Announcement: Poster and Flyer
Dynamical Mean-Field Theory (DMFT) has established itself as the method of choice for dealing with emergent phases in strongly correlated materials. In fact, its combination with density-functional theory via the construction of materials-specific models has opened the path to the description of correlation effects beyond the level of generic models. This, together with the development of powerful and flexible quantum-impurity solvers, and the help of modern massively-parallel supercomputers, provides powerful tools for understanding correlation effects in materials and has revolutionized the field of correlated materials science.
The goal of this year’s school is to provide students with an overview of the method and its application to materials, with a view towards the future of many-body simulations. The program will start with fundamental models and concepts, introducing the Hubbard model and its physics, density-functional theory and the principles of DMFT. More advanced lectures will introduce the DFT+DMFT approach and its extensions. A core aspect of the technique are quantum-impurity solvers. For the latter, lectures will cover quantum Monte Carlo methods, exact diagonalization and DMRG, currently the most powerful and flexible solvers. Additional lectures will present explorative approaches, such as variational methods suitable for quantum computers. Lectures will then show how the approach can be used to unravel the mechanism of paradigmatic emergent phenomena in materials: non-conventional superconductivity, orbital ordering, Mott phases, disorder, Hund’s metal behavior, and pseudogap phases. The topics will be treated with a focus on explaining key experiments in a realistic setting and with an outlook on materials design.
Venue: The school will take place from 22-26 September 2025 at the Forschungszentrum Jülich, in the Lecture Hall of the Peter-Grünberg Institute, building 4.8, room 365.
Participation: The school is intended for advanced graduate or PhD students and postdocs in the field of electronic structure of materials.
Admission: Interested students should apply before May 31, 2025 through the registration form. Accepted applicants will be informed via e-mail two weeks after the deadline for applications.
Accommodation: Students can apply for financial support to cover accommodation costs. Participants supported by the school will be accommodated in the Aachen Youth Hostel. Funding for accommodations is limited.
ICAM Junior Travel Awards: Eligible candidates can apply for an ICAM Junior Travel Award. Funding is limited to about 10 students. For more information see the ICAM site and the registration form.
Transport: A shuttle bus will be operating in the mornings and evenings between the Youth Hostel in Aachen and the Forschungszentrum Jülich. The bus will leave in the morning from Aachen Jugendherberge. There will also be a shuttle from Jülich, from Stadthotel Jülich.
Other ways to reach the Forschungszentrum.
Hotels in Aachen and Jülich: Participants for whom no low-cost accommodation can be found or who wish to stay in a hotel may find hotels at these web-sites: Jülich and Aachen.
