SMFT2007

Workshop and Summer School:

From Statistical Mechanics to Conformal and Quantum Field Theory

8 January - 8 February, 2007

Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute and Department of Mathematics and Statistics

University of Melbourne, Australia

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Topics

Solvable lattice models and integrable systems

Bethe ansatz and finite-size corrections

Bulk and boundary conformal and quantum field theory

Logarithmic conformal field theory

Stochastic Loewner evolution

Statistical behaviour and scaling in complex systems

Convenors

Paul A. Pearce (Melbourne, Australia) Email
Giuseppe Mussardo (SISSA, Italy)
Chaiho Rim (Chonbuk, Korea)

International Advisory Committee

Changrim Ahn (Ewha, Korea)
Patrick Dorey (Durham, UK)
Rafael Nepomechie (Miami, USA)
Francesco Ravanini (Bologna, Italy)
Jean-Bernard Zuber (Paris, France)

National and Local Organizing Committees

Murray Batchelor (ANU, Australia)
Vladimir Bazhanov (ANU, Australia)
Tony Bracken (UQ, Australia)
Mark Gould (UQ, Queensland)

Omar Foda (Melbourne)
Jorgen Rasmussen (Melbourne)
Katherine Seaton (Latrobe)
Nicholas Witte (Melbourne)

Provisional List of Invited Speakers

Changrim Ahn (Ewha, Korea)
Denis Bernard (Paris, France)
Andrea Cappelli (Florence, Italy) ... to be confirmed
Ed Corrigan (York, UK)
Robert Dewar (ANU, Australia)
Patrick Dorey (Durham, UK)
Clare Dunning (Kent, UK)
Michio Jimbo (Tokyo, Japan)... to be confirmed
Nikolai Kitanine (Cergy, France)
Tetsuji Miwa (Kyoto, Japan)
Saman Moghimi-Araghi (Tehran, Iran)
Rafael Nepomechie (Miami, USA)
Francesco Ravanini (Bologna, Italy)
Vladimir Rittenberg (Bonn, Germany)
Philippe Ruelle (Louvain, Belgium)
Alyosha Zamolodchikov (Montpellier, France)... to be confirmed
Jean-Bernard Zuber (Paris, France)

Lecture Series

Each mini-series consists of several lectures specifically pitched to be accessible to graduate students as part of the summer school activities:

Murray Batchelor ... Bethe Ansatz
Tony Bracken ... Phase-Space Formulation of Quantum Mechanics
Robert Dewar ... Introduction to Complex Systems: Dynamical Systems and Chaos
Jan de Gier ... Diagram Algebras, Bilinear Recurrences and Alternating Sign Matrices
Nikolai Kitanine ... Inverse Scattering and the Correlation Functions of the XXZ Model
Jon Links ... Quantum Tunneling of Bosons
Philippe Ruelle ... The Sandpile Model: A Lattice Realization of a Logarithmic CFT
Sergey Sergeev ... Multidimensional Quantum Integrable Systems

Accommodation and Practical Information

International House: (For invited speakers) A number of four bedroom shared apartments have been reserved with four double bedrooms, lounge, self-contained kitchen, toilet and bathroom facilities. Bed linen and towels provided. Contact Paul Pearce for details and pricing. Email

Carlton Melbourne College: A limited number of twin share rooms are available for $150 per person per week. Single rooms are $200 per week. This is student style accommodation with shared bathroom facilities. A security deposit of $200 is required. Contact Paul Pearce for bookings. Email

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Map of Melbourne University: The AMSI Centre is located in Barry Street in the southern precinct (south of Grattan Street) in the ICT Building 105 at P14. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is located between Masson and Monash Roads (adjacent to Swanston Street) in the eastern precinct in the Richard Berry Building 160 at G20. International House 470 is located off the map 700 meters north of A9 along Royal Parade. Carlton Melbourne College is located at M21 on the corner of Swanston and Grattan Streets (adjacent to the Nursing School Building 348 at N21).

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