Contact: maibach[AT]thphys.uni-heidelberg.deLocation: Cargese, Corsica
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winter school “Modern Applications of Field Theory” taking place 9-13 November 2026 at the Institut d’Etudes Scientifiques de Cargese (IESC) in Corsica, France.
Quantum field theory (QFT) is undergoing a remarkable renaissance, with transformative developments spanning high-energy physics, condensed matter, and quantum many-body theory. This school offers a coherent, pedagogically structured introduction to QFT as a unified framework connecting physics across widely separated energy scales.
The program is built around four interlinked modules, each delivered by leading experts and complemented by research seminars:
Renormalization Group and Effective Field Theory – low-energy actions, fixed points, symmetry principles
Nonperturbative Methods and Emergent Phenomena – confinement, instantons, quantum many-body dynamics, cosmology
Conformal Field Theory – scale and conformal invariance, applications to quantum field theory and statistical mechanics
Holography and AdS/CFT – gravitational duals of strongly coupled theories, black hole physics and low-energy applications
Lecturers: Johanna Erdmenger, Hugh Osborn, Ana-Maria Raclariu and Manfred Salmhofer. Speakers include Dario Benedetti, Andrea Cappelli, Lorenzo Di Pietro, Aaron Held, Benjamin Knorr, Giovanna Morigi, Giuseppe Mussardo (*) and Andreas Stergiou (*)
[(*) to be confirmed]. A selected number of contributed talks among applicants is foreseen.
The school is aimed at graduate students and early-career researchers in QFT and related fields of research. The registration fee of 430 EUR covers accommodation, breakfast, and breaks. A limited number of fee waiver is available upon request.
Full details, timetable, and registration are available here:
https://indico.global/event/18150/
Deadline of the application is 31 August, and acceptance will be communicated by 10 September.
We look forward to seeing you in Cargese.
The Organizers
Nicolo’ Defenu, David Maibach, Andrea Trombettoni, Hugh Osborn, Astrid Eichhorn