iTHEMS-phys勉強会
iTHEMS-phys is a study group that promotes interaction across diverse areas of theoretical physics through regular seminars, intensive lectures, and workshops, providing a common platform to share universal ideas connecting different fields of physics.
The main purpose of the “iTHEMS-phys” study group is to keep a regular seminar series and sometimes have an intensive lecture or workshop on any topics from all fields of theoretical physics. In RIKEN iTHEMS, we have a variety of researchers working on diverse areas of mathematical sciences from pure mathematicians to biologists. Even if we restrict ourselves to physicists, they cover most research topics in broad areas of theoretical physics; particle and nuclear physics, astrophysics, condensed matter physics, atomic, molecular, and optical physics, statistical physics, and mathematical physics. While they are independently and freely working on their own research topics as a specialist, it is also important to promote the strong interaction between all of them. This is because one mainstream, which drives the development of modern physics, is a notion of universality: A fundamental concept in theoretical physics often appears in apparently unrelated areas of physics (and sometimes independently discovered), but one has eventually realized their relationship, or universality: One classic example is the Wilson’s renormalization group method, originally developed in the context of critical phenomena in the statistical physics, but have eventually changed our notion of quantum field theory. Thus, it is crucially useful to have a common activity like the regular seminar as theoretical physics group, which make us to share the prominent ideas from different areas of physics. Considering this situation, we propose the “iTHEMS-phys” group activity as follows:
- Regular theoretical physics seminar (1~2/months) We arrange the regular theoretical physics seminar on any topics of physics. We invite a seminar speaker based on the proposal made by members of “iTHEMS-phys” group.
- Intensive lecture (irregular, or ~1/half year) We are considering to have the intensive lecture given by researchers from other institutes/universities, and by ourselves. The potential audience of the lecture given by “iTHEMS-phys” group includes the pure mathematician in iTHEMS.
- Workshops (irregular, or ~1/year) We are also planning to organize the workshop if possible. Depending on the situation, we will propose e.g. the 1-day workshop or the long-term workshop. If it is better to split the activity as the working group, it could be the joint workshop with the working group.
In addition, in order to cover the study area widely including the lattice field theory and the cosmology, new facilitators are added.
- Facilitators:
- Kantaro Ohmori (RIKEN iTHEMS) *Contact at kantaro.omori@riken.jp
- Shuntaro Aoki (RIKEN iTHEMS)
- Osamu Fukushima (RIKEN iTHEMS)
- Masazumi Honda (RIKEN iTHEMS)
- Masamichi Miyaji (RIKEN iTHEMS)
- Okuto Morikawa (RIKEN iTHEMS)
- Arata Yamamoto (RIKEN iTHEMS)
Former Objectives (2020-2021)
The main purpose of the “iTHEMS-phys” study group is to keep a regular seminar series and sometimes have an intensive lecture or workshop on any topics from all fields of theoretical physics. One mainstream, which drives the development of modern physics, is a notion of universality: A fundamental concept in theoretical physics often appears in apparently unrelated areas of physics (and sometimes independently discovered), but one has eventually realized their relationship, or universality. Thus, it is crucially useful to have a common activity like the regular seminar as theoretical physics group, which make us to share the prominent ideas from different areas of physics.
Former Objectives (2022)
The main purpose of the “iTHEMS-phys” study group is to keep a regular seminar series and sometimes have an intensive lecture or workshop on any topics from all fields of theoretical physics. In RIKEN iTHEMS, we have a variety of researchers working on diverse areas of mathematical sciences from pure mathematicians to biologists. Even if we restrict ourselves to physicists, they cover most research topics in broad areas of theoretical physics; particle and nuclear physics, astrophysics, condensed matter physics, atomic, molecular, and optical physics, statistical physics, and mathematical physics. While they are independently and freely working on their own research topics as a specialist, it is also important to promote the strong interaction between all of them. This is because one mainstream, which drives the development of modern physics, is a notion of universality: A fundamental concept in theoretical physics often appears in apparently unrelated areas of physics (and sometimes independently discovered), but one has eventually realized their relationship, or universality: One classic example is the Wilson’s renormalization group method, originally developed in the context of critical phenomena in the statistical physics, but have eventually changed our notion of quantum field theory. Thus, it is crucially useful to have a common activity like the regular seminar as theoretical physics group, which make us to share the prominent ideas from different areas of physics.
Former Objectives (2025)
The main purpose of the “iTHEMS-phys” study group is to keep a regular seminar series and sometimes have an intensive lecture or workshop on any topics from all fields of theoretical physics. At RIKEN iTHEMS, we have a variety of researchers working on diverse areas of mathematical sciences from pure mathematicians to biologists. Even if we restrict ourselves to physicists, they cover most research topics in broad areas of theoretical physics; particle and nuclear physics, lattice field theory, astrophysics, cosmology, condensed matter physics, atomic, molecular, and optical physics, statistical physics, and mathematical physics. While they are independently and freely working on their own research topics as specialists, it is also important to promote a strong interaction between all of them. This is because one mainstream, which drives the development of modern physics, is a notion of universality: A fundamental concept in theoretical physics often appears in apparently unrelated areas of physics (and sometimes independently discovered), and yet one has eventually realized their relationship, or universality: One classic example is the Wilson’s renormalization group method, originally developed in the context of critical phenomena in the statistical physics, but it has eventually changed our notion of quantum field theory. Thus, it is crucially useful to have a common activity like regular seminars as a theoretical physics group, which helps us share the prominent ideas from different areas of physics.