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International Workshop
Nonlinear Dynamics of Acoustic Modes in Finite Lattices: Localization, Equipartition, Transport
December 6 - 8, 2006
Scientific coordinators:
Sergej Flach (MPI für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany)
Antonio Giorgilli (University of Milano, Milano, Dresden
Organisation:
Claudia Poenisch (MPI für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany)
Nonequipartition, localization in normal mode space, metastability, weak
stochasticity and strong stochasticity thresholds - the Fermi-
Pasta-Ulam problem in a nutshell - have been studied for more than 50
years. Celebrated related topics like KAM, exponential stability,
chaos and solitons, are accompanied by recent progress in numerical
simulations, symmetry analysis and periodic orbit theory.
Consequences of these developments are far reaching,
since the predictions concern control of energy locking
and energy flow among normal modes in nonlinear finite systems,
as well as rigorous results for corresponding excitations in
infinite systems. Topics of immediate relevance include
anomalous heat conductivity, the interplay between disorder
and nonlinearity, and the broad spectrum of physics
of small systems - nanoparticles, BEC in optical lattices,
finite Josephson networks, electronic transport through molecules and
various nanodevices, to name a few.
The focus workshop will bring together researchers who work in
the related fields of localization, periodic orbit theory and
the physics of small systems. Talks and posters will lead to stimulating
discussions with a schedule that is designed to leave ample time
for this purpose.
Invited participants include:
| S. Aubry (Gif-sur-Yvette) | G. Benettin (Padova) | T. Bountis (Patras) |
| L. Bunimovich (Atlanta) | G. Casati (Como) | L. Casetti (Florence) |
| G.M. Chechin (Rostov na Donu) | J. De Luca (São Carlos) | W. Dreyer (Berlin) |
| S. Farantos (Heraklion) | L. Galgani (Milano) | B. Hu (Hongkong) |
| G. James (Toulouse) | O.I. Kanakov (Nizhni Novgorod) | S. Lepri (Florence) |
| B. Li (Singapore) | K. Mishagin (Nizhni Novgorod) | S. Paleari (Milano) |
| T. Penati (Milano) | A. Politi (Florence) | A. Ponno (Padova) |
| B. Rink (London) | P. Rosenau (Tel Aviv) | S. Ruffo (Florence) |
| V. Shalfeev (Nizhni Novgorod) | A.J. Sievers (Ithaca) | A. Ustinov (Erlangen) |
Applications for participation and poster contributions are welcome and should be made by using the application form on the workshop web page (please see URL below). 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. Limited funding is available to partially cover travel expenses. Please note that childcare is available upon request.
Deadline for applications is November 3, 2006.
For further information please e-mail to: ndmlet06
mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
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