Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions J. M. Yeomans
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

10 – 11 a.m., Phase Transitions in Large Scale Computation: A Statistical Physics Perspective Marc Mézard, ENS Paris. Semi-classical theory of radiation. Taylor does theoretical and computational research in the area of statistical mechanics of liquids, complex fluids and macromolecules. Relativistic quantum mechanics: Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations. Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics First- and second-order phase transitions. The crucial claim is that phase transitions are qualitative changes that cannot be reduced to fit the more fundamental explanatory principles of statistical mechanics. Quote: my plan had been to work on a transition effects class which i'm tentatively calling Phase. €� 12:30 p.m., Theory of Data Streams S. Axiomatic theory of thermodynamics. We will discuss the different possible phases of the system and the essential features of its dynamics (activated diffusion in one chart and transitions between charts). We also discuss more recent developments on non-equilibrium statistical mechanics where results at present are sparse and incomplete. Interferences and transitions between spatial charts in a neuronal model of hippocampus. A great part of this talk is of Disordered Systems. Personal Research Web Page: http://csc.ucdavis.edu/~chaos/ Keywords: Machine learning, physics of computation, evolutionary search, information theory, nonlinear dynamics, statistical mechanics, computational mechanics Crutchfield has worked in the areas of nonlinear dynamics, solid-state physics, astrophysics, fluid mechanics, critical phenomena and phase transitions, chaos, and pattern formation.