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abstract: The goal of the program is to bring together the world leaders in spectral theory of random Schrödinger operators and theoretical physicists successfully working on the problem of Anderson localization. Among the topics that will be addressed during the program are: The nature of critical phenomena associated with localization-delocalization transitions; The existence and statistical properties of extended states for D > 2 and the behaviour in the critical dimension D = 2; Rigorous version of supersymmetric methods and of the nonlinear ?-model techniques; The localization-delocalization phenomena associated with the Integer Quantum Hall effect; Rigorous mathematical understanding of the relation between magnetic Schrödinger operators and network models, and the connection with quantum percolation; Localization in the presence of a random magnetic field; Behaviour of products of random matrices and associated Lyapunov exponents; Localization and delocalization in disordered systems characterised by non-selfadjoint operators; Dynamical localization in Quantum Chaotic systems; Localization in systems with aperiodic potential, as well as in models with correlated or long-ranged disorder; Localization in systems with nonlinearities, and localization-delocalization phenomena in disordered systems of interacting quantum particles.

abstract: The Programme will consist of four overlapping three-week sessions, each devoted to a selected topic.

abstract: The aim of this workshop is to bring together applied mathematicians and theoretical physicists to stimulate the exchange of ideas between leading experts in the fields of lattice QCD and numerical analysis. The algorithms used for QCD computations have been growing in sophistication over the years, making use of mathematical methods including stochastic processes, linear algebra, approximation theory, multi-scale techniques, and symplectic integrators. The interplay between physicists and mathematicians has become more valuable as the level of sophistication increases, with both sides contributing innovative and powerful new approaches.

abstract: Conference covering all aspects of frustrated magnetism, spin liquids, ordering of geometrically frustrated magnets, itinerant frustrated systems and novel superconductivity, exotic phenomena due to macroscopic degeneracy.

abstract: The recent years have seen substantial progress in the understanding of quantum gravity as a local quantum theory of the metric field, despite its perturbative non-renormalisability. Interesting results have been achieved based on non-perturbative renormalisation group techniques in the continuum, numerical simulations on the lattice, and new ideas within perturbation theory. This workshop will gather the leading scientists in these fields to share their expertise, evaluate results and phenomenological implications, and stimulate further studies relating these approaches and neighbouring ones.

abstract: XII International Conference on Quantum Optics and Quantum Information organized by Lithuanian Physical Society, Belarussian Physical Society, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Sciences of Belarus will be held on September 20-23, 2008, in the conference center of the "Reval Hotel Lietuva" located in the city of Vilnius.

General idea of the conference is to bring together scientists and engineers from different fields (optics, atomic and molecular physics, solid state physics, computer science) which actively contribute to the field of Quantum Optics and Quantum information.

The traditional style for this Conference is the oral presentations followed by rather informal discussions. This International Conference will be the next one of a series of very successful meetings that were held in Minsk during the last 20 years in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006.

conference language: English.

abstract: Interdisciplinary conference addressing researchers in fundamental interactions, cosmology, general relativity, and quantum theory

abstract: The PIAF collaboration (between PI and three Australian universities) aims to promote Quantum Foundations as a subject to be studied and researched in academia.

abstract: To mark the 65th birthday of Professor Tony Sudbery, a symposium reflecting his diverse research achievements during his distinguished career will be held in the Department of Mathematics at the University of York, UK. Professor Sudbery's research interests span many areas of pure and applied mathematics, ranging from the theories of quantum groups and exceptional Lie algebras to foundational questions in quantum mechanics and quantum information theory.

abstract: The first live demonstration of a working quantum key distribution (QKD) network will take place in Vienna in the framework of the SECOQC international conference. Seven technologically different QKD-links are deployed on a typical telecom metropolitan area ring network (MAN). They are combined to form the Quantum-Back-Bone network, physically connecting five company sites of SIEMENS Austria. We will present the building blocks that are necessary to bring QKD networks to the market. The interface with existing business applications is demonstrated for voice telephony and video conferencing, secured by keys distributed over the SECOQC Quantum-Back-Bone.

abstract: Scientific contributions from the participants are welcome. They will have the opportunity to talk about their works either orally or by presenting a poster. Oral contributions: Four 20 minutes long talks will be selected among the contributions for being presented orally. The selection of the oral contributions will be a task of the program committee, whose decision will be based on the comparative judgement of the submissions. All the other submissions may then be presented as posters. The decision of the program comittee will be sent to each participant who applied for oral presentation. Poster contributions: There will be a poster session after the dinner of the first day of the workshop. It is intended that the posters be kept hanging at their places until the end of the event, so that there are more opportunities for discussion.

abstract: The field of degenerate quantum gases is one of the most rapidly expanding areas in physics today. Fascinating, new quantum phenomena are continually emerging, raising issues fundamental to a variety of fields. Because of the increasing interdisciplinarity of degenerate quantum gases, this conference intends to bring together the most active researchers from the entire spectrum of activity to discuss forefront developments, as well as exciting future directions.

abstract: The conference is dedicated to a discussion of the theoretical and experimental aspects of the spin-statistics connection, in particular to the experimental tests of Pauli Exclusion Principle, and related symmetries.

abstract: The 11th Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations (ASIAN11) will be held at the National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung of Taiwan on Nov. 3~5, 2008 and will be preceded by two pre-workshop lectures on Quantum Monte Carlo given by professor Claudia Fillipi on the afternoon prior to the workshop.

This workshop is an annual series beginning in 1998 to provide a forum for discussing all important issues in physics, chemistry, biology and materials science using first-principles electronic structure calculations. The primary purpose of the workshop is to offer an opportunity for exchanging ideas and enjoying in-depth discussion on the methodology and its applications as well as promoting collaborations between participants. The majority of the participants are expected to come from Asia while scientists from other regions are also very welcome. Every time three to five leading scientists from outside of Asia are invited. Following the last Asian Workshop held in Hiroshima University, there will be a competition for the best posters.

abstract: The workshop "Correlations and Coherence in Quantum Matter" will bring together leading experts in the fields of quantum many-particle physics, statistical field theory, and quantum information theory. The aim is to bring young scientists (Ph.D. students or postdoctoral researchers) to the forefront of these fields and to stimulate discussions across topical boundaries.

abstract: Expository Quantum Lecture Series (EQuaLS) is a series of lectures conducted by members of Laboratory of Computational Sciences & Informatics, Institute for Mathematical Research and Physics Department, Faculty of Science. The main objective of this lecture series is to rapidly introduce and update researchers and students with the latest developments and techniques in quantum science and technology or related areas. This year's lecture series will be on 'Foundations of Quantum Science & Technology 2008'.

abstract: It will mainly consist in short courses on mathematical problems linked to quantum chaos. Thus, it is primarily targetted at senior graduate students, postgraduate students and junior faculty but experienced researchers are also welcome. The topics will be quantum toral automorphisms, quantum chaos on compact hyperbolic surfaces and quantum graphs.

abstract: n the last years the AdS/CFT correspondence has opened a whole new avenue for the study of phenomena and systems that were not accessible to an analytic treatment, due to its non-perturbative, strongly coupled behaviour. The correspondence emerges as a new tool to understand analytically the dynamics of gauge field theories thanks to its weak/strong duality nature.

Of special interest is the case of QCD and its cousins, and concretely the quark-gluon plasma, where the correspondence has shed new light on the understanding of the experimental results obtained at RHIC. Recently, the application of holographic techniques to condensed matter systems has also been considered.

The workshop will address applications of AdS/CFT to collective phenomena arising in these contexts.

abstract: CLEO/Europe is the largest, most comphrensive gathering of optics and photonics researchers and engineers in Europe.

abstract: CLEO/Europe is the largest, most comphrensive gathering of optics and photonics researchers and engineers in Europe.