International Workshop on
Recent Progress and Prospects in
Density-Matrix Renormalization
August 2 - 13, 2004
Lorentz Center, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Scientific Coordinators:
| Ian McCulloch |
Reinhard Noack |
Eric Jeckelmann |
| Universiteit Leiden |
Universität Marburg |
Universität Mainz |
| The Netherlands |
Germany |
Germany |
Lorentz Center
The Lorentz Center is an international visitor's and study center in the
fields of astronomy, computer science, mathematics and physics.
It is located within the Bioscience park of
Leiden University in the
Netherlands. You can find more information at the
Lorentz Center website.
Scope of the Workshop
The Density Matrix Renormalization Group
(DMRG) is a numerical technique for solving many-body problems. Since its
invention in 1992 by Steven R. White, it has been particularly successful in
the area of strongly correlated systems, where it has established itself as
one
of the most powerful numerical methods, comparable with exact diagonalization
techniques and quantum Monte-Carlo simulations. There has also been a
proliferation of applications in other areas, such as classical statistical
physics, quantum chemistry and nuclear physics.
The workshop addresses issues of interest to
the DMRG community, with an emphasis on algorithmic developments and novel
applications.
Topics for discussion will include:
- Algorithms
- Higher dimensions
- Time-evolution
- Dynamical properties
- Finite temperature
- Quantum information
- Applications
- Quantum chemistry
- Nuclear physics
- High-energy physics
- Classical systems
- Measurements
- Boundary conditions and Friedel oscillations
- Critical exponents, hidden order
- Software technology
The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers in an atmosphere
that fosters discussions and interactions.
Following the tradition of the Lorentz Center,
the workshop will comprise a strictly limited number of talks with plenty of
time for informal discussions and collaborations. There will also be
practical
tutorials and demonstrations of some new open-source DMRG codes. All
participants will have a desk and access to a computer. The program will be
further developed through consultation with the participants.
Invited Speakers
- Steve White, University of California at Irvine, USA
- Tao Xiang, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
- Tomotoshi Nishino, Kobe University, Japan
- Jorge Dukelsky, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, Madrid, Spain
- Ulrich Schollwöck, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
- S. Ramasesha, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- Naokazu Shibata, University of Tokyo, Japan
- Xiaoqun Wang, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
- Karen Hallberg, Instituto Balseiro and Centro Atomico Bariloche, Argentina
- Ingo Peschel, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Eric Jeckelmann, April 1, 2004.