Viewpoints on Emergent Phenomena in Non-equilibrium Systems

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Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics

Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics

School of Physics and Astronomy James Clerk Maxwell Building University of Edinburgh Mayfield Road Edinburgh EH9 3JZ
Description
Until recently, establishing the fundamental physical principles of systems that are far from equilibrium – e.g., because they are driven by their environment, are slowly relaxing to an equilibrium state, or are excited by non-thermal fluctuations – has been a largely theoretical enterprise. Advances in experimental techniques (e.g., on small quantum-mechanical or biological systems subject to strong fluctuations) have led to a much greater practical relevance of this theory to the extent that understanding and controlling far-from-equilibrium systems is recognised as a 21st Century "Grand Challenge" area by bodies such as the EPSRC. The "Emergence and Physics Far From Equilibrium" network was established by the EPSRC to draw together the UK's research activity and develop a focus for future research in this area.
    • 9:00 AM 9:15 AM
      Arrival and welcome
      Convener: Richard Blythe (The University of Edinburgh)
    • 9:15 AM 12:00 PM
      Quantum mechanical systems far from equilibrium
      Convener: Claudio Castelnovo (University of Cambridge)
      • 9:15 AM
        Quantum mechanical systems out of equilibrium 30m
        Speaker: Jean-Sebastien Caux (University of Amsterdam)
        Slides
      • 9:45 AM
        Emergence and non-equilibrium in strongly-correlated electron systems 30m
        Speaker: Christian Pfleiderer (Technical University of Munich)
        Slides
      • 10:15 AM
        Response 1 10m
      • 10:25 AM
        Response 2 10m
      • 10:35 AM
        Coffee 25m
      • 11:00 AM
        Group discussions 30m
      • 11:30 AM
        Input to roadmap 30m
    • 12:15 PM 1:00 PM
      Business meeting
      Convener: Bogdan Hnat
    • 1:00 PM 2:00 PM
      Lunch 1h
    • 2:15 PM 5:00 PM
      Emergent phenomena in complex systems
      Convener: Tobias Galla (University of Manchester)
      • 2:15 PM
        A perspective on physics, emergence and economics: A growth area for nonequilibrium science 30m
        Speaker: Mark Buchanan
        Slides
      • 2:45 PM
        Economic and financial crises: Some challenges 30m
        Speaker: Jean-Philippe Bouchaud (Capital Fund Management)
        Slides
      • 3:15 PM
        Response 1 10m
      • 3:25 PM
        Response 2 10m
      • 3:35 PM
        Coffee 25m
      • 4:00 PM
        Group discussions 30m
      • 4:30 PM
        Input to roadmap 30m
    • 5:15 PM 6:15 PM
      Advisory Board Meeting
    • 7:00 PM 9:30 PM
      Conference Dinner Howies Restaurant

      Howies Restaurant

      29 Waterloo Place Edinburgh EH1 3BQ
    • 9:15 AM 12:00 PM
      Arrested states in condensed matter physics
      Convener: Robert Jack (University of Bath)
      • 9:15 AM
        The Glass Problem 30m
        Speaker: Jorge Kurchan (Ecole Normale Superieur, Paris)
        Slides
      • 9:45 AM
        Poles of order and disorder 30m
        Speaker: Sidney Nagel (University of Chicago)
        Slides
      • 10:15 AM
        Response 1 10m
      • 10:25 AM
        Response 2 10m
      • 10:35 AM
        Coffee 25m
      • 11:00 AM
        Group discussion 30m
      • 11:30 AM
        Input to roadmap 30m
    • 12:15 PM 1:00 PM
      Business Meeting
      Convener: Bogdan Hnat
    • 1:00 PM 2:00 PM
      Lunch 1h
    • 2:15 PM 5:00 PM
      Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
      Convener: Richard Blythe (The University of Edinburgh)
      • 2:15 PM
        Presentation 1 30m
        Speaker: Satya Majumdar (Universite Paris-Sud)
      • 2:45 PM
        Far-from-equilibrium Statistical Dynamics of Small Systems: Past, Present and Future 30m
        Speaker: Gavin Crooks (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 3:15 PM
        Response 1 10m
      • 3:25 PM
        Response 2 10m
      • 3:35 PM
        Coffee 25m
      • 4:00 PM
        Group discussion 30m
      • 4:30 PM
        Input to roadmap 30m
    • 5:00 PM 5:05 PM
      Departure