Minicourse on numerical bootstrap

by Dr Ning Su (Caltech and MIT)

Thursday 26 Dec 2024, 15:00 → 18:00 Asia/Shanghai

B105 (CHEP)

Bio: Dr. Ning Su is a postdoc at Caltech and MIT. He received his PhD from Texas A&M University in 2016, and previously was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, EPFL, and the University of Pisa, where he was an affiliated investigator with the Simons Bootstrap Collaboration. His research focuses on developing numerical techniques for bootstrap methods and their applications to condensed matter and high energy physics. These work culminated in a review article he coauthored for Reviews of Modern Physics.

3 PM: Lecture on numerical bootstrap
Abstract: The abstract principles of unitarity and crossing symmetry have been known for a long time. However, it is only in recent years that we have been able to numerically explore their consequences in higher-dimensional CFTs. In this lecture, I will briefly review a decade of advancements in numerical methods for investigating these consistency conditions and their applications in CFTs. I will provide a minimal theoretical background as preparation for the tutorial session.

4:30 PM: Hands-on tutorial on numerical bootstrap
Abstract: In this hands-on tutorial, I will demonstrate how to use cutting-edge numerical techniques for conformal bootstrap computations. Using the simpleboot package, I will write code from scratch to bootstrap the 3d Ising model.

For interested participants, please contact Mr. Hongyi Ruan (weChat: hy-Ruan) in advance to set up the computational environment.

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