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Entanglements & Applications

2024年11月18日(月) 9:30 - 15:00

Myfanwy Evans (Professor, Institute of Mathematics, University of Potsdam, Germany)
Stephen Hyde (Emeritus Professor, Materials Physics, Australian National University, Australia)
Toky Andriamanalina (Ph.D. Student, Institute of Mathematics, University of Potsdam, Germany)

9:30-10:30: Toky Andriamanalina Title: Untangling 3-periodic entanglements of filaments and nets Abstract: Entanglements of curves and nets can used to describe various biological and chemical structures, such as coordination polymers, liquid crystals, or DNA origami crystals. We recently developed new diagrammatic descriptions of 3-periodic entanglements. These new diagrams are drawn out of a projection along one axis of a unit cell of a 3-periodic structure. By using these diagrams, we define the notion of untangling number for 3-periodic structures, which is a measure of complexity of the entanglement. Thanks to this, it is now possible to characterise the least tangled structures that we call ground states, and in particular we show that the rod packings are the generic ground states of entanglements of curves. 10:30-11:00: coffee break 11:00 - 12:00: Stephen Hyde Title: Tangles... and untangles Abstract: Knots, braids, links, self-entangled nets, multiple catenated infinite nets... are examples of what we call, simply, “tangles”. They are relevant to molecular-scale (bio)materials, from duplexed ssRNA to metal-organic frameworks. We are interested in understanding: 1.Which tangles are “simple”? 2.How tangled is a tangle!? Our tangle toolkit is a simple one: we assemble helices into networks, allowing a broad spectrum of tangles to be built, from knots to tangled nets. Interesting “simple” tangles are entanglements of the edges of Platonic polyhedra [1] and entangled 2-periodic nets [2]. A proposed answer to point 2. above will be discussed. if there is time. The ideas are at present largely unpublished, and being working into a book to be published, we hope, in late 2025 [3]. 13:00 - 14:00: Myfanwy Evans Title: Can solvents tie knots? Helical folds of biopolymers in liquid environments. Abstract: Using a simulation technique based on the morphometric approach to solvation, we performed computer experiments which fold a short open flexible tube, modelling a biopolymer in aqueous environments, according to the interaction of the tube with the solvent alone. We find an array of helical geometries that self-assemble depending on the solvent conditions, including symmetric double helices where the strand folds back on itself and overhand knot motifs. Interestingly these shapes—in all their variety—are energetically favoured over the optimal helix. By differentiating the role of solvation in self–assembly our study helps illuminate the energetic background scenery in which all soluble biomolecules live. This event is organized with the Interdisciplinary Math Study Group.

会場: セミナー室 (359号室)

イベント公式言語: 英語

RIKEN iTHEMSのアウトリーチについての研究会 2024

2024年11月15日(金) - 17日(日)

本年度の「RIKEN iTHEMSのアウトリーチについての研究会2024＠仙台&ZOOM」を2泊3日の日程で、11月15日(金)-11月17日(日) にiTHEMS SUURI-COOL (Sendai) の協力のもと東北大学知の創出センター「知の館」において、対面で、Zoomを併用して開催いたします。

会場: 東北大学片平キャンパス 知の館 (メイン会場) / via Zoom

イベント公式言語: 日本語

Knitting Day

2024年11月1日(金) 10:00 - 16:00

佐野 友彦 (慶応義塾大学 理工学部 機械工学科 専任講師)
Samuel Poincloux (青山学院大学 理工学部 物理・数理学科 助教)
後藤 大輝 (慶應義塾大学 修士課程)
嶋本 大祐 (東京大学 修士課程)
田尻 琴音 (慶應義塾大学 修士課程)
ソニア・マムーディ (東北大学 材料科学高等研究所 (AIMR) 数学連携グループ 助教)

The 'Knitting Day' event is a one-day gathering that brings together students and researchers from diverse fields to explore the fascinating connections between the topology and mechanics of knitting. It aims to foster interdisciplinary discussions on how knitting techniques can be understood through mathematical, physical, and engineering lenses and their potential applications in industry. This event is organized with the Interdisciplinary Math Study Group. Schedule: 10:00 – 10:30: Welcome coffee 10:30 – 11:00: Samuel Poincloux 11:10 – 11:30: Kotone Tajiri 11:30 – 12:00: Discussion 12:00 – 13:00: Lunch 13:00 – 13:30: Daisuke Shimamoto 13:40 – 14:00: Taiki Goto 14:00 – 14:30: Discussion 14:30 – 15:10: Sonia Mahmoudi 15:10 – 16:00: Discussion & Coffee Break 16:00-18:00: Internal Discussion From 18:00: Dinner Titles: Taiki Goto: Twist deformation in trefoil knot Sonia Mahmoudi: A new topological model of knitting Samuel Poincloux: Knit mechanics and frictional troubles Daisuke Shimamoto: TBA Kotone Tajiri: Curling morphology of knitted fabrics: structure and mechanics

会場: 研究本館 3階 345−347号室

イベント公式言語: 英語

RIKEN Quantum Workshop on “Quantum-Like Modeling” in Cognitive & Social Sciences

2024年10月11日(金) 14:00 - 19:00

Recently, there has been a growing trend to consider cognitive, and social phenomena as Open Quantum Systems, and to mathematically define the fundamental principles behind them through so-called “Quantum-Like Modeling”. It has been extremely difficult to systematically explain complexities of such phenomena within humans’ cognitive traits based on classical “rational” reasoning. Quantum-Like Modeling suggests that using quantum probability calculus and its applications could be useful to rationalize such phenomena and expand previous understandings, obtained through simple linear algebra, by applying quantum formalizations. Just as physicists explored a new branch of mathematics, the theory of operators in complex Hilbert space, to describe the quantum phenomena in an effective way, considerations here will be built on the methodology and mathematical apparatus of quantum theory and directed to applications outside of physics, namely to, cognition, psychology, decision-making, economics, finances, as well as the social and political sciences. Programme 14:00~14:10 Atsushi Iriki: Introduction. Potential of quantum computing for humanities 14:10~15:10 Andrei Khrennikov: Tutorial. Ubiquitous Quantum: from genetics and biological evolution to cognition, psychology, decision making, and social science 15:10~15:40 Masanao Ozawa: Quantum Instrument -- Measurement to cognition with QC-simulation Break 16:00~16:30 Haruki Emori: Applications of quantum computers to cognitive sciences based on Quantum Instrument 16:30~17:00 Miho Fuyama: Subjective Experiences and Superposition State in Narrative Reading 17:00~17:30 General Discussion 18:00~19:00 Networking Mixer (RIKEN canteen #1) Registration Deadline September 26 (Thur), 2024 (for those attending both the workshop and networking mixer (banquet, free of charge)) October 4 (Fri), 2024 (for those attending only the workshop)

会場: セミナー室 (359号室)

イベント公式言語: 英語

RIKEN - LBNL Workshop on Quantum Information Science

2024年9月3日(火) - 6日(金)

This international workshop will bring together researchers worldwide to discuss and collaborate on the latest developments in quantum technologies and quantum computing. Other focus areas will be algorithms, hybrid classical - quantum computing, error mitigation, and applications in physics and chemistry. With an emphasis to galvanize the participants into future collaborations, in addition to presentations on recent trends, the workshop will dedicate time in the afternoons for facilitated brainstorming and planning sessions.

会場: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, California)

イベント公式言語: 英語

NCTS-iTHEMS Joint Workshop on Matters to Spacetime: Symmetries and Geometry

2024年8月26日(月) - 29日(木)

The National Center for Theoretical Sciences (NCTS) and the Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS) at RIKEN have long maintained a collaborative relationship, even before the Memorandum of Understanding was signed in December, 2022. This partnership has successfully facilitated joint activities in high energy physics over recent years. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, we are excited to announce the inaugural joint workshops focusing on condensed matter physics and (quantum) gravity. These workshops are designed to foster international collaborations and stimulate interdisciplinary research. We are pleased to invite you to the 2024 NCTS-iTHEMS Workshop on Matters to Spacetime: Symmetries and Geometry, to be held from August 26 (Monday) to August 29 (Thursday), at the National Center for Theoretical Sciences, located on the campus of National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei, Taiwan. This workshop will feature presentations on the latest research findings, foster discussions to spark new ideas, and provide opportunities for initiating collaborative projects. While we strongly encourage in-person attendance to maximize engagement and interaction, an online platform will also be available to accommodate participants who are unable to attend physically.

会場: NCTS Physics Lecture Hall, 4th Floor, Cosmology Hall, National Taiwan University

イベント公式言語: 英語

Advances in Fluctuating Hydrodynamics: Bridging the Micro and Macro Scales

2024年6月17日(月) - 28日(金)

Abhishek Dhar (Professor, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, India)
Luca Delacrétaz (Assistant Professor, The University of Chicago, USA)
田之上 智宏 (大阪大学 大学院理学研究科 宇宙地球科学専攻 助教)
芳賀 大樹 (大阪公立大学 大学院工学研究科 電子物理系専攻 助教)
赤松 幸尚 (大阪大学 大学院理学研究科 物理学専攻 助教)
藤井 啓資 (東京大学 大学院理学系研究科 物理学専攻 日本学術振興会 特別研究員 PD)
池田 晴國 (学習院大学 理学部 物理学科 助教)
南 佑樹 (岐阜大学 大学院工学研究科 助教)
中野 裕義 (東京大学 物性研究所 助教)
西田 祐介 (東京工業大学 理学院 物理学系 教授)
佐々田 槙子 (東京大学 大学院数理科学研究科・理学部数学科 教授)

Establishing universal laws in far-from-equilibrium physical systems is one of the outstanding unresolved problems in modern physics. While we have not reached a complete theory applicable to any nonequilibrium system, hydrodynamics provides a promising theoretical tool, which captures universal macroscopic behaviors of nonequilibrium many-body systems. In particular, a hydrodynamic approach with thermal fluctuation, dubbed fluctuating hydrodynamics, successfully describes normal hydrodynamic transports in three-dimensional systems as well as anomalous transports (related to the Kardar–Parisi–Zhang universality class) in low-dimensional systems. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together theorists working on both classical and quantum many-body problems and to explore nonequilibrium physics from the viewpoint of fluctuating hydrodynamics.

会場: 京都大学 基礎物理学研究所 湯川記念館 パナソニック国際交流ホール (メイン会場) / via Zoom

イベント公式言語: 英語

Recent Developments and Challenges in Topological Phases

2024年6月3日(月) - 14日(金)

Thanks to intensive research efforts, topology has been established as a fundamental concept in physics. For closed quantum systems, the classification of gapped topological phases has matured. Moreover, the importance of topology is not limited to isolated quantum systems. Recently, the topology of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians, which effectively describe systems with dissipation, has attracted much attention worldwide. This fascination is exemplified by topological phases and topological phenomena unique to non-Hermitian systems. Against this background, the primary purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers working on topological phases and to discuss (i) open questions in topological phases of closed quantum systems and (ii) the role of topology in open quantum systems and measurements.

会場: 京都大学基礎物理学研究所

イベント公式言語: 英語

iTHEMS-YITP Workshop: Bootstrap, Localization and Holography

2024年5月20日(月) - 24日(金)

会場: 京都大学基礎物理学研究所

イベント公式言語: 英語

Nuclear Fusion and its Interdisciplinary Fields

2024年5月14日(火) 9:00 - 18:15

We will learn about nuclear fusion and related subjects, such as turbulence in astronomy and astrophysics, from experts and discuss possible interdisciplinary collaborations in the near future. Some researchers will visit RIKEN iTHEMS from the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) and other universities and research institutes for the workshop. We will have the workshop in a hybrid style so that many researchers in Japan can hear the presentations even remotely. This workshop is supported by Moonshot Goal 10 (Program Director Yoshida Zensho (NIFS)). Program Session１ 9:00-9:35 (25+10: 25 mins for Presentation, 10 mins for Q&A)：Shinya Maeyama 9:35-10:10 (25+10): Naoki Sato 10:10-10:45 (25+10): Yohei Kawazura 10:45-11:15 Coffee Break Session２ 11:15-11:50 (25+10): Takanobu Amano 11:50-12:25 (25+10): Yosuke Matsumoto 12:25-13:00 (25+10): Akira Mizuta 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break Session３ 14:00-14:35 (25+10): Chiho Nonaka 14:35-15:10 (25+10): Takeo Hoshi 15:10-15:45 (25+10): Motoki Nakata 15:45-16:15 Coffee Break Session ４ 16:15-16:50 (25+10): Kumiko Hori 16:50-17:25 (25+10): Yutaka Ohira 17:25-18:00 (25+10): Camilia Demidem (TBC) 18:30-20:30: Dinner in the Main Research Building.

会場: セミナー室 (359号室) (メイン会場) / via Zoom

イベント公式言語: 英語

Condensed Matter Physics of QCD 2024

2024年3月11日(月) - 22日(金)

ゴードン・ベイム (Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, USA)
新田 宗土 (慶応義塾大学 教授)
Mark Alford (Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, USA)
Sanjay Reddy (Professor, University of Washington, USA)
Dam Thanh Son (Professor, The University of Chicago, USA)
Mikhail Stephanov (Professor, The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), USA)
福嶋 健二 (東京大学 大学院理学系研究科 物理学専攻 教授)
山本 直希 (慶応義塾大学)
久德 浩太郎 (京都大学 大学院理学研究科 准教授)
林 優依 (京都大学 基礎物理学研究所 学振特別研究員PD)
西村 健太郎 (広島大学)
古城 徹 (東北大学)
北沢 正清 (京都大学 基礎物理学研究所)

QCD at finite temperature and density is one of the most challenging problems in modern physics, which plays a crucial role to understand the origin and coevolution of the universe and matter. On the one hand, the relativistic heavy-ion collision experiments in the past decades have opened a new and exciting field to explore physical properties of such a QCD matter at high-tempearture. On the other hand, recent astrophysical observations of compact stars (in particular, events involving neutron stars) is becoming another exciting tool to unveil properties of the dense QCD matter. This molecule-type workshop is aimed at bringing together theorists working on QCD at finite-temperature and density, with a particular focus on dense quark-nuclear matter relevant to neutron star physics. We will mainly cover macroscopic properties of the finite-density QCD matter such as the Lee-Yang edge singularity for a QCD critical point, the renewed Fermi liquid theory for quark-nuclear matter, nuclear superfluidity, color superconductivity, quark-hadron continuity, quantum vortex, and transport phenomena including the weak-intearction processes.

会場: via Zoom / 京都大学基礎物理学研究所

イベント公式言語: 英語

理化学研究所-奈良女子大学理学部合同 ダイバーシティ推進ワークショップ 2024

2024年2月29日(木) - 3月1日(金)

理化学研究所数理創造プログラム(iTHEMS)と奈良女子大学理学部は、理化学研究所ダイバーシティ推進室の後援を得て女性研究者育成事業を進めている。その一環として、奈良女子大学の学部生・大学院生23名が、理化学研究所和光キャンパスの複数の研究室を訪問し、研究内容について質疑を行うとともに、iTHEMSの研究者とともにワークショップを開催し、学生自らが発表を行う。 主催：理化学研究所数理創造プログラム、奈良女子大学理学部 プログラム： 2月29日（木）　 13:30-14:00 開会の挨拶 初田哲男 (C01, 研究本館2F 246-248号室) 14:00-15:30 東原子分子物理研究室 (CPR) (C32, レーザー棟2F中会議室) 15:30-17:00 多感覚統合神経回路理研白眉研究チーム(CBS) (C56, 脳科学池の端棟３F大会議室) 17:00-18:30 数理創造プログラム (iTHEMS) (C01, 研究本館3F) 18:30-21:00 奈良女子大学学生発表会 (C01, 研究本館3F） 3月1日(金） 9:00-10:30 仁科センターRIBF施設 (RNC) (E01, 仁科RIBF棟) 10:30-12:00 佐甲細胞情報研究室 (CPR) (S01, 生物科学棟３F大セミナー室) 12:00-13:00 昼食 (C61, 総合支援施設) 13:00 閉会

会場: via Zoom

Second Workshop on Fundamentals in Density Functional Theory (DFT2024)

2024年2月20日(火) - 22日(木)

The density functional theory (DFT) is one of the powerful methods to solve quantum many-body problems, which, in principle, gives the exact energy and density of the ground state. The accuracy of DFT is, in practice, determined by the accuracy of an energy density functional (EDF) since the exact EDF is still unknown. Currently, DFT has been used in many communities, including nuclear physics, quantum chemistry, and condensed matter physics, while the fundamental study of DFT, such as the first principle derivations of an accurate EDF and methods to calculate many observables from obtained densities and excited states. However, there has been little opportunity to have interdisciplinary communication. On December 2022, we had the first workshop on this series (DFT2022) at Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, and several interdisiplinary discussions and collaborationd were started. To share such progresses and extend collaborations, we organize the second workshop. In this workshop, the current status and issues of each discipline will be shared towards solving these problems by meeting together among researchers in mathematics, nuclear physics, quantum chemistry, and condensed matter physics. This workshop mainly comprises lectures/seminars on cutting-edge topics and discussion, while a half-day session composed of contributed talks is also planned. This workshop is partially supported by iTHEMS-phys Study Group. This workshop is a part of the RIKEN Symposium Series. The detailed information can be found in the workshop website.

会場: 融合連携イノベーション推進棟（IIB） 8階 (メイン会場) / via Zoom

イベント公式言語: 英語

“Quantum-like Modeling” in Biology, Cognitive & Social Sciences

2024年1月26日(金) 9:30 - 17:00

近年、開放量子系(Open Quantum System)として生物・認知・社会現象をとらえて、それらの背後に潜む基本原理をいわゆる『Quantum-Like Modeling』をとおして数理的に定義することによって、これまで定性的な記述的論理構築に留まっていた現象を、厳密な定量解析の対象としようとする気運が熟そうとしている。そこで、関連する各分野での先端的な挑戦に着手している研究者による話題提供(15 分程度)と、数名の指定討論者によるコメント(5 分程度)を皮切りとした、参加者全員による自由闊達なブレーンストーミング(30 分程度)を企画した。各セッションでは、下記の様なごくおおまかな展望のもとに、参加者それぞれの研究の将来の発展可能性を大胆に広く探るような、胸躍る議論を期待したい。 プログラム 09:30~10:00 導入・背景(入來篤史・初田哲男) 導入1：開催趣旨(入來)−量子認知、Open Quantum System の黎明 導入2：RIKEN Quantum(初田)−量子計算の現状と展望 10:10~11:00 量子的現象(⻄郷甲矢人)：討論―小澤、江守 話題：JST-CREST 課題を中心に Open Quantum System 全体の概観を解説 討論：量子論的数理を用いた一般現象のモデリング・解釈の可能性と期待 11:10~12:00 新しい数学(小澤正直)：討論―小谷、初田 話題：非可換な順序効果の理論とブレークスルーにおける新しい数学理論 討論：実験家と数学者との相補的共働のデザインと「新しい数学」の創造 (昼休み) 13:30~14:20 生物学考察(磯村拓哉)：討論―桜田、石川 話題：ベイズ推論変分自由エネルギー原理における経路積分的手法 討論：生物学・脳神経科学・認知科学と精神医学における量子論的解釈 14:30~15:20 人文社会科学(田中彰吾)：討論―大村、池田 話題：原子論的人間観から量子メタファーによる人間と社会の理解へ 討論：人文社会科学における量子的現象と量子計算の社会実装の可能性 15:50~17:00 総合討論(司会・話題提供：入來篤史) 話題：「人間現象」の進化/歴史の経路積分・量子論的解釈と Quantum-Like Modeling 討論：フリー ブレーン ストーミング 登壇者(登壇順) 入來篤史 (CREST マルチセンシング領域 研究総括/理研 未来戦略室) 初田哲男 (理研 数理創造プログラム(iTHEMS)/CREST マルチセンシング領域 アドバイザー) ⻄郷甲矢人 (CREST マルチセンシング領域/⻑浜バイオ大学 フロンティアバイオサイエンス学科) 小澤正直 (理研 未来戦略室/中部大学 創発学術院 AI 数理データサイエンスセンター) 江守陽規 (理研 未来戦略室/北海道大学 工学部 光エレクトロニクス研究室) 小谷元子 (理研 数理創造プログラム(iTHEMS)/東北大学 理学部 数学科) 磯村拓哉 (CREST マルチセンシング領域/理研 脳神経科学研究センター 脳型知能理論研究ユニット) 桜田一洋 (AMED-CREST マルチセンシング領域 アドバイザー/理研 情報統合本部/慶應義塾大学医学部) 石川哲朗 (理研 情報統合本部 医療データ数理推論チーム/慶應義塾大学医学部 拡張知能医学講座) 田中彰吾 (CREST マルチセンシング領域/東海大学 文明研究所) 大村敬一 (放送大学 教養学部) 池田裕一 (京都大学 総合生存学館)

会場: 大河内記念ホール (メイン会場) / via Zoom

イベント公式言語: 日本語

Functional Renormalization Group at Niigata 2024

2024年1月7日(日) - 8日(月)

ゲルゲイ・フェヨシュ (Associate Professor, Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
福嶋 健二 (東京大学 大学院理学系研究科 物理学専攻 教授)
奥西 巧一 (新潟大学 理学部 准教授)
春名 純一 (大阪大学 量子情報・量子生命研究センター 特任研究員)
Xu-Guang Huang (Professor, Physics Department and Center for Particle Physics and Field Theory, Fudan University, China)
伊藤 克美 (新潟大学 教育学部 教授)
川名 清晴 (Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), Republic of Korea)
藪中 俊介 (日本原子力研究開発機構 研究員)
横田 猛 (理化学研究所 数理創造プログラム (iTHEMS) 基礎科学特別研究員)

One of the most fundamental challenges in theoretical physics is to uncover the physical properties of strongly-interacting quantum many-body systems. This problem is shared in both subatomic physics and condensed matter physics; e.g., to unveil ground state structures and dynamical aspects of quantum systems. However, it has been an unresolved issue to establish non-perturbative theoretical tools, which allows a reliable analytic approach to quantum many-body problems described by field theory. The Functional Renormalization Group (FRG) is proposed as one of the theoretical methods that facilitates the non-perturbative investigation of quantum many-body systems. The FRG has found applications in various fields of physics, ranging from particle and nuclear physics to condensed matter physics, leading to several unique achievements in each fields. The aim of this two-day workshop is to provide an overview of the recent applications and progress of FRG in various fields of physics, discuss future directions, and explore potential new collaborations that bridge different fields of physics.

会場: 開志専門職大学 米山キャンパス (メイン会場) / via Zoom

イベント公式言語: 英語

Joint RIKEN/N3AS Workshop on Multi-Messenger Astrophysics

2023年11月26日(日) 9:00 - 19:00

RIKEN iTHEMS and NSF Physics Frontier Center N3AS will jointly organize a workshop on "Multi-Messenger Astrophysics" on Sunday, November 26, at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, in conjunction with the JPS/ APS DNP meeting. For the program and registration form, please visit the workshop website at the related links. The workshop is open to all and there is no registration fee. However, we ask those wishing to attend to register, to help us plan. The workshop will conclude with an early evening poster session that will combine science with an opportunity for JPS and APS participants to socialize. Organizers: Tetsuo Hatsuda（RIKEN iTHEMS) Wick Haxton (UC Berkaley, N3AS) Baha Balentekin (UW-Madison, N3AS)

会場: Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa, Hawaii

イベント公式言語: 英語

6th QGG Intensive Lectures: Introduction to thermalization in isolated quantum systems

2023年11月20日(月) - 21日(火)

濱崎 立資 (理化学研究所 開拓研究本部 (CPR) 濱崎非平衡量子統計力学理研白眉研究チーム 理研白眉研究チームリーダー)

This is the sixth event by the Quantum Gravity Gatherings (QGG) Study Group at RIKEN iTHEMS. For this event we have invited Professor Ryusuke Hamazaki from RIKEN, to deliver pedagogical lectures on the thermalization in isolated quantum systems. This topic describes how a non-equilibrium quantum state relaxes to thermal equilibrium through a unitary time evolution. This theme has applications not only in statistical physics but also in many areas of physics. In particular, in the context of quantum gravity, understanding thermalization via a unitary time evolution is anticipated to be a key to resolving the information loss problem of black holes. In addition, the notion of typicality and thermalization is important in the AdS/CFT correspondence to understand black hole physics. We expect this event to provide insights to researchers in related fields. Ryusuke Hamazaki is a leading expert in this subject. It is our enormous pleasure to have the opportunity to learn from him the idea of thermalization and its applications related to realistic systems. This intensive lecture series is designed to be an interactive event. The intensive talk will be given in a face-to-face blackboard style (in English, no online streaming) to encourage informal and lively Q&A discussions. The program will also include short talk sessions, where participants can present a 5-minute talk on a topic of their choice, which could be about their own research, reviews of specific works, or future study interests.

会場: 研究本館 435-437号室

イベント公式言語: 英語

iTHEMS Graph-theory workshop: from basics to applications

2023年11月13日(月) - 14日(火)

早水 桃子 (早稲田大学 理工学術院 基幹理工学部 講師 (専任) / 国立研究開発法人科学技術振興機構 (JST) さきがけ研究者)
根上 生也 (横浜国立大学 名誉教授)
岡田 崇 (京都大学 医生物学研究所 特定准教授)
相馬 輔 (統計数理研究所 数理・推論研究系 准教授 / 総合研究大学院大学 統計科学コース 准教授)
東 俊一 (京都大学 大学院情報学研究科 教授)

We will hold a two-day workshop on graph theory, which covers a variety of topics including basic concepts and theorems in graph-theory; graph-embedding; phylogenetic tree construction; chemical reaction networks; and cactus network theory. The details are found in the website linked below.

会場: 研究本館 435-437号室

イベント公式言語: 英語

International Workshop on Blockchain Technology: Blockchain Kaigi 2023 (BCK23)

2023年10月28日(土) - 29日(日)

The International workshop Blockchain Kaigi (Kaigi: Meeting, Conference) aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from various communities of science and technology working on areas related to FinTech, crypto-asset, and blockchain. On February 17th – 18th of 2021 the international workshop “Blockchain in Kyoto 2021 (BCK21)” was held at Kyoto University, and the following year on August 4th – 5th the international workshop “BCK22: Blockchain Kaigi 2022” was held at Tohoku University, both gathered many participants from all over the world and ended successfully. As the third step, the international workshop “BCK23: Blockchain Kaigi 2023” will be held on October 28th -29th, 2023 at RIKEN’s Kobe Campus (Kobe City). Topics for this international conference include, but are not limited to the following. Crypto assets, cryptocurrencies Blockchain technology, cryptography/mathematics B2B and B2C solutions Anomaly detection, cyber security Digital Asset Market, Central Bank Digital Currency CBDC smart contract Application to energy and environmental problems Application to financial inclusion, remittance and digital identity Innovation policy Legal and regulatory issues Network Science, Graph Theory, Mathematics of Hypergraphs

会場: SUURI-COOL (Kobe)

イベント公式言語: 英語

Introduction to F-Theory

2023年10月18日(水) - 20日(金)

溝口 俊弥 (高エネルギー加速器研究機構 (KEK) 准教授)

This is the fifth event hosted by the Quantum Gravity Gatherings (QGG) Study Group at RIKEN iTHEMS. For this event, we have invited Professor Shun'ya Mizoguchi from KEK, Tsukuba, to deliver pedagogical lectures on the F-theory and its relation to particle physics. We aim for this event to provide insights to researchers in related fields. Originally, heterotic string theory was a promising candidate for describing our world, as it naturally incorporated Grand Unified Theory (GUT) based on an exceptional gauge group. However, heterotic theory encounters challenges in moduli fixing. On the other hand, type II theory has an advantage in moduli fixing, but realizing GUT proves to be challenging. The F-theory describes the strongly coupled type IIB string theory, fully utilizing string dualities. This theory appears to realize both the moduli fixing and GUT. Consequently, F-theory plays a central role in string phenomenology. Shun'ya is a leading expert in these areas. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to learn numerous insights into string theory as well as particle physics. This intensive lecture series is designed to be an interactive event. To facilitate this, the number of participants will be limited to approximately 30. The intensive talk will be given in a face-to-face blackboard style (in English, no online streaming) to encourage informal and lively Q&A discussions. The program will also include short talk sessions, where participants can present a 5-minute talk on a topic of their choice, including their research, reviews of specific works, or future study interests.

会場: 研究本館 4階 435-437号室

イベント公式言語: 英語