Seminar series Numerical Methods in Physics - Ecole Doctorale de Physique Grenoble

The aim of the seminar series is to provide an overview over different numerical methods in physics. Six researchers will introduce the methods they use in their work addressing questions such as : what are the main ideas behind the approach? which questions does it allow one to address? what are the important points in its implementation? what were its greatest successes so far? what are its weak points?

Monday April 23, 2012 (14h-15h30) - Corinna KOLLATH (Université de Genève) : Description of low dimensional systems: the density matrix renormalization group method
Thursday May 3, 2012 (16h-17h30) - Xavier WAINTAL (INAC/SPSMS) : From Brownian motion to path integral: an introduction to quantum Monte Carlo
Monday June 4, 2012 (16h-17h30) - Xavier BLASE (Institut Néel) : Ab initio simulations in condensed matter physics: from mean-field to many-body-perturbation theory
Thursday June 7, 2012 (16h-17h30) - Giovanni SORDI (ILL) : Introduction to dynamical mean-field theory
Monday June 11, 2012 (16h-17h30) - Jean-Louis BARRAT (LIPhy) : Classical systems at finite temperature: Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo
Thursday June 14, 2012 (16h-17h30) - Mairbek CHSHIEV (INAC/Spintec) : Description of spintronic phenomena using ab-initio and tight-binding simulation approaches

The seminars take place at the Maison des Magistères, 25 avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble.