Seminar (セミナー)2026.2.20 Hjorth-Jensen, Morten (Univ. Oslo)

The following seminar will be held on February 20th, 2026, in Meeting Room A, CCS, University of Tsukuba. 

Lecturer: Morten Hjorth-Jensen (University of Oslo)
Place: Meeting Room A (1F), Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Date/Time: February 20th, 2026, 13:45-
Title: Machine Learning for Nuclear Physics and Many-body Physics<
Abstract: In this talk, I will present a focused overview of recent developments in machine learning methods (both discriminative and generative) and their application to quantum many-body problems in nuclear physics. The emphasis will be on first-principles approaches to strongly interacting fermionic systems, where the exponential growth of Hilbert space presents a fundamental computational challenge.
I will discuss in particular the framework of neural-network quantum states (NQS), in which variational wave functions are represented using deep neural architectures and optimized via stochastic variational Monte Carlo, as well as physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) applied to many-body Schrödinger-type equations and related differential formulations. These approaches enable flexible representations of correlated wave functions, improved variational ansätze beyond traditional Slater–Jastrow forms, and scalable treatments of high-dimensional configuration spaces.
Applications will be presented for systems of direct relevance to nuclear physics, including infinite neutron matter and strongly correlated nuclear Hamiltonians, with comparisons to traditional many-body techniques such as coupled-cluster theory, quantum Monte Carlo, and configuration interaction methods. Selected examples from condensed matter physics will also be discussed to highlight common methodological structures and differences in correlation regimes.The overarching goal is to assess how modern machine learning architectures can systematically improve variational accuracy, capture nontrivial correlation effects, and potentially reshape computational strategies for strongly interacting quantum systems.

プレスリリース, Press release

Prof. Miyagi and his collaborators measured the matter radius of the doubly magic nucleus 132Sn
and revealed that the obtained value is smaller than the prediction from ab initio calculations. A press release on this achievement has been issued. For details, please see here (in Japanese).

宮城さんらの共同研究グループが、二重魔法核である132Snの物質半径を測定し、その値が第一原理計算による予言値よりも小さいことを明らかにしました。この成果について、プレスリリースが行われています。詳細はこちらをご覧ください。

新メンバー:Liさん New member: Li

Dr. Li (Peking University) has joined our group as a new foreign research fellow.
外国人受託研究員として北京大学のLiさんが研究室のメンバーに加わりました。

Seminar (セミナー)2025.11.7 Gubler, Philipp (JAEA)

The following seminar will be held on November 7th, 2025, in Meeting Room A, CCS, University of Tsukuba. 

Lecturer: Philipp Gubler (JAEA)
Place: Meeting Room A (1F), Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Date/Time: November 7th, 2025, 13:45-
Title: Understanding the generation of hadron masses from QCD and experimental data
Abstract: It has long been assumed that a large part of the mass of hadrons is generated by the spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry of the strong interaction, which is successfully described by Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). A clear confirmation of this mechanism from experimental measurements has, however, been elusive, in part due to the difficulty in measuring the order parameter of chiral symmetry, e.g. the chiral condensate. One method for potentially clarifying the relation between chiral symmetry and the hadron masses, is to probe the behavior of hadrons in nuclear matter, where chiral symmetry is believed to be partially restored. For this to work, one needs both a good theoretical understanding of the behavior of hadrons in matter and, equally important, how such a behavior will be reflected in experimental observables. In this seminar, I will first review the basic concepts needed to understand the relation between hadron masses and chiral symmetry of the strong interaction. I will then give an elementary introduction to the method of QCD sum rules, which has been an important theoretical tool in this field and will provide an overview of its use in current research. Next, I will review selected past and current experiments that have tried to study hadrons in dense matter and introduce methods on how the corresponding experimental data are analyzed, focusing particularly on the use of numerical transport simulations.

新メンバー:Gublerさん New member: Gubler

Prof Gubler (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) has joined our group as a new associate professor (Cooperative Graduate School).
連携大学院准教授として日本原子力研究開発機構のGublerさんが研究室のメンバーに加わりました。

Ishikuro-san received Encouragement Award at TIA NanoGreen Summer School; 石黒さん第13回TIAナノグリーン・サマースクール奨励賞受賞

Mr Ishikuro, a student in the Master’s course, has received TIA NanoGreen Summer School Encouragement Award. The school was held at University of Tsukuba in September 10-12, 2025. Congratulations!

2025年9月10ー12日に筑波大学で開催されたTIAナノグリーン・サマースクールにおいて、石黒さん(M1)が奨励賞を受賞しました。おめでとうございます!

Shoji-san received Presentation Award at Particle Physics Computing Consortium Summer School (PPCC-SS-2025) 庄司さん第8回粒子物理コンピューティングサマースクール優秀発表賞受賞

Mr. Shoji received the Presentation Award at the Particle Physics Computing Consortium Summer School (PPCC-SS-2025).

庄司拓未さん(物理学学位プログラムM2)が第8回粒子物理コンピューティングサマースクール(PPCC-SS-2025)にて優秀発表賞を受賞しました。

ハイライト論文に選定 A paper selected as Editors’ Suggestion

Yuさんと中務さんの論文が、ジャーナルPhysical Review CにおいてEditors’ suggestion に選定されました。フェルミ演算子法のHartree-Fock-Bogoliubov理論への応用が可能であることを示した成果です。

A paper by Drs Yu and Nakatsukasa have been selected as “Editors’ suggestion” in Physical Review C. The paper reports the applicability of Fermi Operator Expansion Method to the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory.

新メンバー:角田さん New member: Tsunoda

A new postdoc researcher, Dr. Tsunoda has joined our group.
ポスドク研究員の角田さんが研究室のメンバーに加わりました。

新メンバー:赤井さん、石黒さん、千葉さん、石井さん、内野さん、時長さん New members: Akai, Ishikuro, Chiba, Ishii, Uchino, and Tokinaga

Three new graduate students in the Master course, Akai, Ishikuro, and Chiba, have joined our group. In addition, three undergraduate fourth-year students, Ishii, Uchino, and Tokinaga, will perform the graduation research in our group.
大学院生(M1)の赤井さん、石黒さん、千葉さん、4年生・卒研生の石井さん、内野さん、時長さんが研究室のメンバーに加わりました。