Fall 09 Semester - Mathematical Physics Seminar Schedule

Mathematical Physics Seminar

Rutgers University
Hill Center, Room 705


Organized by: Joel L. Lebowitz




September Schedule

leaf1 Speaker: J. Beck, Rutgers University
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 9/10/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Deterministic approach to the kinetic theory of gases
Abstract

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Speaker: V. Vu, Rutgers University
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 9/10/09. 2:00pm. Hill 705
Title: Random matrices: Universality of local eigenvalue statistics
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Speaker: D. Huse, Princeton University
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 9/17/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Many-body localization, quantum heat baths, thermal equilibration and heat transport
Abstract

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Speaker: A. Dhar, Raman Research Institite, India
Date/Time/Location: Thursday, 9/17/09. 2:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Heat conduction and phonon localization in disordered harmonic crystals
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leaf1 Speaker:M. Huang, Ohio State University
Date/Time/Location:(PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL DAY), Tuesday, 9/22/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title: Geometry of Quadratic Julia Sets: A Transseries Approach
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Speaker: R. Tumulka, Rutgers University
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 9/24/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:On the Free Will Theorem of Conway and Kochen
Abstract

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Speaker: O. Costin, Ohio State University
Date/Time/Location: Thursday, 9/24/09. 2:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Integrability versus chaos in differential systems
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October Schedule

Speaker: K. Golden, University of Utah
Date/Time/Location: Thursday, 10/1/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Climate Change and the Thermal Evolution of Fluid Permeability and Microstructure in Sea Ice
Abstract

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Speaker: J.P. Eckmann, Universite de Geneve
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 10/1/09. 2:00pm. Hill 705
Title:A topological glass
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NO SEMINAR SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008


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Speaker:M. Lucia, City University of NY (CUNY)
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 10/15/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Uniqueness and symmetry of equilibria in a chemotaxis model
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leaf1 Speaker: S. Olla, CEREMADE, UMR CNR University of Paris, Dauphine
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 10/22/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:On anomalous thermal conductivity in stochastic models
Abstract

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Speaker: Y. Elskins, CNRS-University of Provence, Marseille
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 10/22/09. 2:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Diffusion limit for many particles in a periodic stochastic acceleration field
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Special Seminar-Please note different day and room number

Speaker: J. Speck, University of Cambridge
Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, 10/28/09. 2:00pm. Hill 425
Title:The stability of the irrotational euler-einstein system with a positive cosmological constant
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Speaker: L. Rey-Bellet, University of Massachusetts
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 10/29/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Some problems in large deviations for quantum systems
Abstract

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Speaker: G. Gallavotti, Universita di Roma/Rutgers University
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 10/29/09. 2:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Thermostats,constants of motion and heat in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics
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November Schedule


leaf1 Speaker: M. Stenlund, Courant Institute, NYU
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 11/5/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:A pair correlation bound implies the Central Limit Theorem for Sinai Billiards
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Speaker: E. Gerjouy, University of Pittsburgh
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 11/12/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:An introduction to dense coding
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Speaker: M.D. Jara Valenzuela, Instituto Nacional de Matematica Pura E Aplicada (IMPA)
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 11/19/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Density and current fluctuations for anomalous diffusive systems
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NO SEMINAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 DUE TO THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY


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December Schedule snowflake

Speaker:V. Mastropietro, Universita degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 12/3/09. 2:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Developments in the theory of universality
Abstract

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Speaker: C. Stucchio, Courant Institute
Date/Time/Location:Thursday, 12/3/09. 12:00pm. Hill 705
Title:Phase space analysis in medical imaging
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NO SEMINAR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10th DUE TO STATISTICAL MECHANICS CONFERENCE