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Dear Colleagues and Friends,<br>
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We are delighted to announce the upcoming graduate summer school<br>
entitled "Modern Techniques in Hadron Spectroscopy", scheduled for July,<br>
15-27, 2024 at the Ruhr University Bochum (Germany).<br>
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The recent discovery of exotic hadron candidates that challenge the<br>
conventional quark model requires novel ideas to better understand these<br>
intriguing phenomena at the boundary between nuclear and particle physics.<br>
Our school aims to train hadron physicists in both theoretical methods<br>
and experimental techniques, in particular related to the hadron physics<br>
programs of LHC, JLab, BESIII and FAIR.<br>
This two-week program is jointly organized by the Exotic Hadrons Topical<br>
Collaboration (ExoHad) and the Joint Physics Analysis Center (JPAC), and<br>
is supported in part by<br>
Indiana University, Jefferson Lab, Ruhr University Bochum, the Helmholtz<br>
research Academy Hesse for FAIR, and the North Rhine-Westphalia-FAIR<br>
network.<br>
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Program Overview:<br>
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Pillar 1: Phenomenology (including EFTs, quark models, functional methods)<br>
Pillar 2: Amplitude Analysis (combining theory and data science,<br>
S-Matrix properties, Regge theory)<br>
Pillar 3: Lattice QCD (Monte Carlo techniques and beyond, finite volume<br>
formalisms, quantization conditions)<br>
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The program will be led by a balanced team of senior and early-career<br>
researchers to ensure a rich and diverse learning environment.<br>
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Morning lectures will be followed by afternoon exercise sessions to<br>
emphasize practical applications and problem-solving.<br>
In addition, seminars on new experimental results and diverse topics<br>
will be hosted to provide broader context.<br>
Social activities will be organized throughout the school.<br>
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For more details and to register, please visit<br>
<a href="https://indico.gsi.de/e/hadronschool" id="OWAf4c4a007-b84d-eef9-3e92-0de9b02230f3" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://indico.gsi.de/e/hadronschool</a> . We encourage early registration<br>
due to limited space.<br>
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Please forward this announcement to suitable candidates in your network.<br>
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We look forward to hosting you in Bochum!<br>
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Best regards,<br>
<br>
Sergi Gonzalez-Solis (University of Barcelona, Spain)<br>
Mikhail Mikhasenko (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)<br>
Alessandro Pilloni (University of Messina, Italy)<br>
Arkaitz Rodas Bilbao (Old Dominion University/JLab, USA)<br>
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