40'th Jubilee Cracow School
of Theoretical Physics


Quantum Phase Transitions
in High Energy and Condensed Matter Physics


June 3-11, 2000 --- Zakopane, Poland


SCHOOL BULLETIN No. 1



About the school

The Cracow School of Theoretical Physics has been organized yearly since 1961. Its topics cover various aspects of theoretical high-energy physics and lately of condensed matter theory. Reviews of experimental results are usually also presented. Several pedagogical lectures, aimed at graduate students and young postgraduates who work in the particular field, are always arranged. This year a Kindergarden in Physics, will be held for talented senior-high schools students.

The written version of the lectures is published in the school proceedings by Acta Physica Polonica B at the end of this year. The deadline for manuscript submission is September 30, 2000.

The title of the XLth course of the School held in Zakopane this year is Quantum Phase Transitions in High Energy and Condensed Matter Physics. The list of invited lecturers is included below. (For the titles of their presentations see our WWW page http://th-www.if.uj.edu.pl/school/lectures.html.)

Lecture sessions will be arranged in the morning and the evening. Afternoons will be free for discussions. Some of the evening sessions will be allocated for short presentations by younger participants of the School.



Lecturers

A. Bialas (Krakow)
L. Didukh (Ternopil)
J.M. Honig (West Lafayette)
D. Ki Hong (Pusan Univ.)
H.R. Krishnamurthy* (Bangalore)
J. Mackowiak (Torun)
R. Micnas* (Poznan)
K. Rajagopal (MIT)
Th. Ruijgrok (Utrecht)
K. Rzazewski (Warszawa)
H. Satz (Bielefeld)
G.A. Sawatzky (Groningen)
A.M. Schakel (Berlin)
J. Spalek (Krakow)
D. Vollhardt (Augsburg)
K. Zalewski (Krakow)
W. Zurek* (Los Alamos)

* -- not yet confirmed.



About the place

Zakopane is a popular summer and winter resort in Southern Poland, 100 km south from Krakow. The Tatra Mountains, a range of Alpine character with peaks 2000-2600m high, surrounding Zakopane provide excellent walking and hiking opportunities. Zakopane is also known for one of the most interesting of Polish theatres and some good art galleries.

Krakow, the former capital of Poland is a unique city on the European scale. Its architectural monuments ranging through romanesque, gothic, baroque and renaissance styles containing the imposing fortification of the Wawel Castle, several tens of churches and many other historic edifices are most remarkable. The layout of the City with the immense area of the Main Market Square dating to its location in 13th century is exceptional as well. Krakow is also one of the most important centres of Polish intellectual and artistic life. Its Jagellonian University was founded in 1364. Krakow hosts a great number of active art galleries, theaters, orchestras and choirs and many international art and music festivals take place here. To stress its role in the European cultural life, the European-Community authorities have chosen Krakow as one of nine cultural capitals of Europe in the year 2000. Also, this year our University cellebrates its 600-th Anniversary of the Renovation Act.

One day during the School will be free, in order to allow the participants to take a longer hike in the Tatra mountains or to visit Krakow or neighbouring Wieliczka, where a medieval salt mine is located.



Accommodation and fee

The participants will be lodged in the "Jaskolka" hotel. The lecture hall, the restaurant and the reception desk will be there as well. The hotel is located a short distance from the centre of the town. Its address:

Osrodek Wypoczynkowy Jaskolka
34-500 Zakopane, Piaseckiego 16.

Some participants may be also lodged in one of the hotels in the neighbourhood of the "Jaskolka" hotel. The accommodation will be mainly in double rooms, however, restricted amount of single rooms is available upon request (the invited lecturers will be accomodated in single rooms).

The cost of the School including accommodation with full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner), all other activities during the School and the proceedings is 500 US dollars or equivalent in other currency. The cost per accompanying person is 400 US dollars. Additional charge for single room accommodation is 100 US dollars.

The School fee is to be paid at the registration desk upon arrival in the hotel.



Travel

There is a large number of flights from various European airports to the Krakow Airport and they provide the most convenient way to get to Krakow. Otherwise, one can fly to Warszawa and take an express train to Krakow afterwards. It takes 2 hours 40' to get from Warszawa to Krakow, however, it can take almost as much time to get from the Warszawa Airport to the railway station, especially during rush hours, so the travel can become long this way.

Coach transportation will be organized to take the participants from Krakow directly to the hotel in Zakopane on 2nd June in the evening (around 6:00 PM).



Visas

Participants requiring a visa to enter Poland should apply for it well in advance.



Application procedure and deadlines

People interested in participating are kindly asked to contact the organizers by fax, mail or E-mail. The deadline is 10th May 2000.

Address for applications

Dr. J. Bala
Institute of Physics, Jagellonian University
ul. Reymonta 4
PL-30-059 Krakow, Poland

Fax: ++ 48 12 6334079

E-mail: ufbala@if.uj.edu.pl