International Workshop on
Noise in Non-Equilibrium Systems: From Physics to Biology
April 11 - 14, 2011
Scientific coordinators:
Wolfgang Häusler (Universität Augsburg, Germany
Gert-Ludwig Ingold (Universität Augsburg, Germany
Peter Talkner (Universität Augsburg, Germany
Organisation:
Katrin Lantsch (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany)
Recent advances in the study of artificial and biological
nano-systems have revealed that these two topics have in common more
fundamental physical aspects than one would expect from the vastly
different compositions, structures and functions of these systems. The
prevalent strong interaction of the functional parts of both types of
systems with their respective environments impose strong fluctuations and
therefore most often render standard theoretical approaches like weak
coupling theories inadequate. The functional aspects of artificial as well
as biological systems generally rely on non-equilibrium conditions which
may be imposed by chemical or electrical potential differences, or also by
temperature differences. A time dependent external driving exhibits yet
another non-equilibrium scenario.
The investigation of transport properties of charges, heat, or
particles under strong non-equilibrium conditions in the presence
of strong noise has been rich in surprising results and continues
to present a lively field of research. While the relevance of
quantum mechanics for charge transport in artificial nano-systems
is well established, and also recent experiments with
nano-mechanical systems have approached the quantum regime, the
role of quantum mechanics for biological systems is still
controversial.
The purpose of the workshop is to bring together leading experts from different topical research areas such as biophysics, quantum mechanics of nano-systems and transport processes, and to provide a stimulating scientific environment. It is our hope that the interactions among the participants will contribute to a deeper understanding of the fundamental role of noise.
List of invited speakers:
Azucena Álvarez Chillida (Spain),
Giuliano Benenti (Italy),
Bruce J. Berne (USA),
Sergey M. Bezrukov (USA),
Andreas Buchleitner (Germany),
Jesús Casado Pascual (Spain),
Christoph Dellago (Austria),
Werner Ebeling (Germany),
Sergej Flach (Germany),
Hans Frauenfelder (USA),
Thomas Franosch (Germany),
Hermann E. Gaub (Germany),
Igor Goychuk (Germany),
Milena Grifoni (Germany),
Frank Grossmann (Germany),
Frank Jülicher (Germany),
Peter Jung (USA),
Joseph Klafter (Israel),
Sigmund Kohler (Spain),
Jörg P. Kotthaus (Germany),
Baowen Li (Singapore),
Heiner Linke (Sweden),
Stefan J. Linz (Germany),
Jerzy Luczka (Poland),
Fabio Marchesoni (Italy),
José L. Mateos (Mexico),
Volkhard May (Germany),
Cristiane de Morais Smith (The Netherlands),
Manuel Morillo-Buzón (Spain),
Roland Netz (Germany),
Abraham Nitzan (Israel),
Franco Nori (Japan/USA),
Elmar G. Petrov (Ukraine),
Gloria Platero (Spain),
Eli Pollak (Israel),
Jacques Prost (France),
Klaus Richter (Germany),
J. Miguel Rubi (Spain),
Keiji Saito (Japan),
Sergey Savel'ev (UK),
Lutz Schimansky-Geier (Germany),
Wolfgang Schleich (Germany),
Udo Seifert (Germany),
Igor Sokolov (Germany),
Michael Thorwart (Germany),
Christian Van den Broeck (Belgium),
Peter Wolynes (USA),
Sophia N. Yaliraki (UK)
Application for participation and poster contributions are welcome and should be submitted by using the application form on the event's web page. The number of attendees is limited. The registration fee for the workshop is 120 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 January 23, 2011.
For further information please e-mail to: nines11@pks.mpg.de
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