Synergetic Approaches to Complexity
A symposium in memory of Rudolf Friedrich
International Focus Workshop: September 29 - October 2, 2013
Scientific coordinators:
Hermann Haken (Universität Stuttgart, Germany)
Joachim Peinke (Universität Oldenburg, Germany)
Günter Radons (Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany)
Organization:
Sabine Strecker (MPI für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany)
This focus workshop is devoted to the latest developments in understanding complex systems with the help of tools and concepts from Synergetics. It is still one of the big challenges to understand the macroscopic behavior of complex systems composed of many interacting subsystems driven into nonequilibrium situations.
In this seminar we plan to present and discuss the newest concepts for handling complex systems. In particular, we will focus on stochastic concepts with its applications in time-series analysis and anomalous transport, on spontaneous structure formation and on the problem of turbulence. Insights into these fields, which may appear unconnected to the non-expert, are based on common ideas founded in Synergetics. In particular we will focus on the work of Rudolf Friedrich, who passed away very unexpectedly last year. His work was very interdisciplinary, bridging pure theory with experimental and technical applications.
Invited Speakers:
| E. Barkai (Israel) | M. Bestehorn (Germany) | E. Bodenschatz (Germany) |
| J. Friedrich (Germany) | R. Grauer (Germany) | S. Gurevich (Germany) |
| U. Hansen (Germany) | A. Heuer (Germany) | R. Hilfer (Germany) |
| F. Jenko (Germany) | O. Kamps (Germany) | H. Kantz (Germany) |
| R. Metzler (Germany) | J.-F. Pinton (France) | A. Pumir (France) |
| H. Stark (Germany) | R.R. Tabar (Germany) | M. Wilczek (USA) |
Applications for oral and poster contributions are welcome and should be made by using the application form. The number of attendees is limited. The registration fee for the workshop is 120 EUR 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.
Applications received before August 25, 2013, are considered preferentially.
For further information please e-mail to: syncom13
pks.mpg.de
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