving a small number of overview talks and ample time for discussions, with the aim of generating new collaborations. 

Active matter is composed of objects that convert energy from their surroundings into directed motion. Examples can be found at various length scales and involve biofilament-motor protein suspensions, swimming microorganisms, self-propelled colloids, drops, and bubbles, crawling eukaryotic cells, and flying birds, to name a few. These systems often operate in complex environments, such as soils, the ocean, or the human body, which are characterized by geometrical disorder, chemical fields, and (non-Newtonian) hydrodynamic flows. These environmental heterogeneities affect both their individual swim gait and transport behavior as well as collective phenomena, such as motility-induced phase separation and tissue formation.  Major advances in experimental methods, ranging from the development of novel microscopy tools to the design of tailored microfluidic devices, together with continuously evolving data analysis methods make possible the study of active materials in controlled, complex s...

Active matter is composed of objects that convert energy from their surroundings into directed motion. Examples can be found at various length scales and involve biofilament-motor protein suspensions, swimming microorganisms, self-propelled colloids, drops, and bubbles, crawling eukaryotic cells, and flying birds, to name a few. These systems often operate in complex environments, such as soils, the ocean, or the human body, which are characterized by geometrical disorder, chemical fields, and (non-Newtonian) hydrodynamic flows. These environmental heterogeneities affect both their individual swim gait and transport behavior as well as collective phenomena, such as motility-induced phase separation and tissue formation.  Major advances in experimental methods, ranging from the development of novel microscopy tools to the design of tailored microfluidic devices, together with continuously evolving data analysis methods make possible the study of active materials in controlled, complex s...

We are living in an exciting era of great discoveries in the field of gravitational physics and cosmology. The detection of gravitational waves by LIGO in 2016 has led to an enormous interest in various aspects of the physics of compact objects. The recent observation of the black hole shadow by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) also initiated diverse research programs. The primary emphasis of these works is twice folded; first, to test the theory of general relativity at the strong-field regime, and second to find possible signatures of new physics.The second Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation (IAGRG) school on Gravitation and Cosmology aims to train young researchers in these emerging areas of Gravitational physics. The program is mostly intended for graduate students working (or starting to work) on gravitational physics, cosmology, and related areas. In this school, the emphasis would be on cutting-edge topics on the physics of compact objects, both theoretic...

We are living in an exciting era of great discoveries in the field of gravitational physics and cosmology. The detection of gravitational waves by LIGO in 2016 has led to an enormous interest in various aspects of the physics of compact objects. The recent observation of the black hole shadow by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) also initiated diverse research programs. The primary emphasis of these works is twice folded; first, to test the theory of general relativity at the strong-field regime, and second to find possible signatures of new physics.The second Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation (IAGRG) school on Gravitation and Cosmology aims to train young researchers in these emerging areas of Gravitational physics. The program is mostly intended for graduate students working (or starting to work) on gravitational physics, cosmology, and related areas. In this school, the emphasis would be on cutting-edge topics on the physics of compact objects, both theoretic...

Quantum phases of condensed matter, such as superconductors and topological insulators, are promising candidates to serve as substrates for quantum information processing. Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) already encode qubits and can be coupled together and manipulated. There are exciting recent proposals to use modes at the edges of quantum Hall systems and Majorana modes at the ends of quantum wires to encode and manipulate quantum information. These latter modes would enjoy "topological protection", being robust to local disorder or decoherence.The goal of this school/workshop is to introduce researchers in the subfields of condensed matter and quantum information to this expanding area of common interest, with the hope of sparking new ideas and collaborations. We will bring together two distinct communities: condensed matter researchers who wish to learn the basics of quantum computation, and researchers in quantum information who want learn what types of cond...

Quantum phases of condensed matter, such as superconductors and topological insulators, are promising candidates to serve as substrates for quantum information processing. Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) already encode qubits and can be coupled together and manipulated. There are exciting recent proposals to use modes at the edges of quantum Hall systems and Majorana modes at the ends of quantum wires to encode and manipulate quantum information. These latter modes would enjoy "topological protection", being robust to local disorder or decoherence.The goal of this school/workshop is to introduce researchers in the subfields of condensed matter and quantum information to this expanding area of common interest, with the hope of sparking new ideas and collaborations. We will bring together two distinct communities: condensed matter researchers who wish to learn the basics of quantum computation, and researchers in quantum information who want learn what types of cond...

This advanced level school is the fourteenth in the series and will be organized jointly by the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) and the Raman Research Institute (RRI).This is a pedagogical school, aimed at bridging the gap between masters-level courses and topics in statistical physics at the frontline of current research. It is intended for Ph.D. students, post-doctoral fellows and interested faculty members at the college and university level. The following courses will be offered.1. Statistical mechanics of complex networks by Sitabhra Sinha (IMSc, Chennai)2. Bacterial Chemotaxis by Sakuntala Chatterjee (SNBNCBS, Kolkata)3. Physics of the Glass Transition by Ludovic Berthier (University of Montpellier, France)4. Stochastic Resetting by Arnab Pal (IMSc, Chennai)5. Hydrodynamics of lattice gases by Herbert Spohn (Technical University of Munich)6. Collective dynamics of complex systems by Ram Ramaswamy (IIT Delhi)ICTS is committed to building an environment that is...

The study of rational points on varieties is a field of special interest to arithmetic geometers. Over the past few decades, many techniques have been used to decide whether a variety over a number field has a rational point or not, and even to describe those points completely. In this program, we are mainly interested in the study of rational points on modular curves.Elliptic curves, modular forms and modular curves are central objects in arithmetic geometry.  Modular curves can be thought of as moduli spaces for elliptic curves  with extra level structures. The objective of this program is to understand the theoretical and computational aspects of determining $K$-rational points on modular curves $X_H(K)$ for various fields $K$ and subgroups $H$ of $\mathrm{GL}_2(\mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z})$ for any natural number N.In the mini-courses, we give an advanced introduction to the theory of rational points on modular curves, under both theoretical and computational aspects. These courses woul...

This advanced level school is the fourteenth in the series and will be organized jointly by the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) and the Raman Research Institute (RRI).This is a pedagogical school, aimed at bridging the gap between masters-level courses and topics in statistical physics at the frontline of current research. It is intended for Ph.D. students, post-doctoral fellows and interested faculty members at the college and university level. The following courses will be offered.1. Statistical mechanics of complex networks by Sitabhra Sinha (IMSc, Chennai)2. Bacterial Chemotaxis by Sakuntala Chatterjee (SNBNCBS, Kolkata)3. Physics of the Glass Transition by Ludovic Berthier (University of Montpellier, France)4. Stochastic Resetting by Arnab Pal (IMSc, Chennai)5. Hydrodynamics of lattice gases by Herbert Spohn (Technical University of Munich)6. Collective dynamics of complex systems by Ram Ramaswamy (IIT Delhi)ICTS is committed to building an environment that is...

The study of rational points on varieties is a field of special interest to arithmetic geometers. Over the past few decades, many techniques have been used to decide whether a variety over a number field has a rational point or not, and even to describe those points completely. In this program, we are mainly interested in the study of rational points on modular curves.Elliptic curves, modular forms and modular curves are central objects in arithmetic geometry.  Modular curves can be thought of as moduli spaces for elliptic curves  with extra level structures. The objective of this program is to understand the theoretical and computational aspects of determining $K$-rational points on modular curves $X_H(K)$ for various fields $K$ and subgroups $H$ of $\mathrm{GL}_2(\mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z})$ for any natural number N.In the mini-courses, we give an advanced introduction to the theory of rational points on modular curves, under both theoretical and computational aspects. These courses woul...