LECTURES ON BROKEN SYMMETRY AND
PHASE TRANSITIONS IN CONDENSED MATTER
John Hertz and Hans Fogedby spring semester 1996
Thursdays, 9-11, Aud B
These lectures will give a general introduction to broken symmetry and phase transitions in condensed matter. They are aimed at advanced undergraduates and graduate students specializing in condensed matter or statistical physics, as well as (possibly more senior) people in other fields who would like to get a general overview of this topic.
Outline and Schedule:
8 February - Crystal, liquid crystal and quasicrystalline order
15 February - Thermodynamic and statistical mechanical fundamentals
22 Febraury - Mean field theory
29 February, 7 March - Critical phenomena and the renormalization group
14 March - Generalized rigidity of ordered states
21 March, 28 March - Dynamics: response and correlation functions
4 April - (Spring vacation, no lecture)
11 April, 18 April - Hydrodynamics of ordered phases
25 April - Topological defects
2 May - Domain walls, kinks, and solitons
Text: Principles of Condensed Matter Physics, by P. M. Chaikin and T. C. Lubensky (Cambridge University Press).
NORDIC PROJECTS AND CORRESPONDING FELLOWS
At its meetings on 9-10 October and 4-5 December, Nordita's Board decided to
support the following Nordic projects: ``Supersymmetric Theories'' organized by
P. Di Vecchia; ``Computational Materials and Surface Physics'' organized by B.
Lundqvist; ``Non-Linear Phenomena in Accretion Disk Around Black Holes''
organized by M. Abramowicz; ``The Nature of Gamma Ray Bursts'' organized by R.
Svensson; ``Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions'' project leader H. Heiselberg
assisted by L. Csernai and V. Ruuskanen; ``Fundamental Constituents of Matter,
Experiment-oriented Theory of Electroweak and Strong Interactions'' project
leader P. Osland. The support is granted for a period of one year. Three of the
projects were already presented in our December edition, and outlines of the
remaining projects are given below or will be given in Nordita News 1996/2:
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions
Organizers: Laszlo Csernai (Bergen), Vesa Ruuskanen (Jyvaskyla) and
Henning Heiselberg (Nordita) (also coordinator).
The project intends to strengthen the connections among Nordic scientists working in the field of dense strongly interacting matter, quark-gluon plasmas and high energy heavy ion theory. Also we want to further close contacts to the strong experimental groups within the Nordic countries participating in heavy ion experiments at CERN and Brookhaven.
The project will concentrate initially on topics as formation, thermalization and expansion of quark-gluon plasmas formed in ultrarelativistic nuclear collisions, subsequent freeze-out, hadron production and signals as chiral symmetry breaking, strangeness production, pion and kaon interferometry, etc. Persons interested in this field are welcome to contact us (e.g., hh@nordita.dk) for more information, to be added to our Nordic network distribution list or to submit requests for support. For more information, please see: http://www.fi.uib.no/~csernai/nordita/ .
Fundamental Constituents of Matter
Experiment-oriented Theory of Electroweak and Strong Interactions.
This is a Nordic project aimed at a strengthening of theoretical research on
particle phenomenology in the Nordic countries. Increased efforts in this area
are especialy important at the present time, in order that the Nordic community
may fully exploit the large experimental facilities HERA, LEP2 (soon running)
and prepare for the LHC. The major questions to be addressed are the Higgs
mechanism, CP and lepton number violation and the novel aspects of QCD: heavy
quark physics, diffractive hard scattering, the theory of multiparton emission
and the structure of the hadronic final states, higher twist effects, high
orders of QCD perturbation theory and related topics. We have already organized
a workshop in Lund, (December 3-5) and a further workshop is planned in Tartu,
Estonia, during this summer.
Corresponding Fellows
As stated in the previous newsletter, the Nordita Board has appointed a number
of Corresponding Fellows, and below we present short sketches of two more of
them.
Sven Åberg, born in Malmö, Sweden. Master of science in technical physics, and technical doctor in mathematical physics at Lund Institute of Technology. Nordita fellow for three years. Main research activity is theoretical nuclear physics, but he is also working with quantum chaos. Research performed in close contact with experimental development. Several international collaborations. Main interests in theoretical nuclear physics: high-spin physics, exotic nuclear shapes, giant resonances, level densities, drip-line physics, and in quantum chaos: random matrix theory, level dynamics, diffusion. Just finished a six year term on the Swedish research council. Associate professor at Lund Institute of Technology, where he is also involved in teaching and administration.
Larus Thorlacius: Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, received Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 1989, held postdoctoral positions at Stanford University and the Institute for Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara. He is currently assistant professor of physics at Princeton University and works on the theory of fundamental interactions, including string theory, quantum gravity, and black hole physics.
BOARD MEETING
The NORDITA Board will meet on 1-2 March 1996 in Copenhagen.
Items for Nordita News
If you have any information about meetings, etc. that would be useful to
include in Nordita News, please send it to Nordita, att.: Jette Nielsen,
Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen OE, Denmark or by e-mail:
nielsen@nordita.dk.
Nordita News appears on the first day of even numbered months, and material
should be sent at least 3 weeks before the publication date.
Electronic Nordita News
If you wish to subscribe to an electronic version of Nordita News,
contact: Jette Nielsen, email: nielsen@nordita.dk.
COURSES / CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS
This list only includes new items. For a more complete list of conferences etc., please see the calender on the last page.
STRANGENESS AND DENSE MATTER
Nordita, Copenhagen, April 18-19 1996
During the week beginning April 15, Wolfram Weise, one of Nordita's Adjunct
Professors, will be at Nordita, and on April 18-19 it is planned to hold a
small workshop on strangeness and dense matter. Topics that it is intended to
discuss include: Kaon-baryon systems at low energy. Kaon-nuclear interactions.
Kaons in dense matter. Properties of hadrons in dense matter. Hyperon
interactions. Astrophysical aspects.
The workshop is being organized by J. Bijnens, H. Heiselberg, C. J. Pethick, and W. Weise. If you wish for further information, or wish to participate, contact Chris Pethick (pethick@nordita.dk).
NORDIC STATISTICAL PHYSICS WORKSHOP
Nordita, Copenhagen, May 9-11, 1996
There are several groups in the Nordic countries working on soft condensed
matter, phase transitions, quantum critical phenomena, and complex systems. A
common denominator for these fields is statistical physics which provides the
precise theoretical language. The goal of this workshop is to assemble many of
the contributors to this field, both to report on current progress and to
outline directions for the future. We hope that this workshop will stimulate
contacts and collaboration within the Nordic countries. Topics:
1. Polymers, membranes, and complex fluids; 2. Phase transitions, kinetics,
and quantum critical phenomena; 3. Complex systems and modeling; The
invited speakers include: D. Fisher, M. Cates, L. Peliti, D. Frenkel, H.
Jensen, L. Turski, J. Krug, A. Bray and J.P. Bouchaud. The format of the
workshop is morning and early afternoon lectures followed by poster sessions.
The idea is to allow ample time for discussions. For more details please
consult the attached announcement and registration form. Hans Fogedby
(Aarhus/Nordita) (fogedby@dfi.aau.dk)
OPTICAL TELESCOPES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW
May 29 - June 2, 1996, Landskrona/Hven, Sweden
The symposium will be arranged in collaboration by Lund University, the
European Southern Observatory (ESO) and SPIE - the International Society for
Optical Engineering. Emphasis of the symposium will be on techniques
employed, planned or contemplated for the most powerful telescopes in
operation, under construction, planned and discussed, as well as on
instrumentation for these telescopes.
This meeting is one of the series of symposia on ``Large Telescopes and their Instrumentation'' regularly arranged jointly by ESO and SPIE. In the future, the symposia will take place on a regular basis, alternatively in Europe (normally Garching) and in the U. S. A. For the 1996 symposium, however, following the offer of the University of Lund, and in honour of the great astronomer Tycho Brahe, the symposium will be held in Sweden.
Further information can be obtained from the conference secretary: Eva Jurlander, Lund Observatory, Box 43, S-221 00 Lund Sweden, phone: +46 46 222 7304, fax: +46 46 222 4614, e-mail: eva@astro.lu.se, and www: http://nastol.astro.lu.se/~eva/hven/hven.html.
NORDIC SYMPOSIUM ON GALAXY EVOLUTION
Nordita, Copenhagen, June 11 - 15, 1996
A Nordic Symposium on Galaxy Evolution will be held at Nordita, Tuesday June
11 (pm) to Sat June 15 (am), covering topics in Galactic Dynamics, Supernovae
and Chemical Evolution, Dwarf Galaxies, and Extragalactic Backgrounds. The
organizers are: Bernard Pagel, Johannes Andersen, Bengt Gustafsson, David
Lambert, Poul-Erik Nissen, Igor Novikov and Jesper Sommer-Larsen. Further
details will be given in the next Newsletter.
NORDIC NONLINEAR DAYS, 1996.
24-27 August 1996 at Krogerup Højskole, Humlebaek,
Denmark
Informal workshop on nonlinear physics in the Nordic countries. The workshop
will discuss recent advances in the physics of Nonlinear Systems; including
quantum chaos, coherent structures, spatiotemporal chaos, turbulence,
time-series analysis, interfaces and criticality, and biological physics.
The workshop will bring together Nordic scientists that work on all aspects of nonlinear systems. In particular we encourage young scientists and students to participate. We invite students from the Nordic area to present short talks and posters.
Krogerup is very nicely located in Humlebaek just north of Copenhagen, with 1 hour train to the main train station. It gives optimal possibilities for informal contacts. Arrival will be from late Saturday afternoon the 24th of august, and departure either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
Cost for participation and full lodging at Krogerup is 1700 DKK. Please notice that there are funds available to cover travel and stay at Krogerup. Students and young scientists are encouraged to apply.
For participation, please apply by using enclosed registration form and send it to Ellen Pedersen, Nordita, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen OE, Denmark. Fax : +45 31 38 91 57 e-mail: pedersen@nordita.dk.
VISITORS AT NORDITA / NBI / CATS / TAC
A. Sedrakyan, (Yerevan), P, present - 8.3.96, NBI
M. Markosova, present - 22.3.96, CATS
A. Volkovskii, (Moscow), present - 15.6.96, CATS
I. Brevik, (Trondheim), 1 week spring, NORDITA
V. Frolov, (Alberta), A, 2 weeks spring, TAC
M. Khlopov, (Moscow), A, 2-3 weeks spring, NORDITA
G. Wilson, (Durham), A, 3 months spring, TAC
A. Carlini, A, 1 month Jan./Feb., TAC
R. Liotta, (Stockholm), N, 1 week February, NORDITA
R. Alvarez, (France), A, 7.2 - 28.2.96, NBI
S. Gottloeber, (Potsdam), A, 13.2 - 25.2.96, TAC
G. Akeman, (Germany), P, 1.3 - 1.6.96, NBI
G. Tautvaisiene, (Vilnius), A, 20.3 - 30.3.96, NORDITA
W. Weise, (T-U. Muenchen), 14.4 - 20.4.96, NORDITA
J. Dobaczewski, (Warzaw), N, 6.5 - 12.5.96, NORDITA
W. Nazarewicz, (Tennessee), N, 6.5 - 18.5.96, NORDITA
The fields are listed after the names as: A (Astrophysics), C (Complex Systems & Chaos), N (Nuclear Physics), P (Particle Physics), and S (Condensed Matter Physics).
If you are interested in having any of these people visit your institute, please contact NORDITA.
LONG-TERM VISITORS AT NORDITA
A. Pruegel-Bennet, (Manchester), S, present - 28.2.96
D.H. Coule, (Cape Town), present - 31.3.96
H. Fogedby, (AArhus), S, present - 30.6.96
E. Pallante, (Frascati), N, present - 30.6.96
E. Mucciolo, (Brazil), S, present - 31.8.96
P. Thejll, (Copenhagen), A, present - 31.8.96
L. Magnea, (Torino), P, present - 1.9.96
D. Khveshchenko, (Princeton), S, present - 1.10.96
M. Billo, (Italy), present - 1.11.96
P. Godzinsky, (UAB Barcelona), N, present - 31.12.96
VISITORS OUTSIDE NORDITA
P. Judge, (Boulder), A, Nov. 1995 - May 1996, Oslo
PREPRINTS / REPRINTS
New reprints and preprints obtainable from Jette Nielsen, e-mail: nielsen@nordita.dk.
B. Eynard and C. Kristjansen: More on the exact solution of the $O(n)$ model on a random lattice and an investigation of the case $|n| > 2$. 95/70.
V. Loreto, G. Paladin, M. Pasquini, and A. Vulpiani: Characterization of chaos in random maps. 95/71.
L. Jetsu: The active longitudes of $\lambda$ Andromedae, $\sigma$ Geminorum, II Pegasi and V711 Tauri. 95/74.
J. Bijnens, E. Pallante, and J. Prades: Analysis of the hadronic light-by-light contributions to the muon $g-2$. 95/75.
L. Jetsu: Active longitudes of $\sigma$ Geminorum: another ``flip-flop'' ? and L. Jetsu, S. Pohjolainen, J. Pelt, and I. Tuominen: Longitudinal distribution of major solar flares. 95/76.
J. Bijnens, G. Colangelo, G. Ecker, J. Gasser, and M.E. Sainio: Elastic $\pi \pi$ scattering to two loops. 95/77.
P. Hoyer: Nuclear effects in charm production. 95/78.
P. Talavera, Ll. Ametller, J. Bijnens, A. Bramon, F. Cornet: $\gamma \gamma$ \rightarrow \pi \pi \pi$ to one loop in chiral perturbation theory. 95/79.
P. Ernstroem and A. Fayyazuddin: The chiral Dirac determinant according to the overlap formalism. 95/80.
A.B. Eriksson, J.M. Kinaret, and L.V. Mikheev: Fluctuating loops and glassy dynamics of a pinned line in two dimensions. 95/81.
H.C. Fogedby: Levy flights in quenched random force fields. 95/82.
A. Brandenburg, AA. Nordlund, R. Stein, and U. Torkelsson: Dynamo-generated turbulence in disks: value and variability of alpha. 95/83.
J. Bijnens, A. Fayyazuddin, and J. Prades: The $\gamma \gamma\rightarrow \pi$^{0} \pi$^{0}$ and $\eta \rightarrow \pi^{0} \gamma \gamma }$ transitions in the extended NJL model. 95/84.
A.S. Kronfeld: Desperately seeking chiral fermions: 95/85.
I. Brevik and H.B. Nielsen: Casimir theory for the piecewise uniform string: Division into 2N pieces. Phys. Rev. D51 (1995) 1869-1874.
K. Enqvist, A. Rez, and V. Semikoz: Dirac neutrinos and primordial magnetic fields. Nucl. Phys. B436 (1995) 49.
K. Enqvist: Ferromagnetic vacuum and galactic magnetic fields. Proc. of the XXVII Int. Conf. on High Energy Physics, ed. by P.J. Bussey and I.G. Knowles (UK, 1995) 915-917.
B. Ananthanarayan and P.N. Pandita: The non-minimal supersymmetric standard model with tan $\beta \simeq m_{t}/m_{b}$. Phys. Letts. B353 (1995) 70-78.
C. Cronstroem and M. Noga: Multi-Hamiltonian structure of Lotka-Volterra and quantum Volterra models. Nucl. Phys. B445 (1995) 501-515.
A. Fayyazuddin: Some comments on N = 2 supersymmetric Yang-mills. Mod. Phys. Lett. A10 (1995) 2703-2708.
M.V. Zhukov, B.V. Danilin, L.V. Grigorenko, J.S. Vaagen: The $\beta$-decay of $^{11}$Li to the deuteron channel and halo analogue states in $^{11}$Be. Phys. Rev. C52 (1995) 2461.
C.J. Pethick and D.G. Ravenhall: Matter at large neutron excess and the physics of neutron-star crusts. Annu. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 45 (1995) 429-84.
V. Thorsson, M. Prakash, T. Tatsumi, and C.J. Pethick: Neutrino emission from dense matter containing meson condensates. Phys. Rev. D52 (1995) 3739 - 3741.
C.J. Pethick and M. Sahrling: Ohmic decay of magnetic fields generated by currents in the crusts of neutron stars. The Astrophys. J. 453 (1995) 29 - 31.
L. Loennblad: Colour Reconnections and rapidity gaps. Workshop on HERA Physics, Durham, UK, September 1995.
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OVERVIEW OF FUTURE NORDITA AND OTHER CONFERENCES
| Title / Date / Place | Contact Person | Fax / Email |
|
Nordic Winter School on Magnetic Fields in Astro- and Space Physics. near Kittilae, Finnish Lapland. 19 February - 1 March 1996. |
A. Brandenburg Nordita |
+45-31 38 91 57 (fax) brandenb@nordita.dk |
|
Programme in Astroparticle Physics. Uppsala, Sweden. 15 April - 9 June 1996. |
A. Kashlinsky Nordita |
+45-31 38 91 57 (fax) kash@nordita.dk |
|
Workshop on Strangeness and Dense Matter. Nordita, Copenhagen. 18-19 April 1996. |
C.J. Pethick Nordita |
+45-31 38 91 57 (fax) pethick@nordita.dk |
|
The Standard Model at Low Energies. ECT*, Trento, Italy. 29 April - 10 May 1996. |
J. Bijnens Nordita |
+45-31 38 91 57 (fax) bijnens@nordita.dk |
|
Nordic Statistical Physics Workshop. Nordita, Copenhagen. 9-11 May 1996. |
Ellen Pedersen Nordita |
+45-31 38 91 57 (fax) pedersen@nordita.dk |
|
Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow. Landskrona, Hven, Sweden. 29 May - 2 June 1996. |
Eva Jurlander Lund Observatory S-221 00 Lund Sweden |
+46-46-222 4614 (fax) eva@astro.lu.se |
|
Nordic Symposium on Galaxy Evolution. Nordita, Copenhagen. 11-15 June 1996. |
B. Pagel Nordita |
+45-31 38 91 57 (fax) pagel@nordita.dk |
|
17th Nordic Semiconductor Meeting. Trondheim, Norway. 17-20 June 1996. |
K.A. Chao Trondheim | |
|
8th International Symposium on Small Particles and Inorganic Clusters. H.C. Ørsted Institute, Copenhagen. 1-6 July 1996. |
Ulla Holm, secr. ISSPIC-8 Niels Bohr Inst. | +45-31 42 10 16(fax) |
|
Nordic Nonlinear Days 1996. Humlebaek, Denmark. 24-27 August 1996. |
Ellen Pedersen Nordita |
+45-31 38 91 57 (fax) pedersen@nordita.dk |