CAPS & CQA Winter School on Ultracold Quantum Many-body Systems

Organizers:

A. Celi (UAB), P. Massignan (UPC), A. Rubio (ICFO), L. Tarruell (ICFO - ICREA)

The goal of this one-week school is to introduce young students and researchers to key themes and latest developments in the field of ultracold quantum many-body systems, as well as to promote the interaction between young and established members of this rapidly-growing community.

The speakers are internationally-recognized researchers in both theory and experiment, aiming to give a comprehensive view of the current state of the art of the field. The School will cover a broad range of themes such as:

- Few- and many-body physics
- Dipolar atoms and supersolids
- Quantum simulation
- Ultracold molecules
- Superfluidity and hydrodynamics
- Ultracold atoms in optical lattices
- Collective light-matter interactions
- Rydberg atoms in optical tweezers
- Ultradilute liquids
- Quantum statistical mechanics

Benasque is a beautiful mountain village located 1140 m above sea level offering fantastic landscapes, scenic hikes to the highest peaks in the Pyrenees, and easy access to the nearby ski slopes of Cerler.

The School will start on Monday, February 17. The participants are expected to arrive on Sunday 16, and a bus will be organized to facilitate the transport from the airport of Barcelona on that day. The School will end on Friday, February 21, and a bus returning to Barcelona airport will be organized on Saturday 22.

The first edition of the 'CAPS & CQA Winter School on Ultracold Quantum Many-body Systems' is organized by the Catalonia Quantum Academy (CQA) together with the network Cold Atom Physics in Spain (CAPS).

Invited speakers

  • Antoine Browaeys (Institut d'Optique, CNRS)
  • Leonardo Fallani (Univ. of Florence & LENS)
  • Francesca Ferlaino (Univ. of Innsbruck & IQOQI)
  • Igor Ferrier-Barbut (Institut d’Optique, CNRS)
  • Sarang Gopalakrishnan (Princeton University)
  • Giovanna Morigi (Saarland University)
  • Dmitry Petrov (LPTMS, CNRS)
  • Sandro Stringari (University of Trento)
  • Sebastian Will (Columbia University)

School poster

Poster

Registration fee information

The registration fee for this conference is 350 eur.

Pay by bank transfer

The registration fee must be paid to the account of the Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual after your application has been accepted.

Ibercaja (account number): 2085 2310 3803 3004 4193
IBAN: ES44 2085 2310 3803 3004 4193
BIC: CAZRES2Z

Remember that your registration is complete only after the payment is made.

* Please, pay after your application has been accepted.
* Please, send a confirmation by e-mail to [email protected].
* Please pay all bank charges
* Include as a subject in the transfer '2025uqms Your_Surname'
* In the comments section include:
      Full name of the conference and your name.

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*Cancellation Policy*
A 30 euro charge will be applied for cancellations made up to 10 days before the conference start date.
A no refund policy will be applied to cancellations made after this date.

Bus transportation

The center provides free buses:
From Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 686, Metro: L3 Palau Reial at 15:00h (Note that the bus stops opposite University of Barcelona, Facultat de Física i Química)

From Barcelona airport ('El Prat', Terminal T2A: on leaving exit, turn left and you will find a police building called 'Mossos d'Esquadra'.
Cross the road using the zebra crossing and turn left. The bus will stop there) at 15:30h.

Return buses:
From Benasque to Barcelona airport and then university, departure at 9:00h.
The trip by bus to Barcelona takes 4-5h. approximately. The trip by car only takes 3h 30m.

Bus trajectories and dates:
- Barcelona-Benasque, Feb 16.
- Benasque-Barcelona, Feb 22.

Registration & accommodation

Application deadline is December 20

Further Information.

  • List of participants.
  • Scientific program.
  • Pictures.