June 6 - 11, 2005
Scientific coordinators:
Ulrich Kleinekathöfer (Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany)
Jasper Knoester (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Michael Schreiber (Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany)
Organisation:
Katrin Lantsch (MPIPKS Dresden, Germany)
Recent technological breakthroughs such as ultra-fast pulsed lasers and
crystallography of macromolecules, helped to improve the experimental tools
of physicists working, in particular, in the area of chemical and
biological physics. High performance computing on the other hand
significantly enhanced the possibilities for simulations of these systems.
For small systems with a few degrees of freedom it is possible to treat the
dynamics fully quantum mechanically. Already these small systems exhibit a
huge variety of phenomena. However, in large and complex physical systems
it is impossible to treat all degrees of freedom quantum mechanically. In
many cases one possible solution is to set up a model with a few relevant
modes and to treat the rest of the system as a thermal bath. A fully
quantum-mechanical treatment of static and/or dynamical properties on an
atomic-level is out of reach for bigger molecules within an environment
such as a surrounding liquid or protein structure. Therefore one often
restricts calculations to classical molecular-dynamics or hybrid
simulations for an atomic-level description. Despite the apparent
differences in the methods of investigation (quantum mechanical, classical,
hybrid), the systems of interest are quite often very similar.
Nevertheless, the research community remains strongly divided by
traditional boundaries. The main goal of this interdisciplinary workshop is
to encourage interaction and information exchange between different fields.
The main topics of the workshop are
Dynamics in the gas phase and coherent control
Exciton transfer in organic and biological systems
Dissipation and nanostructures
Modelling of biomolecules
List of invited speakers:
S. Abe (Tsukuba), V. Agranovich (Troitsk), J. Ankerhold (Freiburg), M. Cho*
(Seoul) R. de Vivie-Riedle (München), M. Dittrich (Urbana), M. Elstner
(Paderborn), V. Engel (Würzburg), D. Evans (Albuquerque), R. Everaers
(Dresden), H. Grubmüller (Göttingen), P. Hänggi (Augsburg), V. Helms
(Saarbrücken), J. Herek (Amsterdam), J. Hirst (Nottingham), O. Kühn
(Berlin), Y. Lozovik* (Troitsk), V. May (Berlin), T. Martinez (Urbana),
D. Marx* (Bochum), A. Materny (Bremen), A. Neufeld (Göttingen),
P. Nielaba (Konstanz), A. Nitzan (Tel Aviv), P. Petelenz (Cracow), O. Prezhdo
(Seattle), P. Reineker (Ulm), J.-M. Rost (Dresden), J. Shao (Beijing),
R. Silbey (Boston), F. Spano* (Temple), I. Sola (Madrid), G. Stock
(Frankfurt), C. Taliani (Bologna), D. Tannor* (Rehovot), A. Tokmakoff
(Boston), W. van Gunsteren* (Zürich), R. van Grondelle* (Amsterdam),
U. Weiss (Stuttgart), Y. Yan (Hong Kong), M. Zacharias (Bremen)
(* to be confirmed)
Application forms can be filled in online on the workshop's webpage. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2005. The registration fee is 100 Euro. Costs for accommodation and meals will be covered by the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems. In exceptional cases, limited funding is available to partly cover travel expenses, particularly for younger participants.
For further information please e-mail to: simula05@mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
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