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This is a joint program of ICTS with TIFR, Mumbai and KIAS, Seoul.The theory of surfaces has been the cradle to many powerful ideas in Algebraic Geometry. The problems in this area have been attacked in several different ways. This program seeks to bring together leading experts in this field to give a survey of each point of view and to prepare young mathematicians to take this circle of ideas to the next level by arming themselves with a clear understanding of how all the different techniques unite in principle to solve deep problems in Geometry.The program will be organized in two parts, an advanced school and a discussion meeting:Scope of Advanced SchoolThis part is intended primarily for young mathematicians: advanced PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows at the beginning of their careers. The school will be six days long and will have three lectures each day by leading experts in the fields of Algebraic Surfaces, Topological Aspects of Surface Theory, Fundamental Groups in Alge...

This is a joint program of ICTS with TIFR, Mumbai and KIAS, Seoul.The theory of surfaces has been the cradle to many powerful ideas in Algebraic Geometry. The problems in this area have been attacked in several different ways. This program seeks to bring together leading experts in this field to give a survey of each point of view and to prepare young mathematicians to take this circle of ideas to the next level by arming themselves with a clear understanding of how all the different techniques unite in principle to solve deep problems in Geometry.The program will be organized in two parts, an advanced school and a discussion meeting:Scope of Advanced SchoolThis part is intended primarily for young mathematicians: advanced PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows at the beginning of their careers. The school will be six days long and will have three lectures each day by leading experts in the fields of Algebraic Surfaces, Topological Aspects of Surface Theory, Fundamental Groups in Alge...

This workshop on gravitational-wave astronomy is jointly organized by the ICTS and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI), Hannover to mark the inauguration of the Max Planck Partner Group in Astrophysical Relativity and Gravitational-Wave Astronomy at ICTS. This workshop focusses on issues related to the search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries and spinning neutron stars. A special session on Thursday, November 5 will focus on  initiating collaborations between gravitational-wave astronomers and the core science team of the Indian multi-wavelength astronomy satellite project Astrosat in problems related to the search for gravitational-waves from accreting neutron stars.

This workshop on gravitational-wave astronomy is jointly organized by the ICTS and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI), Hannover to mark the inauguration of the Max Planck Partner Group in Astrophysical Relativity and Gravitational-Wave Astronomy at ICTS. This workshop focusses on issues related to the search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries and spinning neutron stars. A special session on Thursday, November 5 will focus on  initiating collaborations between gravitational-wave astronomers and the core science team of the Indian multi-wavelength astronomy satellite project Astrosat in problems related to the search for gravitational-waves from accreting neutron stars.

This program will be organized as an advanced discussion workshop on some topical issues in nonequilibrium statstical physics. The aim of the program is to bring together active researchers to discuss outstanding problems. The main areas of focus in the workshop will beHeat and particle transport in low dimensional systems.Large deviation functions and fluctuations in non-equilibrium systems.Localization and thermalization.The workshop also aims to bring together researchers from diverse areas in statistical physics so as to initiate exchange of ideas and generate collaborations among them.The program will consist of short lectures by invited participants on the first day of each week and the rest of the time will be available for discussions. There will also be some pedagogic lectures on the following topicsLocalization and thermalization (David Huse, week 1)Fluctuating hydrodynamics (Herbert Spohn, week 1)Macroscopic fluctuation theory (Giovanni Jona-Lasinio, week 2)Exact results in ...

This program will be organized as an advanced discussion workshop on some topical issues in nonequilibrium statstical physics. The aim of the program is to bring together active researchers to discuss outstanding problems. The main areas of focus in the workshop will beHeat and particle transport in low dimensional systems.Large deviation functions and fluctuations in non-equilibrium systems.Localization and thermalization.The workshop also aims to bring together researchers from diverse areas in statistical physics so as to initiate exchange of ideas and generate collaborations among them.The program will consist of short lectures by invited participants on the first day of each week and the rest of the time will be available for discussions. There will also be some pedagogic lectures on the following topicsLocalization and thermalization (David Huse, week 1)Fluctuating hydrodynamics (Herbert Spohn, week 1)Macroscopic fluctuation theory (Giovanni Jona-Lasinio, week 2)Exact results in ...

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are the luminous centers of galaxies that are believed to be powered by accretion of matter on to supermassive black holes. Bipolar outflows or jets that are launched from the accretion-disk black hole systems carry away angular momentum and impact the surrounding matter both inside and outside the host galaxies. Given the current computational power, AGN have become a test bed for general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics. AGN are sites of coalescing supermassive black holes, which are one of the primary science drivers of gravitational wave astronomy.  AGN jet astrophysics is at an important and exciting junction in time with the availability of ever-more sensitive multi-wavelength data and increased computing power. This program will bring leading experts working on various aspects of AGN jet physics from around the world to Bangalore. The program will prove to be an invaluable opportunity for boosting AGN studies in India in time for India's participati...

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are the luminous centers of galaxies that are believed to be powered by accretion of matter on to supermassive black holes. Bipolar outflows or jets that are launched from the accretion-disk black hole systems carry away angular momentum and impact the surrounding matter both inside and outside the host galaxies. Given the current computational power, AGN have become a test bed for general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics. AGN are sites of coalescing supermassive black holes, which are one of the primary science drivers of gravitational wave astronomy.  AGN jet astrophysics is at an important and exciting junction in time with the availability of ever-more sensitive multi-wavelength data and increased computing power. This program will bring leading experts working on various aspects of AGN jet physics from around the world to Bangalore. The program will prove to be an invaluable opportunity for boosting AGN studies in India in time for India's participati...

This advanced level school is second in the series of schools being jointly organized by RRI and ICTS, following the highly successful 1st joint school. The present series is an off-shoot of an earlier series of schools entitled RRI School On Statistical Physics started in 2010 at the Raman Research Institute. The present school will be held at the ICTS campus.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.List of topics to be covered and instructors:Introductory lectures on statistical physics - Abhishek Dhar (ICTS) and Sanjib Sabhapandit (RRI)Introduction to soft matter physics - D. Pine (NewYork)Directed percolation and Sandpile models - D. Dhar (TIFR)Statistical Mechanics of Systems with Long-Range Interactions - D. Mukamel (Weizmann Institute)Interac...

This advanced level school is second in the series of schools being jointly organized by RRI and ICTS, following the highly successful 1st joint school. The present series is an off-shoot of an earlier series of schools entitled RRI School On Statistical Physics started in 2010 at the Raman Research Institute. The present school will be held at the ICTS campus.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.List of topics to be covered and instructors:Introductory lectures on statistical physics - Abhishek Dhar (ICTS) and Sanjib Sabhapandit (RRI)Introduction to soft matter physics - D. Pine (NewYork)Directed percolation and Sandpile models - D. Dhar (TIFR)Statistical Mechanics of Systems with Long-Range Interactions - D. Mukamel (Weizmann Institute)Interac...

Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, which is celebrating its centenary this year, predicts the existence of gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are freely propagating oscillations in the spacetime. The first direct detection of gravitational waves is expected to happen in the next few years by large laser interferometric detectors. Apart from the upcoming detectors in USA, Europe and Japan, there is an ongoing proposal to build a gravitational-wave observatory in India.This summer school on Gravitational Wave Astronomy aims to train students and young researchers in the emerging area of gravitational-wave astronomy. The school will involve four graduate-level courses on different topics of gravitational-wave astronomy.  The lectures will be given by five leading experts on these topics. The school is mainly intended for graduate students working (or starting to work) on gravitational-wave astronomy, high-energy astrophysics, cosmology and related areas. The school can ...