Introduction to open quantum systems-5 by Manas Kulkarni

PROGRAM : BANGALORE SCHOOL ON STATISTICAL PHYSICS - XII (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS : Abhishek Dhar (ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru) and Sanjib Sabhapandit (RRI, Bengaluru) DATE : 28 June 2021 to 09 July 2021 VENUE : Online Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the school will be conducted through online lectures. This advanced level school is the twelfth in the series. 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. The following courses will be offered. Introduction to Statistical field theories of athermal systems by Bulbul Chakrabarty (Brandeis University, US) Out of equilibrium dynamics of complex systems by Leticia Cugliandolo (Sorbonne University, France) Introduction to open quantum systems by Manas Kulkarni (ICTS, Bangalore) Dyson Brownian motion, free fermions and connections to Random Matrix Theory by Gregory Schehr (Sorbonne University, France) Non-equilibrium and periodically driven quantum systems by Arnab Sen (IACS, Kolkata) Markov processes and applications by Hugo Touchette (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) You need to register even if you intend to attend only a few of the lecture sets. CONTACT US : bssp@icts.res.in PROGRAM LINK : https://www.icts.res.in/program/bssp2021

 

Ultralow-frequency neuromodulation safely relieves chronic pain

24 Sep 2021

Pain relief: A novel therapy based on ultralow-frequency currents could prove an effective treatment for chronic pain. (Courtesy: iStock/peakSTOCK)

Chronic pain, classified as persistent pain that lasts longer than three to six months, remains an area of considerable unmet medical need. A new treatment that uses electrodes to deliver alternating pulses of ultralow-frequency (ULF) current could help address this need. In a pilot trial, the treatment improved pain ratings by as much as 90% after 15 days of use. Unlike existing clinical neuromodulation techniques, this ULF approach avoids tissue damage and other side effects.

 

Neutron experiment tightens the net around possible fifth force

17 Sep 2021

Fifth force experiment: the cold neutron guide hall at NIST’s Center for Neutron Research in Maryland. (Courtesy: NIST/Yiming Qiu)

An improved search for a potential fifth force of nature is one of a trio of new results gleaned from observations of neutron interactions in silicon made by an international team of physicists. The work, which relies on Pendellösung interferometry, also takes a precise look at silicon’s thermal properties and provides a new, independent value for the neutron’s charge radius.

 

Introduction to Statistical field theories of athermal systems-5 by Bulbul Chakrabarty

 

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Introduction to Statistical field theories of athermal systems by Bulbul Chakrabarty

PROGRAM : BANGALORE SCHOOL ON STATISTICAL PHYSICS - XII (ONLINE) ORGANIZERS : Abhishek Dhar (ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru) and Sanjib Sabhapandit (RRI, Bengaluru) DATE : 28 June 2021 to 09 July 2021 VENUE : Online Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the school will be conducted through online lectures. This advanced level school is the twelfth in the series. 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. The following courses will be offered. Introduction to Statistical field theories of athermal systems by Bulbul Chakrabarty (Brandeis University,