Mathematical Challenges in Quantum Mechanics - Online Seminars
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11:30 AM
MCQM PhD Lecture: Simon Larson
MCQM PhD Lecture: Simon Larson
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Title: TBA Abstract: TBA
2:30 PM
MCQM Seminar: Phan Thành Nam
MCQM Seminar: Phan Thành Nam
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Title: Weyl's law: from music to quantum mechanics Abstract: I will discuss the spectral theory of Schrödinger operators, ranging from the general question “Can we hear the shape of a drum?” to semiclassical approximations. In particular, I will focus on Weyl’s law and explore several open problems, including the Lieb–Thirring conjecture (on the semiclassical constant), the Pólya conjecture (on the first-order term of Laplacian eigenvalues), Weyl’s conjecture (on the second-order term of Laplacian eigenvalues), and the Hardy–Landau conjecture (related to the Gauss circle problem).
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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11:30 AM
MCQM PhD Lecture: Chris Bourne
MCQM PhD Lecture: Chris Bourne
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Title: Gapped Hamiltonians and topological phases Abstract: Starting from the quantum Hall effect and, more recently, topological insulators, there is a vast physical and mathematical literature on 'topological phases of matter'. For this PhD Lecture, we will give a gentle introduction to this topic. We explain how topological quantities can be assigned to Hamiltonians with a spectral gap and how this quantity may change depending on symmetries of the underlying system.
2:00 PM
MCQM Seminar: Gian Michele Graf
MCQM Seminar: Gian Michele Graf
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Title: An elementary derivation of the periodic table of topological matter Abstract: Band insulators and superconductors are of topological interest, depending on the dimension of physical space and on their symmetry classes. Within the context of the independent particle approximation, their topological content is summarised by a periodic table (due to Kitaev and precursors) that lists the index groups for each dimension and each of 10 classes. Various derivations of the table have been provided. The talk is about one more, prompted by the striking feature that groups are constant along the diagonals of the table. That observation calls for a corresponding proof, which will be provided by an isomorphism between groups that are diagonal neighbours. The details of the isomorphisms depend on the pair of classes involved. For instance, if the domain of that map relates to a non-chiral class (and hence the codomain to a chiral class in the next lower dimension), the map itself can be understood quite simply by way of an analogy: A real bundle on a circle can be pictured as a strip, either as a Möbius strip or an ordinary one. The isomorphism is the one mapping the bundle to the clutching map that comes from cutting the circle. (Joint work with F. Santi).
Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Thursday, January 1, 2026
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
11:30 AM
MCQM PhD Lecture: María Ángeles García-Ferrero
MCQM PhD Lecture: María Ángeles García-Ferrero
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Title: TBA Abstract: TBA
2:30 PM
MCQM Seminar: Pedro Caro
MCQM Seminar: Pedro Caro
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Title: An inverse problem for data-driven prediction in quantum mechanics Abstract: Data-driven prediction in quantum mechanics consists in providing an approximative description of the motion of any particles at any given time, from data that have been previously collected for a certain number of particles under the influence of the same Hamiltonian. The difficulty of this problem comes from the ignorance of the exact Hamiltonian ruling the dynamic. In order to address this problem, Alberto Ruiz and I have formulated an inverse problem consisting in determining the Hamiltonian of a quantum system from the knowledge of the state at some fixed finite time for each initial state. We focus on the simplest case where the Hamiltonian is given by −∆ + V , where the electric potential V is non-compactly supported. During the talk I will present several uniqueness results for time-dependent potentials V = V(t, x) and stationary potentials V = V(x), and the difference between them. Roughly speaking, these results are uniqueness theorems, that explain why the Hamiltonians ruling the dynamics of all quantum particles are determined by the corresponding initial and final states of all these particles. As a consequence, one expects to be able to solve the data-driven prediction problem in quantum mechanics. The theorems I will discuss are the results of collaborations with Alberto Ruiz, and Manuel Cañizares, Ioannis Parissis and Athanasios Zacharopoulos.
Thursday, January 8, 2026
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11:30 AM
MCMQ Seminar: Giorgio Cipolloni
MCMQ Seminar: Giorgio Cipolloni
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Title: The mystery of universality of random matrices Abstract: Over the past fifteen years, our understanding of universality in random matrix theory has undergone a remarkable transformation. For many models of large random matrices, it is now known that both eigenvalue statistics and eigenvector structures exhibit universal behavior that depends only on the symmetry class and not on the fine details of the matrix entries. This universality lies at the heart of deep conjectures in mathematical physics—connecting topics as diverse as quantum chaos, number theory, and high-dimensional statistics. We will survey these advances with a focus on Wigner matrices, Hermitian or symmetric random matrices with i.i.d. entries up to the symmetry constraint.
2:30 PM
MCQM Seminar: Antti Knowles
MCQM Seminar: Antti Knowles
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Title: Localization and delocalization in random graphs Abstract: A disordered quantum system is mathematically described by a large Hermitian random matrix. One of the most remarkable phenomena expected to occur in such systems is a localization-delocalization transition for the eigenvectors. Originally proposed in the 1950s to model conduction in semiconductors with random impurities, the phenomenon is now recognized as a general feature of wave transport in disordered media, and is one of the most influential ideas in modern condensed matter physics. A simple and natural model of such a system is given by the adjacency matrix of a random graph. In this talk, I review recent results on the localization and delocalization for the Erdös-Renyi model of random graphs. In the first part of the talk, I explain the emergence of fully localized and fully delocalized phases, which are separated by a mobility edge. In the second part of the talk, I explain how optimal delocalization bounds can be obtained using a dynamical Bernoulli flow method. Based on joint work with Johannes Alt, Raphael Ducatez, and Joscha Henheik.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
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2:30 PM
MCQM Seminar: Clotilde Fermanian Kammerer
MCQM Seminar: Clotilde Fermanian Kammerer
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Title: Semiclassical propagators and systems of PDEs Abstract: In this talk, we will describe different phenomena that arise when analyzing systems of coupled semiclassical PDEs. We will discuss approximations of the propagator in the semiclassical limit, methods and example.
Thursday, March 26, 2026
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2:30 PM
MCQM Seminar: Yu Deng
MCQM Seminar: Yu Deng
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Title: TBA Abstract: TBA
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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2:30 PM
MCQM Seminar: Marcello Porta
MCQM Seminar: Marcello Porta
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Title: TBA Abstract: TBA
Thursday, May 21, 2026
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