New computational methods in quantum field theory 2026
26th(Mon) - 28th(Wed) January, 2026
RIKEN Wako Campus, Main Research Building 435-437
On this school
Recent developments in quantum computers and related theoretical/technical advancements have brought attention to "new computational methods in quantum field theory" in the fields of high energy/nuclear physics.
Main targets of this school are graduate students and postdocs.
This school provides opportunities to discuss recent research trends and their applications through lectures by experts and presentations by participants.
Themes
- Quantum computing
- Quantum chaos
- Quantum error correction
- Quantum many body system
- Numerical simulation of quantum field theory
- Holography and Quantum infomation
Lecturers
- Junichi Haruna (University of Osaka) "Introduction to Quantum Error Correction (tentative)"
- Yoshimasa Hidaka (Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics/RIKEN iTHEMS) “Introduction to Hamiltonian Lattice Gauge Theory (tentative)”
- Tokiro Numasawa (University of Tokyo) "Open Majorana system (tentative)"
Speakers for contributed talks
TBA
Program (tentative)
|
1/26 (Mon) |
1/27 (Tue) |
1/28 (Wed) |
| 10:00-11:30 |
Lecture |
Lecture |
Lecture |
| 11:30-13:00 |
(Lunch) |
(Lunch) |
(Lunch) |
| 13:00-14:30 |
Lecture |
Lecture |
Lecture |
| 14:30-15:00 |
(Break) |
(Break) |
(Break) |
| 15:00-16:00 |
Contributed talks |
Contributed talks |
Contributed talks |
| 16:00-16:30 |
(Break) |
(Break) |
(Break) |
| 16:30-18:00 |
Lecture |
Lecture |
Lecture |
| |
|
(Banquet) |
|
Registration
Registration form
(Deadline: 15th December 2025)
Organizers
Masazumi Honda (RIKEN iTHEMS/Saitama University, Chair)
Etsuko Itou (Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics)
Tatsuma Nishioka (University of Osaka)
Takuya Okuda (University of Tokyo)
Past websites
2024年度 場の理論の新しい計算方法2024
2023年度 場の理論の新しい計算方法2023
量子計算とテンソルネットワークに関するサマースクール
2022年度 YITP 場の理論の新しい計算方法2022
量子計算とテンソルネットワークに関するサマースクール
2021年度 YITP 国内モレキュール型研究会「場の理論の量子計算2022」
2020年度 International workshop: Quantum computing for quantum field theories
Supported by
Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) The Natural Laws of Extreme Universe
A "New Paradigm for Spacetime and Matter from Quantum Information"
(PI:Tadashi Takayanagi) 
No.21H05190 Team D01 "Quantum information theoretic approach to the dynamics of quantum field theory"
(PI:Tatsuma Nishioka)
JST CREST 
No. JPMJCR24I3 “Development of New Computational Principles through the Interdisciplinary
Integration of High-Energy Physics and Quantum Computing”
(PI:Yoshimasa Hidaka)
JST PRESTO 
No.JPMJPR23F3 "Approaches to the simulation of lattice gauge theories based on quantum information theory"
(PI:Takuya Okuda)