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Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden
Germany
International Workshop on
Quantum Disordered Systems, Glassy Low-Temperature
Physics and Physics at the Glass Transition
Quantum Disordered Systems, Glassy Low-Temperature
Physics and Physics at the Glass Transition
March 13 - 24, 2006
Scientific coordinators:
Christian Enss
(Universität Heidelberg, Germany)
Heinz Horner (Universität
Heidelberg, Germany)
Siegfried Hunklinger (Universität Heidelberg,
Germany)
Reimer Kühn (King's College London, Great Britain)
Organisation:
Mandy Lochar (MPIPKS Dresden, Dresden, Germany)
The quantum mechanical origin of the low temperature properties of glasses
has become clear with the proposal of the standard tunnelling model more
than 30 years ago. Recent experiments have revealed that extensions of this
model are necessary in order to explain properties of glasses at very low
temperatures. For instance the observed strong magnetic field dependence can
only be understood if the magnetic moments of the tunnelling particles are
taken into account. Other experiments have revealed memory and aging effects
similar to those observed in spin glasses. This is a hint on the importance
of interactions among tunnelling systems and resulting collective behaviour.
Other topics to be discussed include universality of glassy behaviour,
common aspects of the glass transition in structural and spin glasses and
possible connections between low and high temperature properties of glasses.
The first week, seminar (March 13 to 18), is devoted to promoting existing
research collaborations and to instigate promising new ones within the
community. There will be a restricted number of talks and extended
discussion sessions on selected topics, to be chosen with an eye towards
their potential for promoting collaborations. The second week, the main
workshop (March 20 to 25), will primarily feature talks and extended
discussions, and the full spectrum of topics will be covered.
List of invited speakers (* to be confirmed):
J. R. Beamish* (Canada), L. Berthier* (France), D. Bodea* (Germany), U. Buchenau (Germany)
A. L. Burin (USA), L. F. Cugliandolo* (France), J. Friedrich (Germany), H. Grabert* (Germany)
A. Heuer (Germany), D. Huse* (USA), J. Kurchan* (France), C. Learmans*
(Belgium)
M. Meissner (Germany), M. Mézard* (France), J. M. van Mourik (UK), M. A. Moore (UK)
P. Nordblad (Sweden), D. D. Osheroff (USA), G. Parisi* (Italy), J. Parpia
(USA)
M. Parchine* (Belgium), D. Parshin (Russia), R. O. Pohl (USA), I. Polishchuk*
(Russia)
M. A. Ramos (Spain), A. K. Raychaudhuri* (India), H. Rieger (Germany), E. Rössler (Germany)
K. Samwer* (Germany), W. Schirmacher* (Germany), H. Schober (Germany), D. Sherrington (UK)
J. C. Smith (Germany), P. Strehlow (Germany), M. Turlakov* (UK), E. Vincent*
(France)
G. Weiss* (Germany), U. Weiss* (Germany), P. Wolynes* (USA), A. Würger (France)
P. Young (USA), C. Yu (USA)
Applications are welcome and should be made by using the application form on the conference web page. Please note that the number of attendees is limited. The registration fee is 100 EURO, costs for accommodation and meals will be covered by the Max Planck Institute. In exceptional cases, limited funding is available to partly cover travel expenses.
Deadline for applications is October 31, 2005.
For further information please e-mail to: qds-06@mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
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