ALPSII: Modern topics in quantum many-body physics, from chaos to integrability
The ALPS (Advanced Lectures in Physics in Switzerland) is a series of junior schools in theoretical physics taking place in the Swiss Mountains. See here for the first edition. Its principal aim is to lay the foundation for fruitful collaborations between young researchers with a variety of backgrounds. It is achieved by inspiring discussions between students and through lectures that bridge seemingly different areas of modern theoretical physics. The presence of junior lecturers is designed to further stimulate collaboration between students.
The second edition will focus on quantum many-body physics from different modern perspectives: chaos, hydrodynamics and integrability. The school will once again take place at the SwissMAP Research station, located in the bucolic village of Les Diablerets, and will feature lectures, exercise sessions, a colloquium talk and a closing discussion panel, as well as social and leisure activities. The program will be divided into three mini-courses of 6 hours each, broadly covering the following topics:
- Quantum chaos and Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model by Alexey Milekhin (Caltech)
- Hydrodynamics in quantum field theory by Akash Jain (Amsterdam U.)
- Weak integrability breaking and thermalization by Federica M. Surace (Caltech)
