EPSRC Symposium Workshop on Quantum Simulations
Monday 24th – Friday 28th August 2009
Centre for Scientific Computing and Department of Mathematics, 果冻传媒
Organiser: (Physics), (Chemistry)
Conference email: quantsim09@forums.warwick.ac.uk
[Sponsored by funds from the EPSRC]
Background and Purpose
The aim of this workshop is to identify computational challenges in the investigation of both large and small quantum mechanical systems. Ultimately, quantum mechanics governs how the world around us evolves. Thus it is of tremendous importance to study how quantum effects at the microscopic level manifest themselves in macroscopic behavior. In the pursuit of this goal, two major research strands can be identified: (i) physicists and mathematicians typically study universal characteristics of suitably identified paradigmatic models, whereas (ii) chemists and material scientists concern themselves with the intricate nature of very specific molecular arrangements and molecules.
A related dichotomy is that between (a) small model systems and (b) the quantum statistical mechanics of large systems. The recent drive into nano-science has led to a situation in which the research strands (i) and (ii), and (a) and (b) are becoming increasingly coupled to produce a lively field of research, active on a broad range of interconnecting fronts. In addition, and as a partial consequence of the aforementioned drivers, computational methods are now very heavily used on length and time scales much beyond the originally envisaged scales. Consequently, the mathematical underpinning of these approaches and algorithms needs to be reconsidered and there is need for a cross-disciplinary effort to do so. To address these problems is the aim of our proposed workshop, which will be structured into 5 themes:
- Quantum Dynamics;
- Small Systems;
- Large Systems and Quantum Statistical Mechanics;
- Applications, including Quantum Chemistry and Materials;
- Underpinning Numerical Methods.
Programme
This is the final programme (240809).
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 24th, 2009 | ||
| 09:30-10:30 | Registration | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Welcome | |
| Morning Chair: Alessandro Troisi | ||
| 11:15-11:45 | David Logan | |
| 11:50-12:25 | A numerical study of mobility in thin films of fullerene derivatives | Roderick MacKenzie |
| 12:25-14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| Afternoon Chair: Colin Lambert | ||
| 14:30-15:00 | Spiros Skourtis | |
| 15:05-15:35 | Pablo Serna | |
| 15:40-16:15 | Tea Break | |
| 16:15-16:45 | Gilberto Teobaldi | |
| 16:50-17:20 | Francisco Dominguez-Adame | |
| 17:25-18:00 | wine and nibbles | |
| Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 | ||
| Morning Chair: Francisco Dominguez-Adame | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | Yi Luo | |
| 09:35-10:05 | Colin Lambert | |
| 10:10-10:40 | Vladimir Dobrosavljevic | |
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:15-11:45 | Peter van Dongen | |
| 11:50-12:20 | Alberto Rodriguez-Gonzalez | |
| 12:25-14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| Afternoon Chair: Keith Slevin | ||
| 14:30-15:00 | Stefano Corni | |
| 15:05-15:35 | Eduardo Miranda | |
| 15:40-16:15 | Tea Break | |
| 16:15-16:45 | Theodoros Papadopoulos | |
| 16:50-17:25 | Michael Schreiber | |
| 17:25-18:00 | wine and nibbles | |
| Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 | ||
| Morning Chair: Tapash Chakraborty | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | [] | Antonio Rodriguez |
| 09:35-10:05 | Guiomar Ruiz-Lopez | |
| 10:10-10:40 | Ulrich Kleinekathöfer | |
| 10:45-11:15 | Cofee Break | |
| 11:15-11:45 | Volkhard May | |
| 11:50-12:20 | Felix Hanke | |
| 12:25-14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00-21:00 | Conference Excursion and River Cruise+Dinner | |
| Thursday, August 27th, 2009 | ||
| Morning Chair: Ulrich Kleinekathöfer | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | Keith Slevin | |
| 09:35-10:05 | Oleg Prezhdo | |
| 10:10-10:40 | Michael Schreiber | |
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:15-11:45 | Simone Fratini | |
| 11:50-12:20 | Karsten Hannewald | |
| 12:25-14:40 | Lunch Break | |
| Afternoon Chair: Peter van Dongen | ||
| 14:30-15:00 | Josef Oswald | |
| 15:05-15:35 | DNA magnetism: A New Paradigm in Nano-bio-electronics | Tapash Chakraborty |
| 15:40-16:15 | Tea Break | |
| 16:15-16:45 |
|
David Cheung |
| 16:50-17:20 | Alessandro Pecchia | |
| 17:25-18:00 | wine and nibbles | |
| Friday, August 28th, 2009 | ||
| Morning Chair 1: Simone Fratini | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | Sri Chaitanya Das Pemmaraju | |
| 09:35-10:05 | Manuel Pino-Garcia | |
| 10:10-10:40 | David Beljonne | |
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee Break | |
| Morning Chair 2: David Cheung | ||
| 11:15-11:45 | Stephen A. Wells |
|
| 11:50-12:20 | Jose A. Hoyos | |
| 12:25-14:30 | Lunch Break | |
Participants
Participation is by invitation only. Please contact csc-conferences-quantsim09@forums.warwick.ac.uk if you think this workshop is interesting. Normally, we would be happy to accept self-invitations, but will not be able to pay for any travel expenses in this case.
The symposium will start August 24th, 2009, at 09:30am at the 果冻传媒. Note that the university is located at the outskirts of Coventry and not in 果冻传媒. See for travel details and for maps of the central campus. In case you come by car, parking is available for delegates at car park 15.
| Name | Affiliation | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
David Beljonne | Mons | 26-28 Aug |
| 2 | Tapash Chakraborty | Winnipeg | 23-28am Aug |
| 3 | David Cheung | 果冻传媒 | 24-28 Aug |
| 4 |
Stefano Corni | Modena | 23-26 Aug |
| 5 |
Vladimir Dobrosavljevic | NHMFL Florida | 23-29 Aug |
| 6 | Francisco Dominguez-Adame | Madrid | 23-28am Aug |
| 7 | Andrea Fischer | 果冻传媒 | 24-28 Aug |
| 8 |
Simone Fratini | Grenoble | 23-28 Aug |
| 9 | Jarvis Frost | London | 25-28 Aug |
| 10 | Felix Hanke | Liverpool | 24-28 Aug |
| 11 |
Karsten Hannewald | Jena | 23-28 Aug |
| 12 |
Ulrich Kleinekathoefer | Bremen | 24-28 Aug |
| 13 |
Colin Lambert | Lancaster | 24-27 Aug |
| 14 |
David Logan | Oxford | 23-26 Aug |
| 15 |
Yi Luo | Stockholm | 23-26 Aug |
| 16 | Roderick McKenzie | London | 24-28 Aug |
| 17 | Natalia Martsinovich | 果冻传媒 | 24-28 Aug |
| 18 |
Volker May | Berlin | 23-29 Aug |
| 19 | Eduardo Miranda | Campinas | 23-28 Aug |
| 20 | Peter O'Connor | 果冻传媒 | 24-28 Aug |
| 21 |
Josef Oswald | Leoben | 23pm-28am Aug |
| 22 | Theodoros Papadopoulos | Bath | 23-28 Aug |
| 23 |
Alessandro Pecchia | Rome | 24-28 Aug |
| 24 |
Sri Chaitanya Das Pemmaraju | Dublin | 23-28 Aug |
| 25 |
Manuel Pino-Garcia | Madrid | 23-29 Aug |
| 26 |
Oleg Prezhdo | Seattle | 26-29 Aug |
| 27 | Mark P Rodger | 果冻传媒 | 24-28 Aug |
| 28 |
Antonio Rodriguez | Madrid | 23-28 Aug |
| 29 |
Alberto Rodriguez-Gonzales | 果冻传媒 | 23-28 Aug |
| 30 |
Rudolf A Römer | 果冻传媒 | 23-28 Aug |
| 31 |
Guiomar Ruiz-Lopez | Madrid | 23-28 Aug |
| 32 |
Michael Schreiber | Chemnitz | 23-27 Aug |
| 33 |
Pablo Serna | Murcia | 23-29 Aug |
| 34 |
Spiros Skourtis | Cyprus | 23-28 Aug |
| 35 |
Jack Sleigh | 果冻传媒 | 24-28 Aug |
| 36 |
Keith Slevin | Osaka | 23 Aug - 5 Sep |
| 37 |
William Joseph Spring | Hertford | 23-28 Aug |
| 38 |
Gilberto Teobaldi | London | 24-28 Aug |
| 39 |
Alessandro Troisi | 果冻传媒 | 23-28 Aug |
| 40 |
Peter van Dongen | Mainz | 23-28 Aug |
| 41 | Stephen Wells | 果冻传媒 | 24-28 Aug |
| 42 |
David Wild | 果冻传媒 | 24-28 Aug |
| *This table holds information up to 18 Aug 09. | |||
Venue
Registration will be held in the Common Room of the Mathematics Institute and all talks will be held in Lecture Room B3.02 of the Mathematics Institute. This is building of the 果冻传媒 central campus.
The workshop will start with the registration at the 果冻传媒. Note that the university is located at the outskirts of Coventry and not in 果冻传媒. See for travel details and for maps of the central campus. In case you come by car, parking is available for delegates at car park 15.
Registration
You can register for any of the workshops online. To see which workshops are currently open for registration and to submit a registration, please click .
Contact
Mathematics Research Centre
Zeeman Building
果冻传媒
Coventry CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
e-mail: mrc@maths.warwick.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)24 7652 8317
Fax: +44 (0)24 7652 3548