4th Joint Dutch-Brazil School on Theoretical Physics

The Joint Dutch-Brazil School on Theoretical Physics is now in its fourth edition with previous schools in 2007, 2011 and 2015. This edition of the school will feature minicourses by Juan Maldacena (IAS Princeton, USA), Zohar Komargodski (Simons Institute, Stony Brook, USA) and Ronald Kleiss (Radboud U, The Netherlands), as well as student presentations. The school is jointly organized with the Dutch Research School of Theoretical Physics (DRSTP) and is intended for graduate students and researchers in the field of high-energy theoretical physics. This school in São Paulo will be preceded by the XX J. A. Swieca School in Campos de Jordão.

There is no registration fee and limited funds are available for travel and local expenses.

Organizers:

• Eric Bergshoeff (Groningen Univ., The Netherlands)
• Nathan Berkovits (IFT-UNESP/ICTP-SAIFR, Brazil)
• Jan de Boer (Amsterdam University, The Netherlands)
• Anamaría Font (Universidad Central de Venezuela)
• Ronald Kleiss (Radboud Univ., The Netherlands)

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• Ronald Kleiss (Radboud U, The Netherlands): Monte Carlo Theory and Techniques (PDF)

• Zohar Komargodski (Simons Institute, Stony Brook, USA): Quantum Field Theories in 2+1 Dimensions: Duality, Confinement, Topological Phases, Criticality, and Symmetry Breaking

• Juan Maldacena (IAS Princeton, USA): Toy models for black holes

See lecture notes at:
https://static.ias.edu/pitp/2018/node/1796.html
Under “Juan Maldacena”
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Diving into traversable wormholes
Juan Maldacena, Douglas Stanford,Zhenbin Yang
e-Print: arXiv:1704.05333

Conformal symmetry and its breaking in two dimensional Nearly
Anti-de-Sitter space
Juan Maldacena, Douglas Stanford, Zhenbin Yang
e-Print: arXiv:1606.01857 [hep-th]

Remarks on the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model
Juan Maldacena, Douglas Stanford
e-Print: arXiv:1604.07818 [hep-th]

School Program:  PDF updated on January 28, 2019

4th Joint Dutch-Brazil School on Theoretical Physics

 

• Juan Maldacena (IAS Princeton, USA): Toy models for black holes

          Videos: Lecture 1 – Lecture 2 – Lecture 3 – Lecture 4

          Notes: Homework (PDF)

 

• Ronald Kleiss (Radboud U, The Netherlands): Monte Carlo Theory and Techniques

          Videos: Lecture 1 – Lecture 2 – Lecture 3 – Lecture 4

          Notes: Monte Carlo – Techniques and Theory (PDF)

 

• Zohar Komargodski (Simons Institute, Stony Brook, USA): Quantum Field Theories in 2+1 Dimensions: Duality, Confinement, Topological Phases, Criticality, and Symmetry Breaking

           Videos: Lecture 1 – Lecture 2 – Lecture 3– Lecture 4

           Notes:

 

Registration: ALL participants should register. The registration will be on February 11  at the institute at 08:30 am.

List of Participants:  Updated on February 04, 2019

Poster presentation: Participants who are presenting a poster MUST BRING A BANNER PRINTED. The banner size should be at most 1,5m x 1m. We do not accept A4 or A3 paper. Click here to see what a banner looks like: http://designplast.ind.br/produtos/detalhe/impressao-digital/banner/119/9

Visa information: Nationals from several countries in Latin America and Europe are exempt from tourist visa.  Nationals from Australia, Canada, Japan and USA can apply for an e-visa through VSF Global. Please check here which nationals need a tourist visa to enter Brazil.

Accommodation: Participants, whose accommodation will be provided by the institute, will stay at The Universe Flat. Hotel recommendations are available here

How to reach the Institute: The school will be held at ICTP South American Institute, located at IFT-UNESP, which is across the street from a major bus and subway terminal (Terminal Barra Funda). The address which is closer to the entrance of the IFT-UNESP building is R. Jornalista Aloysio Biondi, 120 – Barra Funda, São Paulo. The easiest way to reach us is by subway or bus, please find instructions here.

Yellow fever vaccination is recommended for travellers going to Brazil. Note that the vaccine needs to be taken at least ten days before the trip to be effective. Information: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/alert/yellow-fever-brazil

Ground transportation instructions: 

Ground transportation from Guarulhos Airport to The Universe Flat

Ground transportation from Congonhas Airport to the Universe Flat

Ground transportation from The Universe Flat to the institute