MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME
Workshop on
LOCALIZATION IN NONLINEAR LATTICES
Dresden, Germany April 07 - 11, 1997
Recently, discrete breathers became a focus of research in the field of dynamical localization in nonlinear lattices. Significant progress has been achieved in the understanding of their existence and properties. The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers who are actively working in this field, to give an opportunity to present recent results, exchange ideas and methods, and to stimulate further activities in this field. A special aim is to look for experimental relevance of the workshop's subject as well as for possible connections to other topics in physics.
The following topics will be addressed, among others:
Discrete breathers: existence, bifurcations, stability,
movability, finite temperatures,
interactions
with plane waves and inhomogeneities.
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Quantum breathers: characterization, existence,
tunneling,
correspondence with classical phase space properties.
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Related fields: polaron theory, interacting fermions.
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Applications: vibrations and magnetic excitations
in anharmonic molecules
and crystals; arrays of coupled
Josephson junctions;
photonic
band-gap materials.
The meeting will consist of seminars, discussions
(to be scheduled during the workshop) and spare time
for additional talks, free discussions and work.
Workstations will be available.
Participation is mainly by invitation, however, some additional applications will be considered. The total number of participants is limited to 25.
The workshop is organized by the Max-Planck-Institute for Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden. It will be held in the institute's building. Accommodation will be arranged in a nearby hotel. The participants are expected to arrive on Sunday, April 6th in the afternoon. Departure is planned for Saturday, April 12th.
Preliminary list of participants:
For further information please contact:
Dr. I. Allekotte
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme
Bayreuther Str. 40, D-01187 Dresden,
Germany
Tel: +49-351-463-7672, Fax: +49-351-463-7279
conference e-mail: breather@mpipks-dresden.mpg.de