International Focus Workshop on
Few Body Dynamics in Atoms, Molecules and Planetary Systems
June 28 - July 1, 2010
Scientific coordinators:
Andreas Buchleitner (Universität Freiburg, Germany)
Florin Diacu (University of Victoria, Canada)
Gregor Tanner (University of Nottingham, UK)
Organisation:
Katrin Lantsch (Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany)
Celestial mechanics and atomic physics share a common interest in studying the dynamics of few-body systems interacting via 1/r potentials. The methods and techniques used in the two research areas could not be more different, however. While the motions of planetary bodies is governed by -in general - nonlinear ODE's with often complicated singularity structures, atomic and molecular systems are described by a linear PDE - Schrödinger's equation - and are solved by spectral methods, Green function expansions or complex rotation techniques etc.
Recent advances in semiclassical techniques as well as steady experimental progress in short pulse laser and detector technology makes it necessary to consider the classical dynamics of charged particles in more detail. These efforts greatly benefit from techniques developed in nonlinear systems theory in general and in the context of gravitational few-body problems in particular. The aim of this workshop is to bring the two communities together and to discuss the state of the art in
- few-body collision singularities - phase space structure of few-body planetary and atomic systems
- transition state theory
- symbolic dynamics and chaos in few body systems
- highly (multiply) excited states in atoms and molecules;
experimental results and numerical techniques
- dynamical aspects of the solar system and beyond
- semiclassical treatment of few-body Coulomb systems
List of invited speakers:
J. Burgdoerfer (Austria), N.N. Choi (South Korea), P. Cvitanovic (USA), M. Dahlstroem (Sweden), D. Delande (France), R. Doerner (Germany), B. Eckhardt (Germany), P. Gaspard (Belgium), A. Knauf (Germany), J. Laskar (France), R. MacKay (UK), J. Madronero (Germany), H.-C. Naegerl (Austria), E. Perez-Chavela (Mexico), J.-M. Rost (Germany), M.M. Sano (Japan), J.L. Sanz-Vicario (Colombia), C. Simo (Spain), K. Tanikawa (Japan), H. Waalkens (The Netherlands)
Application for participation and poster contributions are welcome and should be made by using the application form on the event's web page. The number of attendees is limited. The registration fee for the workshop is 100 Euro and should be paid by all participants. Costs for accommodation and meals will be covered by the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems. Limited funding is available to partially cover travel expenses. Please note that childcare is available upon request.
Deadline for registration is March 31, 2010.
For further information please e-mail to: fbd10@pks.mpg.de
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