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Light Matter School

Workshop

Computational Quantum Physics

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160 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor Conference Room

160 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10010

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.

Monday, September 29
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
Tuesday, September 30
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
Wednesday, October 1
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
Thursday, October 2
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
Friday, October 3
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

September 29, 2025

Michael Ruggenthaler: Fundamentals of Ab Initio Quantium Electrodynamics (Including Exercises).

September 30, 2025

Simone Latini & Mark Svendsen: Introduction to the Theory of General Photonic Environment

September 30, 2025

Michael Ruggenthaler & Markus Penz: Properties of the Pauli-Fierz Hamiltonian and Mathematical Details of Ab Initio Quantum Physics (Including Exercises)

October 1, 2025

Simone Latini: Theoretical Perspective of Various Forms of Polaritons

October 2, 2025

Te Lu & Markus Penz: Introduction into Quantum-Electrodynamical Density-Functional Theory (Including Exercises)

October 2, 2025

Te Lu: Hands-On Tutorial for running Quantum-Electrodynamical Density-Functional Simulations

October 3, 2025

Johannes Flick: Introduction into Linear-Response Theory in Cavities

October 3, 2025

Dominik Sidler: Local vs. Collective Polarization Mechanisms in Vibrational Strong Coupling
image of fermion systems

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