Trends in Pattern Formation: From Amplitude Equations to Applications - Announcement

Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme

supported by: Sfb 555: Complex Nonlinear Processes

International Wokshops and Seminar on

Trends in Pattern Formation:
From Amplitude Equations to Applications

August 25 - September 19, 2003


Scientific Coordinators:

Markus Bär Harald Engel Eckehard Schöll Alessandro Torcini
MPIPKS - Dresden TU - Berlin TU - Berlin INOA - Firenze
Germany Germany Germany Italy

Organisation: Mandy Lochar (former Stiegler), MPIPKS Dresden, Germany

Scope of the Seminar

The meeting will deal with recent theoretical and experimental progress in pattern formation and complex dynamics in extended systems. The first half will be mainly devoted to universal aspects, in particular to theory and experimental applications of amplitude equations. In the second half, the focus will shift towards complex patterns, control and applications of pattern formation in physics, chemistry, and biology. Emphasis is also given to spatiotemporal dynamics in stochastic environments. The main goals are to identify the most promising directions for future fundamental and applied research in extended nonequilibrium systems and to promote close collaborations between theoreticians and experimentalists in the field.

1st Workshop - 25-29 August , 2003

Universality in Pattern Formation and Amplitude Equations

This workshop is devoted to recent theoretical and experimental achievements related to universal aspects of pattern formation and nonlinear dynamics in spatially extended systems. Main themes will be mathematical and numerical analysis as well as experimental applications of the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation (CGLE) and related amplitude equations. Our aim is to initiate collaborations between the experimental and theoretical communities in order to stimulate new experiments and numerical/theoretical studies and to identify relevant questions in the field.

2nd Workshop - 15-19 September , 2003

Applications and Control in Physics, Chemistry and Biology


The second workshop focuses on recent developments in the study of nonequilibrium systems and intends to bring together physicists, chemists and biologists who work on experimental and theoretical aspects of pattern formation and self-organization in spatially extended systems. It highlights control of pattern formation, advances in the understanding of complex patterns in deterministic and stochastic systems and puts a particular emphasis on applications in chemical active media, growth phenomena, semiconductors, nonlinear optics and biophysics. The workshop will help to identify the most promising directions for future fundamental and applied research in these fields.

Each workshop will have 40-50 participants and the 1st Workshop is followed by a Seminar period from 01 to 12 September that is devoted to discussions and lectures on key issues in the field.

Invited Speakers


1st Workshop - 25-29 August , 2003

Universality in Pattern Formation and Amplitude Equations

I. Aronson (Argonne) D. Barkley (Warwick) M. Bestehorn (Cottbus)
L. Brusch (Toulouse) J. Burguete (Pamplona) H. Chate' (Paris)
P. Coullet (Nice) K. Daniels (Durham) A. Doelman (Amsterdam)
K. Eckert (Dresden) S. Fauve (Paris) R. Friedrich (Münster)
N. Garnier (Georgia Tech) T. Geisel (Göttingen) H. Greenside (Duke)
M. van Hecke (Leiden) J.L. van Hemmen (Garching) M. Ipsen (Copenhagen)
I. G. Kevrekidis (Princeton) E. Knobloch (Berkeley) L. Kramer (Bayreuth)
E. Meron (Beer-Sheva) A. Politi (Firenze) Q. Ouyang (Peking)
S. Residori (Nice) H. Riecke (Evanston) R. Richter (Bayreuth)
M. San Miguel (Palma) B. Sandstede (Ohio) U. Thiele (Dresden)
W. van de Water (Eindhoven) W. Zimmermann (Saarbrücken)

 


2nd Workshop - 15-19 September , 2003

Applications and Control in Physics, Chemistry and Biology

F. T. Arecchi (Firenze) A. Balanov (Saratov) L. L. Bonilla (Madrid)
C. van den Broeck (Limburg) C. Denz (Münster) U. Ebert (Amsterdam)
M. Falcke (Berlin) T. M. Fromhold (Nottingham) R. E. Goldstein (Arizona)
B. Gütlich (Darmstadt) V. Hakim (Paris) M. Hauser (Magdeburg)
J. Hudson (Charlotteville) R. Imbihl (Hannover) N. Janson (Lancaster)
W . Just(Chemnitz) R. Kapral (Toronto) K. Kruse (Dresden)
H. Levine (San Diego) A. Lin (Duke) H. Meinhardt (Tübingen)
A. Mikhailov (Belin) S. Müller (Magdeburg) F. J. Niedernostheide (München)
M. Or-Guil (Berlin) L. Pismen (Haifa) H. G. Purwins (Münster)
P. Rodin (St. Petersburg) W. van Saarloos (Leiden) F. Sagues (Barcelona)
L. Schimansky-Geier (Berlin) K. Showalter (Morgantown) J. E. Socolar (Duke)
O. Steinbock (Tallahassee) V. Zykov (Berlin)

Applications are welcome and should be made by using the application form on the conference web page, however, the number of attendees is limited. The registration fee for each workshop is 100 EURO. Costs for accommodation and meals will be covered by the Max Planck Institute. In exceptional cases, limited funding for travel expenses is available.

 

Deadline for applications is May 20, 2003.


For further information and application forms please contact:
Visitors Program
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme,
Nöthnitzer Str. 38, D-01187 Dresden
Tel.: +49-351-871-2105 / Fax: +49-351-871-2199
patt03@mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de/~patt03