This second edition of the “Ab Initio Quantum Electrodynamics for Quantum Materials Engineering” school is intended to provide an exhaustive introduction to this novel and exciting field of research at the interface of (quantum) optics, quantum information, (quantum) statistical physics, (quantum) chemistry and condensed-matter physics. This school provides a holistic perspective of light and matter and highlights novel effects and synergies that arise between so far distinct fields of research. Indeed, the school addresses quantum materials in the broadest possible sense.
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8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast 9:00 - 10:15 AM Introduction into polaritonics and ab initio quantum electrodynamics Junichiro Kono & Angel Rubio 10:15 - 10:45 AM Break 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Introduction into polaritonics and ab initio quantum electrodynamics Junichiro Kono & Angel Rubio 12:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch and Discussions 2:00 - 3:15 PM Fundamentals of ab initio quantum electrodynamics (including exercises) Michael Ruggenthaler 3:15 - 3:45 PM Break 3:45 - 5:00 PM Fundamentals of ab initio quantum electrodynamics (including exercises) Michael Ruggenthaler 5:00 - 7:00 PM Reception -
8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast 9:00 - 10:15 AM Properties of the Pauli-Fierz Hamiltonian and mathematical details of ab initio quantum physics (including exercises) Michael Ruggenthaler & Markus Penz 10:15 - 10:45 AM Break 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Properties of the Pauli-Fierz Hamiltonian and mathematical details of ab initio quantum physics (including exercises) Michael Ruggenthaler & Markus Penz 12:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch and Discussions 2:00 - 3:15 PM Introduction to the theory of general photonic environments (including exercises) Simone Latini & Mark Svendsen 3:15 - 3:45 PM Break 3:45 - 5:00 PM Introduction to the theory of general photonic environments (including exercises) Simone Latini & Mark Svendsen 5:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner -
8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast 9:00 - 10:15 AM Theoretical perspective of various forms of polaritons (including exercises) Simone Latini 10:15 - 10:45 AM Break 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Theoretical perspective of various forms of polaritons (including exercises) Simone Latini 12:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch and Discussions 2:00 - 3:00 PM Experimental perspective of various forms of polaritons Dimitri Basov 3:00 PM onward Free second part of the afternoon -
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast 9:00 - 10:15 AM Introduction into quantum-electrodynamical density-functional theory (including exercises) I-Te Lu & Markus Penz 10:15 - 10:45 AM Break 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Introduction into quantum-electrodynamical density-functional theory (including exercises) I-Te Lu & Markus Penz 12:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch and Discussions 2:00 - 3:15 PM Hands-on tutorial for running quantum-electrodynamical densityfunctional simulations I-Te Lu 3:15 - 3:45 PM Break 3:45 - 5:00 PM Hands-on tutorial for running quantum-electrodynamical densityfunctional simulations I-Te Lu -
9:00 - 11:00 AM Introduction into polaritonic chemistry and hands-on tutorial for abinitio molecular dynamics in cavities Dominik Sidler 11:00 - 11:30 AM Break 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM From collective and glass-phase effects to local modifications in cavities Dominik Sidler and I-Te Lu 12:30 - 2:00 PM Lunch and Discussions 2:00 - 3:15 PM Introduction into linear-response theory in cavities and hands-on tutorial Johannes Flick 3:15 - 3:45 PM Break 3:45 - 5:00 PM Introduction into linear-response theory in cavities and hands-on tutorial Johannes Flick 5:00 - 6:00 PM Recap of school and outlook Recapitulation of main points and outlook to advanced topics