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Flavour physics, the study of weak interactions of quarks and leptons, is in an exciting period with various anomalies observed in the decays of B mesons and processes involving muons, as well as LHC Run-3 starting operation in 2022 while the Belle II B factory steadily accumulating data. Conclusive evidence as to whether this sector of the standard model of particle physics is broken may be just around the corner. The programme will offer a pedagogical introduction to experimental and phenomenological flavour physics through seven brief lecture courses, followed by a three-day topical conference. The lecture courses will introduce flavour phenomenology within the standard model and beyond, as well as explaining the role of quantum chromodynamics. In addition, there will be lectures about the experimental techniques employed at the LHC and in electron-positron collisions. The concluding topical conference will review the latest results and prospects in the field of flavour physics.Elig...

Flavour physics, the study of weak interactions of quarks and leptons, is in an exciting period with various anomalies observed in the decays of B mesons and processes involving muons, as well as LHC Run-3 starting operation in 2022 while the Belle II B factory steadily accumulating data. Conclusive evidence as to whether this sector of the standard model of particle physics is broken may be just around the corner. The programme will offer a pedagogical introduction to experimental and phenomenological flavour physics through seven brief lecture courses, followed by a three-day topical conference. The lecture courses will introduce flavour phenomenology within the standard model and beyond, as well as explaining the role of quantum chromodynamics. In addition, there will be lectures about the experimental techniques employed at the LHC and in electron-positron collisions. The concluding topical conference will review the latest results and prospects in the field of flavour physics.Elig...

Waves are ubiquitous in natural fluid systems like the Earth's ocean, planetary atmosphere, and the interior of stars and planets. Stratification (owing to spatial variations of temperature, salinity, gravity or magnetic field) and/or Coriolis effects (owing to the rotation of planets & stars) represent key physical ingredients of wave generation, propagation and dissipation in many of these large-scale systems. Together with the significant amounts of energy input into them, the ability of waves to transport energy and momentum (and maybe mass too) through large spatial extents has significant implications for (i) global flow features like oceanic or atmospheric circulation, mean temperature distribution in planets/stars etc., (ii) the overall energy budget, and (iii) biological activity in the ocean. Furthermore, it is now widely recognized that wave dissipation mechanisms (and the resulting generation of heat and mixing) have to be accurately parameterized in global scale numerical ...

Waves are ubiquitous in natural fluid systems like the Earth's ocean, planetary atmosphere, and the interior of stars and planets. Stratification (owing to spatial variations of temperature, salinity, gravity or magnetic field) and/or Coriolis effects (owing to the rotation of planets & stars) represent key physical ingredients of wave generation, propagation and dissipation in many of these large-scale systems. Together with the significant amounts of energy input into them, the ability of waves to transport energy and momentum (and maybe mass too) through large spatial extents has significant implications for (i) global flow features like oceanic or atmospheric circulation, mean temperature distribution in planets/stars etc., (ii) the overall energy budget, and (iii) biological activity in the ocean. Furthermore, it is now widely recognized that wave dissipation mechanisms (and the resulting generation of heat and mixing) have to be accurately parameterized in global scale numerical ...

This is a (hybrid) satellite meeting held at ICTS, Bangalore in parallel with the American Physical Society (APS) March meeting, in collaboration with APS during March, 14-18, 2022. The satellite meeting aims to gather the diverse condensed matter community in Bangalore working under the following sub-areas :Biophysics at the macroscaleBiophysics at the nanoscaleComputational materials design from first principlesEmerging trends in soft and granular matterNon-equilibrium many-body systemsStrongly Correlated systems : ExperimentsStrongly correlated systems : Theory The aim of this meeting is two folds :Allow the large condensed matter community in Bangalore to interact with local groups - an aspect that was somewhat hindered in the past couple of years due to the pandemic. This will include a set of short talks by various groups working in the above focus areas.​In collaboration with APS, allow access to the the researchers in Bangalore to the live streaming of the talks of the APS marc...

This is a (hybrid) satellite meeting held at ICTS, Bangalore in parallel with the American Physical Society (APS) March meeting, in collaboration with APS during March, 14-18, 2022. The satellite meeting aims to gather the diverse condensed matter community in Bangalore working under the following sub-areas :Biophysics at the macroscaleBiophysics at the nanoscaleComputational materials design from first principlesEmerging trends in soft and granular matterNon-equilibrium many-body systemsStrongly Correlated systems : ExperimentsStrongly correlated systems : Theory The aim of this meeting is two folds :Allow the large condensed matter community in Bangalore to interact with local groups - an aspect that was somewhat hindered in the past couple of years due to the pandemic. This will include a set of short talks by various groups working in the above focus areas.​In collaboration with APS, allow access to the the researchers in Bangalore to the live streaming of the talks of the APS marc...

The study of hydrodynamic turbulence and turbulent transport has received considerable impulse from the development of experimental, theoretical, and numerical Lagrangian techniques. Allied to this development is the increasing recognition that many aspects and implications of such studies have consequences well beyond classical turbulence.  In this context, we propose a short, focused discussion meeting on recent trends at the interface of statistical physics, fluid dynamics and soft matter which deal with Lagrangian problems of particles with internal degrees of freedom as well as active and smart particles in a non-trivial fluid environment.  The advances made in the last few years suggest that the interplay between particle and flow dynamics can lead to several intriguing phenomena, some of which have a direct bearing on biophysics.In particular, the main focus of the meeting is on the following themes:          1. Particles with Internal Degrees of Freedom;          2. Non-Spheric...

The study of hydrodynamic turbulence and turbulent transport has received considerable impulse from the development of experimental, theoretical, and numerical Lagrangian techniques. Allied to this development is the increasing recognition that many aspects and implications of such studies have consequences well beyond classical turbulence.  In this context, we propose a short, focused discussion meeting on recent trends at the interface of statistical physics, fluid dynamics and soft matter which deal with Lagrangian problems of particles with internal degrees of freedom as well as active and smart particles in a non-trivial fluid environment.  The advances made in the last few years suggest that the interplay between particle and flow dynamics can lead to several intriguing phenomena, some of which have a direct bearing on biophysics.In particular, the main focus of the meeting is on the following themes:          1. Particles with Internal Degrees of Freedom;          2. Non-Spheric...

The workshop is being planned as the first of several meetings to strengthen and help grow the climate sciences effort in India. Senior researchers (including faculty at universities and scientists) as well as post-doctoral fellows and PhD students are encouraged to apply. The workshop will also be suitable for people relatively new to this area of research. An important component of the Workshop will be the Infosys-ICTS Turing Lectures which will be delivered by Prof. J. Srinivasan, Distinguished Scientist, Divecha Centre for Climate Change and Honorary Professor, Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, which will give some basic background and provide exposure to the current state of the art in the field.The workshop is being planned to leave lots of time for informal discussion and some hands-on exposure to aspects of modelling. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend in person to fully benefit from the meeting. Preference will be ...

The workshop is being planned as the first of several meetings to strengthen and help grow the climate sciences effort in India. Senior researchers (including faculty at universities and scientists) as well as post-doctoral fellows and PhD students are encouraged to apply. The workshop will also be suitable for people relatively new to this area of research. An important component of the Workshop will be the Infosys-ICTS Turing Lectures which will be delivered by Prof. J. Srinivasan, Distinguished Scientist, Divecha Centre for Climate Change and Honorary Professor, Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, which will give some basic background and provide exposure to the current state of the art in the field.The workshop is being planned to leave lots of time for informal discussion and some hands-on exposure to aspects of modelling. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend in person to fully benefit from the meeting. Preference will be ...

In the past few decades, there have been remarkable developments in Statistical Physics, in both equilibrium and non-equilibrium contexts. These developments have shaped our outlook for complex systems in general. A focus of this meeting is to reflect on the current day status of some of these advances in modern Statistical Physics and to discuss future directions and open problems. An emphasis will be on some of the pioneering contributions from the Indian scientific community. These include (not exclusively) topics on fluctuation-induced ordering, growing interfaces, driven diffusive systems, self-organized criticality, emergent complexity, out-of-equilibrium transport, percolation, and exactly solvable lattice models.A special session: Prof. Mustansir Barma and Prof. Deepak Dhar have made numerous important contributions in Theoretical Physics, especially in the field of Statistical and Mathematical Physics. Besides their scientific contributions, they have also trained a large numb...

In the past few decades, there have been remarkable developments in Statistical Physics, in both equilibrium and non-equilibrium contexts. These developments have shaped our outlook for complex systems in general. A focus of this meeting is to reflect on the current day status of some of these advances in modern Statistical Physics and to discuss future directions and open problems. An emphasis will be on some of the pioneering contributions from the Indian scientific community. These include (not exclusively) topics on fluctuation-induced ordering, growing interfaces, driven diffusive systems, self-organized criticality, emergent complexity, out-of-equilibrium transport, percolation, and exactly solvable lattice models.A special session: Prof. Mustansir Barma and Prof. Deepak Dhar have made numerous important contributions in Theoretical Physics, especially in the field of Statistical and Mathematical Physics. Besides their scientific contributions, they have also trained a large numb...