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The camp aims to discuss challenging mathematical problems at the pre-olympiad and olympiad level and thereby expose the teachers to mathematical problem solving beyond the school curriculum. The International Mathematical Olympiad is a movement for school students. The national Olympiad programmes globally have aimed at not just the international event, but also as national channels to enrich school educational curriculum. Even beyond the scope of the examinations, Olympiad problems provide intellectual stimulus and uncommon opportunities for teaching and learning of Mathematics. Selected participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fares as per their entitlement (maximum II-AC train fare). Food and accommodation in the ICTS Guest House will be provided to all participants.  ICTS is committed to building an environment that is inclusive, non-discriminatory, and welcoming of diverse individuals. We especially encourage the participation of women and other under-represented groups....

The camp aims to discuss challenging mathematical problems at the pre-olympiad and olympiad level and thereby expose the teachers to mathematical problem solving beyond the school curriculum. The International Mathematical Olympiad is a movement for school students. The national Olympiad programmes globally have aimed at not just the international event, but also as national channels to enrich school educational curriculum. Even beyond the scope of the examinations, Olympiad problems provide intellectual stimulus and uncommon opportunities for teaching and learning of Mathematics. Selected participants will be reimbursed to and fro travel fares as per their entitlement (maximum II-AC train fare). Food and accommodation in the ICTS Guest House will be provided to all participants.  ICTS is committed to building an environment that is inclusive, non-discriminatory, and welcoming of diverse individuals. We especially encourage the participation of women and other under-represented groups....

Indian scientists have made substantial contributions to different branches of Astronomy & Astrophysics. India hosts a few world-class observatory facilities and has recently invested in several upcoming international mega-science projects in astronomy. The community has reached a stage (in terms of strength and impact), where it is important to formulate a consensus about the most compelling scientific questions for the next decade.The Astronomical Society of India (ASI) is an Indian society of professional astronomers. ASI is planning to bring out a Vision Document that will lay out the collective vision of the Indian astronomy community for the next decade or two.  This effort is analogous to the Decadal Surveys in the USA. This Discussion Meeting is planned as a brainstorming workshop to aid the preparation of the Vision Document. This meeting will strive to cover a large breadth of topics including Solar physics, Planetary science and exoplanets, Gravity & fundamental physics, Sta...

Indian scientists have made substantial contributions to different branches of Astronomy & Astrophysics. India hosts a few world-class observatory facilities and has recently invested in several upcoming international mega-science projects in astronomy. The community has reached a stage (in terms of strength and impact), where it is important to formulate a consensus about the most compelling scientific questions for the next decade.The Astronomical Society of India (ASI) is an Indian society of professional astronomers. ASI is planning to bring out a Vision Document that will lay out the collective vision of the Indian astronomy community for the next decade or two.  This effort is analogous to the Decadal Surveys in the USA. This Discussion Meeting is planned as a brainstorming workshop to aid the preparation of the Vision Document. This meeting will strive to cover a large breadth of topics including Solar physics, Planetary science and exoplanets, Gravity & fundamental physics, Sta...

'Fluctuation-and-noise' are themes that are common in the study of living systems, starting from molecular and cellular levels to higher levels of biological organization. Interestingly, instead of suppressing or filtering out the noise, a cell often exploits it to drive many of its intracellular and extracellular processes. Some of these noise-exploiting processes are essential for the survival of the cell, while some others occur in anticipation, essentially to enable the cell to overcome adverse conditions in future. Not surprisingly, concepts and techniques of statistical physics, particularly those drawn from stochastic thermodynamics, kinetics, non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and nonlinear dynamics, have been used very effectively in recent decades, to unveil many mysteries of stochastic processes that are associated with 'life'.The ICTS program 'Statistical Biological Physics: From Single Molecule to Cell' intends to bring statistical physicists, molecular cell biologists,...

'Fluctuation-and-noise' are themes that are common in the study of living systems, starting from molecular and cellular levels to higher levels of biological organization. Interestingly, instead of suppressing or filtering out the noise, a cell often exploits it to drive many of its intracellular and extracellular processes. Some of these noise-exploiting processes are essential for the survival of the cell, while some others occur in anticipation, essentially to enable the cell to overcome adverse conditions in future. Not surprisingly, concepts and techniques of statistical physics, particularly those drawn from stochastic thermodynamics, kinetics, non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and nonlinear dynamics, have been used very effectively in recent decades, to unveil many mysteries of stochastic processes that are associated with 'life'.The ICTS program 'Statistical Biological Physics: From Single Molecule to Cell' intends to bring statistical physicists, molecular cell biologists,...

The Wilson-Wilkins theory center (OSU), the University of Toronto, and the International Center for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) Bangalore, are jointly organizing the “Targeted Questions” web meeting series. These will be short 1-day meetings on specific questions tied to quantum materials theory and experiments. The aim is to have a few talks summarizing our understanding of specific materials (or class of materials), followed by a panel discussion to highlight important open issues, and encourage collaboration and progress. Our aim is to be mindful of diversity and inclusivity of researchers across all time zones. Meeting 1 (September 22, 2022 ) :  Quantum magnetism in Cr-halidesET -  0900 - 1230 Focus:What is the microscopic Hamiltonian for CrI3? Role of ligand spin-orbit coupling?Is the Kitaev coupling important? What is its sign and magnitude? Can we use high resolution neutron scattering to probe the Kitaev exchange at large B?Are there ways to tune the Kitaev coupling?How can we ...

The Wilson-Wilkins theory center (OSU), the University of Toronto, and the International Center for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) Bangalore, are jointly organizing the “Targeted Questions” web meeting series. These will be short 1-day meetings on specific questions tied to quantum materials theory and experiments. The aim is to have a few talks summarizing our understanding of specific materials (or class of materials), followed by a panel discussion to highlight important open issues, and encourage collaboration and progress. Our aim is to be mindful of diversity and inclusivity of researchers across all time zones. Meeting 1 (September 22, 2022 ) :  Quantum magnetism in Cr-halidesET -  0900 - 1230 Focus:What is the microscopic Hamiltonian for CrI3? Role of ligand spin-orbit coupling?Is the Kitaev coupling important? What is its sign and magnitude? Can we use high resolution neutron scattering to probe the Kitaev exchange at large B?Are there ways to tune the Kitaev coupling?How can we ...

Complex systems are seen across various branches of science; examples include climatic systems, financial markets, systems biology, and ecosystems. Many new techniques have emerged for understanding the dynamics of complex systems and predicting their long-term behavior, which are often obscured by apparent randomness and disorder. Nevertheless, these systems can undergo abrupt, large, and often irreversible changes to the system's state that have wide-ranging implications. When a dynamical system is tipped to a contrasting state in a relatively short period under the influence of small stochastic perturbations; this phenomenon is called a critical-transition or tipping. In the last two decades there are significant developments in the studies of tipping. This workshop will cover all the three major types of tipping; B-tipping, N-tipping and R-tipping, and will also discuss the recent advances on tipping point research including the application of machine learning.The meeting aims to b...

Complex systems are seen across various branches of science; examples include climatic systems, financial markets, systems biology, and ecosystems. Many new techniques have emerged for understanding the dynamics of complex systems and predicting their long-term behavior, which are often obscured by apparent randomness and disorder. Nevertheless, these systems can undergo abrupt, large, and often irreversible changes to the system's state that have wide-ranging implications. When a dynamical system is tipped to a contrasting state in a relatively short period under the influence of small stochastic perturbations; this phenomenon is called a critical-transition or tipping. In the last two decades there are significant developments in the studies of tipping. This workshop will cover all the three major types of tipping; B-tipping, N-tipping and R-tipping, and will also discuss the recent advances on tipping point research including the application of machine learning.The meeting aims to b...

Frustration, i.e., the intertwining of competing physical state formation tendencies, is a ubiquitous theme in contemporary condensed matter physics. While certain domains such as frustrated magnetism are more established than others, the perspective of frustration applied to correlated electron systems promises to deepen and elevate understanding of a broad set of principles such as competing orders, quantum state entanglement, and criticality. While a Mott state is often rather canonically reconciled from the viewpoint of frustration, itinerant electron systems can likewise exhibit similar features that are intimately connected to the symmetry and topology of a metal or band insulator. Our ICTS workshop “Frustrated Metals and Insulators” aims at bringing together a diverse community of condensed matter researchers to push the state of the art and extend understanding towards a synergetic foundation of frustration phenomena in metals as well as insulators. The workshop intends to faci...

Frustration, i.e., the intertwining of competing physical state formation tendencies, is a ubiquitous theme in contemporary condensed matter physics. While certain domains such as frustrated magnetism are more established than others, the perspective of frustration applied to correlated electron systems promises to deepen and elevate understanding of a broad set of principles such as competing orders, quantum state entanglement, and criticality. While a Mott state is often rather canonically reconciled from the viewpoint of frustration, itinerant electron systems can likewise exhibit similar features that are intimately connected to the symmetry and topology of a metal or band insulator. Our ICTS workshop “Frustrated Metals and Insulators” aims at bringing together a diverse community of condensed matter researchers to push the state of the art and extend understanding towards a synergetic foundation of frustration phenomena in metals as well as insulators. The workshop intends to faci...