In recent years there has been a renewed interest for the problems of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. The main reason behind this fervid activity has been the availability of improved computers, which have made possible experiments «in silico» hardly thinkable only a few years ago. In particular, numerical simulations have allowed detailed simulations of the stationary states of fluids, revealing the statistical features of observables elusive to real experiments, as for instance entropy production, dissipation and the contraction of phase space.
These efforts have led to numerous new discoveries for the dynamics of irreversible phenomena and fluctuating systems. Particularly relevant, the development of a sound framework for the behaviour of fluctuations of systems out of equilibrium. It is worth emphasising that, from a mathematical point of view, these developments find their general framework in the theory of Large deviations, a branch of probability theory that has matured in the last decades.
The workshop is open to everyone and there is no fee
Poster presentation are welcome
Registration is required (simply writing to organisers)
