95th STATISTICAL MECHANICS CONFERENCE
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, HILL CENTER, ROOM 114
SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, MAY 7-9, 2006
Conference Program
SUNDAY - MAY 7, 2006
8:00 - 9:00
Breakfast and Registration
9:00 - 9:20
B. Nachtergaele, University of California, Davis,
bxn@math.ucdavis.edu
The Exponential Clustering Theorem and Related New
Results for Quantum Spin Systems
9:20 - 9:40
S. Starr, UCLA, sstarr@math.ucla.edu
Phase Transitions in some Quantum Spin Systems with
Large Spins
9:40 - 10:00
M. Biskup, UCLA, biskup@math.ucla.edu
Phase Coexistence of Gradient Gibbs Measures
10:00 - 10:20
D. Abraham, Oxford University,
d.abraham1@physics.oxford.ac.uk
The Geodesic-zigzag Phase Transition: Statics and
Dynamics
10:20 - 10:40
P. Bleher, Idiana University-Purdue
University Indianapolis, bleher@math.iupui.edu
Exact Solution of the Six-Vertex Model with Domain
Wall Boundary Conditions
10:40 - 11:10
Coffee
11:10 - 11:30
M. Loss, Georgia Institute of Technology,
loss@math.gatech.edu
Mathematical Problems in Non-Relativistic QED
11:30 - 11:50
S. Teufel, University of Tuebingen,
stefan.teufel@uni-tuebingen.de
Effective Dynamics of Electrons in Adiabatically
Perturbed Periodic Structures
11:50 - 12:10
D. Duerr, Muenchen University,
duerr@mathematik.uni-muenchen.de
On Spontaneous Pair Creation
12:10 - 12:30
G.F. Dell'Antonio,University of Roma, La
Sapienza, dellanto@mat.uniroma1.it
Dynamics on Metric Graphs as Limit of Constrained Systems
12:30 - 2:00
Lunch
2:00 - 2:20
T. Spencer, IAS, spencer@math.ias.edu
An Overwiew of Super Symmetry and Random Matrices
2:20 - 2:40
P. Deift, NYU, deift@cims.nyu.edu
On the Gaudin and Tracy-Widom distributions in Random
Matrix Theory
2:40 - 3:00
G. Kozma, IAS, gady@ias.edu
One-Dimensional Long-Range Diffusion-Limited
Aggregation
3:00 - 3:20
G. Slade, University of British Columbia,
slade@math.ubc.ca
The Survival Probability for Critical Oriented
Percolation above 4 + 1 Dimensions
3:20 - 3:40
V. Sidoravicius, IMPA, Brazil/Courant Institute,
sidoravi@cims.nyu.edu
Influence Percolation: Some Critical Values for the
Systems with Columnar Defects
3:40 - 4:10
Coffee
4:10 - 4:35
J. Kurchan, CNRS, Paris, jorge@pmmh.espci.fr
Shear-Thickening and the Glass Transition
4:35 - 5:00
C. A. Angell, Arizona State University, caa@asu.edu
Design, by "Potential Tuning" MD, of a Monatomic
Metallic Glassformer: Its Liquid State Properties,
and Its Realization in the Laboratory
5:00 - 5:25
R. Varadhan, NYU, varadhan@cims.nyu.edu
Random Walks and Diffusions in a Random Environment. Large
Deviations
and Connections with Homogenization
5:25 - 5:50
P. Sarnak, Princeton University,
sarnak@math.princeton.edu
Quantum Fluctuations on Hyperbolic Surfaces
6:00
COCKTAILS, JAZZ BAND CONCERT , LESLIE FORD &
GROUP,
IN THE FIBER OPTICS AUDITORIUM
COCKTAILS AND CONCERT ARE SPONSORED BY
SPRINGER, PUBLISHER
OF THE JOURNAL OF STATSITICAL
PHYSICS AND
COMMUNICATIONS IN
MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. THEY ARE
DEDICATED TO MICHAEL AIZENMAN,
CHARLES NEWMAN AND
HERBERT SPOHN. ALL ARE INVITED
8:00
BANQUET DINNER (Reservations Required)
MONDAY - MAY 8, 2006
8:00 - 8:35
Breakfast and Registration
8:35 - 9:50
Short Talks - Session A
9:50 - 10:20
Coffee
10:20 - 10:35
V. Zagrebnov, zagrebnov@cpt.univ-mrs.fr, University Aix-Marseille II and CPT-Luminy
Non-homogeneous Bose-Einstein Condensation
10:35 - 10:50
M. Ciucu, ciucu@math.gatech.edu, Georgia Institute
of Technology
Electrostatics Emerging from Random Tilings with Holes
10:50 - 11:20
P. Chaikin, NYU, chaikin@physics.nyu.edu
Wigner Emulsions and Crystals: Electrostatics of
Oil/Water/Solid Mixtures
11:20-11:40
U. Smilansky, Weizmann Institute,
uzy.smilansky@weizmann.ac.il
Can One Count the Shape of a Drum?
11:40 - 12:00
J. Cardy, Oxford University,cardy@thphys.ox.ac.uk
Self-Avoiding Loops in Two Dimensions
12:00 - 12:40
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCIENTISTS, J. Lebowitz and others
12:40 - 2:00
Lunch
2:00 - 2:20
J. Krug, University of Koeln, krug@thp.Uni-Koeln.DE
Statistical Mechanics of Step Bunches
2:20 - 2:40
T. Einstein, University of Maryland, einstein@umd.edu
Ferrari, Prähofer, and Spohn's Remarkable Scaling
Results for Facet-Edge Fluctuations
2:40 - 3:00
W. E, Princeton University, weinan@princeton.edu
Microscopic Origin of Macroscopic Elasticity?
3:00 - 3:20
S. Chen, Johns Hopkins University, syc@jhu.edu
Multiscale Modeling of Micro- and Nano-Fluidics
3:20 - 3:50
Coffee
3:50 - 4:10
R. Levy, Rutgers University, ronlevy@lutece.rutgers.edu
Protein Folding and Binding: Insights from Replica
Exchange and Network Models
4:10 - 4:30
P. Ao, Washington University, aoping@u.washington.edu
Potential Function and Fitness Landscape in Biology,
Physics, and Economy
4:30 - 4:55
S. A. Solla, Northwestern University,
solla@northwestern.edu
Manifolds for Neural Control of Motion
4:55 - 5:20
E. Domany, Weizmann Institute,
eytan.domany@weizmann.ac.il
Predicting Outcome in Breast Cancer: Hope, Hype and
Physics
5:20 - 6:00
Short Talks-Session A'
6:00 - 7:40
Cocktails and Dinner
7:40 - 9:20
An Informal Session on the Topic
"The Unreasonable Effectiveness" (E. Wigner)
and/or
"The Pernicious Influence" (J. Schwartz)"of Mathematics
in the Natural Sciences"
Participants will include: P.W. Anderson, F. Dyson,
Y. Sinai,
E. Witten, M.E. Fisher, Chair
TUESDAY - MAY 9, 2006
8:15 - 8:45
Breakfast and Registration
8:45 - 10:15
Short Talks - Session B
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee
10:45 - 11:05
P. Leath, Rutgers University, leath@physics.rutgers.edu
Dynamics of Dielectric Breakdown Paths
11:05 - 11:25
J. Machta, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
machta@physics.umass.edu
Graphical Representations and the Phase Transition of
the Ising Spin Glass
11:25 - 11:45
D. Stein, NYU, daniel.stein@nyu.edu
Short Range Spin Glasses: Where Do We Stand
11:45 - 12:15
F.-L. Toninelli, ENS, Lyon,
fabio-lucio.toninelli@ens-lyon.fr
Depinning Transitions for Directed Polymers with
Quenched Randomness
12:15 - 1:30
Lunch
1:30 - 2:00
H.-T. Yau, Harvard University, htyau@math.harvard.edu
Recent Developments on Quantum Dynamics Inspired by
Herbert Spohn's Work
2:00 - 2:25
S. Olla, Ceremade, olla@ceremade.dauphine.fr
Microscopic Models for Thermal Conductivity
2:25 - 2:50
Th. Bodineau, LPMA, Universites Paris 6 & 7, bodineau@math.jussieu.fr
Current Large Deviations for Stochastic Particle
Systems
2:50 - 3:10
A. Schenkel, University of Helsinki,
alain.schenkel@helsinki.fi
Normal Heat Conductivity in Strongly Pinned Chains of Anharmonic
Oscillators
3:10 - 3:30
A. Messager, CNRS-Luminy,
Alain.Messager@cpt.univ-mrs.fr
A Model with Simultaneous First and
Second Order Phase Transitions
3:30
Coffee and discussions