This program is a part of the golden jubilee celebrations of IIT Kanpur.
A Satellite Meeting of this ICTS Program will also be held at IIT Kanpur. More details are available here.
Aims and scope: Strictly speaking, no macroscopic system is in thermodynamic equilibrium although, over an approriate window of time, they may appear to be in equilibrium. However, the foundation of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics (NESM) is not as well established as that developed by Maxwell, Boltzmann and Gibbs for systems in equilibrium. Moreover, the smaller is the system, the stronger are the fluctuations. Furthermore, at sufficiently low temperatures, quantum fluctuations give rise to additional interesting properties also in systems far from equilibrium. The main aim of the ICTS program on "Non-equilibrium Statistical Physics" is to critically examine the foundations of NESM and to assess the recent progress in understanding physical phenomena in wide varieties of systems far from equilibrium.
This program will be organized in two parts. During the first 6 days (30 January-04 February, 2010), in the Instructional Workshop, lectures on frontier areas of research will be delivered at a pedagogical level.
During the last 4 days of the program (i.e., 05-08 February, 2010) a research level activity will be held in the format of a Conference with the title Fluctuations in Living and Non-living Systems far from Equilibrium. There will be plenary lectures and invited talks where latest results will be presented by the speakers.
Please see the section "Details" for the theme topics of the Workshop and the Conference as well as for the list of Invited Speakers, Invited Participants, Invited Session Chairs and Applicants selected for Participation. Informations on "Accomodation", VISA and Travel Directions will also be added in the "Details" page.
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