School on Recent Advances in Strongly Correlated Quantum Materials

Correlated systems, where strong interactions among their constituents play a fundamental role, often exhibit remarkable phenomena. These systems display competing phases that can lead to novel ordered states and, potentially, to unexpected complex behavior. Despite the simplicity of defining their Hamiltonians, solving these systems is highly non-trivial, often requiring advanced analytical non-perturbative methods and numerical techniques.
Graduate courses often do not include many relevant developments in this field over the last 20 years. The primary goal of this school is to offer graduate students and postdocs a series of lectures that complement their foundational training.
The topics the school will cover are the following:
1. Recent advances in magnetism: frustrated magnets and altermagnets
2. Twisted bilayer materials
3. Numerical methods for strongly correlated systems

The Workshop “Novel Developments in Correlated Quantum Materials” will follow this School (October 12 – 16, at Principia Institute). 

Organizers:

• Victor L. Quito (USP, Brazil)
• José A. Hoyos (USP, Brazil)
• Thaís Victa Trevisan (USP, Brazil)

Announcement:

Click HERE for online application (opening soon)

Lecturers

• Thereza Paiva (UFRJ, Brazil): Numerical methods for strongly correlated systems
• Rodrigo Pereira (UFRN and IIP, Brazil): Recent advances in magnetism: frustrated magnets and altermagnets
• Alex Thomson (UC Davis, USA): Twisted bilayer materials

Announcement:

Click HERE for online application (opening soon)

TBC

Venue: The event will be held at IFT-UNESP, located at R. Jornalista Aloysio Biondi, 120 – Barra Funda, São Paulo. The easiest way to reach us is by subway or bus, See arrival instructions here.

Accommodation: Participants whose accommodation will be provided by the institute will stay at Hotel Intercity the Universe Paulista. Hotel recommendations are available here.

Attention! Some participants in ICTP-SAIFR activities have received email from fake travel agencies asking for credit card information. All communication with participants will be made by ICTP-SAIFR staff using an e-mail “@ictp-saifr.org”. We will not send any mailings about accommodation that require a credit card number or any sort of deposit. Also, if you are staying at Hotel Intercity the Universe Paulista, please confirm with the Uber/Taxi driver that the hotel is located at Rua Pamplona 83 in Bela Vista (and not in Jardim Etelvina).

BOARDING PASS: All participants, whose travel has been provided or will be reimbursed by ICTP-SAIFR, should bring the boarding pass  upon registration. The return boarding pass (PDF, if online check-in, scan or picture, if physical) should be sent to secretary@ictp-saifr.org by e-mail.

Visa information: Nationals from several countries in Latin America and Europe are exempt from tourist visa. Nationals from Australia, Canada and USA are required to apply for a tourist visa. Check for some helpful information here.

Poster presentation: Participants who are presenting a poster MUST BRING A PRINTED BANNER . The banner size should be at most 1 m (width) x 1,5 m (length). We do not accept A4 or A3 paper.

Power outlets: The standard power outlet in Brazil is type N (two round pins + grounding pin). Some European devices are compatible with the Brazilian power outlets. US devices will require an adapter.

Security issues: Although São Paulo is a relatively safe city, be careful when using cellphones on the street, avoid isolated areas at night, and be aware when crossing the street that cars may not stop for pedestrians. Also, please do not leave valuable items like laptops unattended even for short breaks. At the IFT-UNESP, there are storage lockers available and keys can be obtained with our secretaries.