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SUMMARY:Physics of Nuclear Open Quantum Systems
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CONTACT:workshops@ganil.fr
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Marek Ploszajczak (GANIL)\n\nSchool description\nIn 
 recent years\, progress in microscopic approaches to solving the nuclear m
 any-body problem has been rapid\, for both nuclear structure and reactions
 . Notably\, significant advances have been made in the treatment of contin
 uum couplings\, which is essential for describing weakly-bound and unbound
  states in exotic nuclei. These methods should form part of the core curri
 culum for all physicists working in nuclear theory and experiment.\nThe co
 urse aims at teaching modern theoretical approaches that are used in studi
 es of weakly-bound and unbound quantum many-body systems. The theoretical 
 concepts\, which will be explained using examples of the atomic nucleus\, 
 can be applied in any mesoscopic system. This course will be of interest t
 o advanced Master's students\, PhD students\, and junior postdoctoral rese
 archers studying the physics of weakly-bound or unbound nuclear states.\nT
 he duration of the course is three weeks\, with an expected attendance of 
 20-25 students. To accommodate Master's students\, in particular\, those f
 rom local programs at the University of Caen\, the first week will primari
 ly feature introductory lectures that provide essential background knowled
 ge.\nThe school is free (no fee)\, and both lodging and meals will be prov
 ided to all participants.\nTopics covered\n\n\nPhenomenology of nuclei as 
 open quantum systems\nGeneral properties of resonances\nBasic concepts of 
 scattering theory\nOverview of nuclear decays and related processes\nConti
 nuum in nuclear Density Functional Theory\nReal-energy continuum Shell Mod
 el\nShell Model in the complex energy plane\nUnification of structure and 
 reactions\nTime-dependent approaches\nExamples of continuum shell-model ap
 plications\nUniform complex scaling method\nFrom few- to many-body resonan
 ces\nNear-threshold physics and low-energy universality\nExamples of conti
 nuum shell-model applications\n\n\nMain lecturers\n\nKevin Fossez\, Florid
 a State University\, USA\nWitek Nazarewicz\, FRIB & Michigan State Univers
 ity\, USA\nMarek Płoszajczak\, GANIL\, France\nAlexander Volya\, Florida 
 State University\, USA\n\nInvited lecturers\n\nAlan Dassie\, GANIL\, Franc
 e\nEmiko Hiyama\, Tohoku University & RIKEN\, Japan\nAndras Kruppa\, ATOMK
 I\, Hungary\nPetr Navrátil\, TRIUMF\, Canada\nNigel Orr\, LPC Caen\, Fran
 ce\nMarek Pfützner\, University of Warsaw\, Poland\nLee Sobotka\, Univers
 ity of Washington in St. Louis\, USA\nSimin Wang\, Fudan University\, Chin
 a\n\nApplication & Requirements\nApplications are currently opened. The ex
 tended deadline is now April. 15\, 2026. Please\, use the "Application" ta
 b on the left to apply.\nYou will be required to provide a CV\, a motivati
 on letter\, and the email address of your supervisor to request a letter o
 f recommendation. Please do not send a recommendation letter unless we con
 tact you. Applicants from U.S. institutions have the option to request tra
 vel support.\nFor successful participation in this course\, students are e
 xpected to have a working proficiency in quantum mechanics at the graduat
 e level. This encompasses a solid understanding of essential physics conce
 pts and mathematical physics tools\, including but not limited to:\n\nThe
  concept of the wave function\nSchrödinger equation\nSpin and Hilbert spa
 ces\nComplex variables\nFourier transform\nLinear algebra\nFundamental asp
 ects of quantum many-body problems\n\nFurthermore\, students should posses
 s practical skills in scientific computing. Familiarity with programming l
 anguages commonly used in the field\, such as Fortran\, C/C++\, Python\, o
 r Julia\, is necessary. While students may opt to use other programming la
 nguages\, it should be noted that assistance from the teaching staff might
  be more limited in those cases.\n\n\nSponsors / Partners\n      \n\nhttps
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