Monday 24th – Friday 28th August 2009

Centre for Scientific Computing and Department of Mathematics, University of Warwick

Organiser: R.A. Römer (Physics), A. Troisi (Chemistry)

Report of the Conference

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:

1. Quantum Dynamics;
2. Small Systems;
3. Large Systems and Quantum Statistical Mechanics;
4. Applications, including Quantum Chemistry and Materials;
5. Underpinning Numerical Methods.

Programme

This is the final programme (240809).

PDF of Programme

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 University of Warwick. Note that the university is located at the outskirts of Coventry and not in Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/ for travel details and http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/maps/ for maps of the central campus. In case you come by car, parking is available for delegates at car park 15.

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 35 of the Warwick central campus.

The workshop will start with the registration at the University of Warwick. Note that the university is located at the outskirts of Coventry and not in Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/ for travel details and http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/maps/ 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 here.

Contact

Mathematics Research Centre
Zeeman Building
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
United Kingdom

e-mail: mrc@maths.warwick.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)24 7652 8317
Fax: +44 (0)24 7652 3548

See also:

Mathematics Research Centre

Mathematical Interdisciplinary Research at Warwick (MIR@W)

Past Events 

Past Symposia