CECAM-MARVEL Classics in molecular and materials modelling: David Vanderbilt and Raffaele Resta
Event details
| Date | 23.03.2021 |
| Hour | 15:00 › 17:45 |
| Speaker | David Vanderbilt (Rutgers University) & Raffaele Resta (IOM-CNR Democritos, Trieste) |
| Location | Online |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
https://epfl.zoom.us/j/83512387218
Passcode: 4628
David Vanderbilt (Rutgers University) and Raffaele Resta (IOM-CNR Democritos, Trieste) will give a joint lecture on "Berry phases in condensed matter physics", in what will be the third event in the series "Classics in molecular and materials modelling" hosted by CECAM and MARVEL.
In this series, methods that have become fundamental tools in computational physics and chemistry will be presented by their originators at a level appropriate for master and graduate students. The lectures will be followed by an interview with the presenters: we’ll ask them to recall for us the period, problems, people and circumstances that accompanied the creation of milestone methods and algorithms that we now routinely use.
We hope that you will be able to join us and share with us this unusual and interesting opportunity to learn first hand from pioneers who have contributed significantly to our field and to get to know better the history and anecdotes behind work that is now recorded in books.
Program
15:00 – Introduction
15:10 – Conceptual Aspects of the Theory of Electric Polarization and Orbital Magnetization (D. Vanderbilt)
16:00 – Break
16:10 – Electric Polarization, Orbital Magnetization, and Other Geometrical Observables (R. Resta)
17:00 – Interview and recollections
17:45 – End
For more information (abstracts, bios):
https://nccr-marvel.ch/events/classics-resta-vanderbilt
Passcode: 4628
David Vanderbilt (Rutgers University) and Raffaele Resta (IOM-CNR Democritos, Trieste) will give a joint lecture on "Berry phases in condensed matter physics", in what will be the third event in the series "Classics in molecular and materials modelling" hosted by CECAM and MARVEL.
In this series, methods that have become fundamental tools in computational physics and chemistry will be presented by their originators at a level appropriate for master and graduate students. The lectures will be followed by an interview with the presenters: we’ll ask them to recall for us the period, problems, people and circumstances that accompanied the creation of milestone methods and algorithms that we now routinely use.
We hope that you will be able to join us and share with us this unusual and interesting opportunity to learn first hand from pioneers who have contributed significantly to our field and to get to know better the history and anecdotes behind work that is now recorded in books.
Program
15:00 – Introduction
15:10 – Conceptual Aspects of the Theory of Electric Polarization and Orbital Magnetization (D. Vanderbilt)
16:00 – Break
16:10 – Electric Polarization, Orbital Magnetization, and Other Geometrical Observables (R. Resta)
17:00 – Interview and recollections
17:45 – End
For more information (abstracts, bios):
https://nccr-marvel.ch/events/classics-resta-vanderbilt
Practical information
- Informed public
- Free
Contact
- Patrick Mayor, MARVEL Program Manager