Foundations of Statistical Mechanics A Complex Systems Dynamics (CoSyDy)
Meeting at Imperial College London
In this meeting we will focus on foundations of statistical mechanics, alternative entropies, non-extensivity and “all that” with applications in mind.
Programme
12:00 – 12:55
Buffet lunch
12:55
Welcome
1:00 – 1:50
Piergiulio Tempesta (Madrid): Group theory and entropies for complex systems
1:50 – 2:40
Tobias Galla (Manchester): Title: TBA
2:40 – 3:10
Coffee break
3:10 – 3:45
Giovanna De Palo (Imperial): Role of entropy in chemotaxis
3:45 – 4:20
Thomas Ouldridge (Imperial): Information and thermodynamics in biochemical systems
4:20 – 5:10
Ian Ford (UCL): Maxwell’s demon and the management of ignorance in stochastic thermodynamics
5:10
Wine and snacks
Attendance is free and open to everyone. However, for catering purposes and due to space limitation, please register early by email to g.pruessner@imperial.ac.uk. Registration deadline is December 11. Limited funding from an LMS Scheme 3 grant is available for travel from Warwick, Bath, Leeds and Manchester.
This event is supported by the London Mathematical Society Scheme 3 Grant and EPSRC.
For further details and abstracts please visit the event webpage here.