Ebook: International Conference on Theoretical Physics: TH-2002, Paris, July 22–27, 2002

The International Conference on Theoretical Physics, TH-2002, took place in Paris from July 22 to 27 in the Conference Center of the UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, under aegis of the IUPAP, the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics and of the French and Euro­ pean Physical Societies, with a large support of several French, European and international Institutions. International and crossdisciplinary, TH-2002 welcomed around 1200 partic­ ipants representing all domains of modern theoretical physics. The conference offered a high-level scientific program, including 18 plenary lectures, 45 general lectures in thematic sessions and 140 more specialized lectures, partly invited and partly selected among proposals received from participants. Around 500 contribu­ tions were also presented as posters. Plenary lectures as well as general thematic lectures were addressed to a general audience of theoricians, not only to specialists. According to our commitments towards UNESCO and other sponsoring insti­ tutions, TH-2002 attributed more than 200 fellowships, mostly to scientists from developing countries and Eastern Europe, covering registration fees and, for more than half of them, stay expenses with student type accomodation. Special highlights of the conference included • the opening ceremony on July 22, with the participation of Mrs Claudie Haignere, French Minister of Research, and M. Walter Erdelen, General Ad­ joint Director for Sciences at UNESCO. Their opening addresses were espe­ cially appreciated and are reproduced below. This ceremony preceded the first lecture by Professor Cohen-Tannoudji, Physics Nobel prize winner.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxx
Rise of Complexity, 1953–2002....Pages 1-8
The Thematic Melodies of Twentieth Century Theoretical Physics....Pages 9-14
Probing Physics at the Planck Scale....Pages 15-30
Tachyons in String Theory....Pages 31-42
Neutrino Masses as a Probe of Grand Unification....Pages 43-53
Addressing Challenges of Quantum Gravity Through Quantum Geometry: Black holes and Big-bang....Pages 55-69
CP Violation and the CKM Matrix....Pages 71-92
Supercoset CFT’s for String Theories on Non-compact Special Holonomy Manifolds....Pages 93-95
Kaon Decays and the Flavour Problem....Pages 97-109
Strings in Flat Space and Plane Waves from N= 4 Super Yang Mills....Pages 111-128
Solution of N= 2 Theories via Instanton Counting....Pages 129-145
Topological Effects in Matrix Models Representing Lattice Gauge Theories at Large N....Pages 147-158
Aspects of String Motion in Time-Dependent Backgrounds....Pages 159-173
Boundaries, Defects and Frobenius Algebras....Pages 175-182
Surprises with Angular Momentum....Pages 183-195
Lattice QCD — from Quark Confinement to Asymptotic Freedom....Pages 197-210
QCD and Natural Philosophy....Pages 211-228
RHIC and High Energy Density Matter....Pages 229-242
Generalized Parton Distributions and Generalized Distribution Amplitudes: New Tools for Hadronic Physics....Pages 243-246
Progress in Study of Renormalization of Theories with Nontrivial Internal Symmetry....Pages 247-258
Approaching the Final State in Perturbative QCD....Pages 259-273
The Cosmic Microwave Background....Pages 275-290
String Cosmology and Chaos....Pages 291-301
Solar Neutrino Production....Pages 303-317
Quantum Fields on dS and AdS....Pages 319-332
The New Cosmology: Mid-term Report Card for Inflation....Pages 333-346
Tests of Gravity on Astrophysical Scales and Variation of the Constants....Pages 347-369
Conformal Invariance in Percolation, Self-Avoiding Walks, and Related Problems....Pages 371-384
First-Passage Problems in Spatially Extended Systems....Pages 385-394
Passive Sliders on Growing Surface and (Anti-)Advection in Burger’s Flows....Pages 395-400
Conformal Spiral Multifractals....Pages 401-426
Condensation Transitions in Nonequilibrium Systems....Pages 427-436
How to Simulate Fluid Criticality: The simplest ionic model has Ising behavior but the proof is not so obvious!....Pages 437-440
Infinite Volume Limit and Spontaneous Replica Symmetry Breaking in Mean Field Spin Glass Models....Pages 441-444
Dimensional Reduction and Crossover to Mean-Field Behavior for Branched Polymers....Pages 445-458
Polymer Transport in Random Potentials and the Genetic Code: The Waltz of Life....Pages 459-474
Optimization and Physics: On the Satisfiability of Random Boolean Formulae....Pages 475-488
Is There a Unified Theory of Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics?....Pages 489-495
Finite-Dimensional Spin Glasses: States, Excitations, and Interfaces....Pages 497-503
The Functional Renormalization Group Treatment of Disordered Systems, a Review....Pages 505-528
Theory of High Temperature Superconductivity: A Status Report....Pages 529-537
Network Models for Chiral Symmetry Classes of Anderson Localisation....Pages 539-557
Many Body Physics: Unfinished Revolution....Pages 559-580
Multi-Terminal Carbon Nanotube Networks....Pages 581-588
Dynamical Response of Quasi 1D Mott Insulators....Pages 589-608
Mesoscopic Fluctuations of Co-Tunneling and Kondo Effect in Quantum Dots....Pages 609-631
Tunneling Between Parallel Quantum Wires....Pages 633-635
Field theories of paramagnetic Mott insulators....Pages 637-646
Arrest and Flow of Colloidal Glasses....Pages 647-661
Decoding the Genome....Pages 663-666
Physical Basis of Interference Effects in Hearing....Pages 667-669
Active Behaviors in Living Cells....Pages 671-678
Soap Froths and Crystal Structures....Pages 679-681
Sliding Phases: From DNA-lipid Complexes to Smectic Metals....Pages 683-692
Chaos in the Solar System....Pages 693-705
Orbit Bifurcations and Quantum Fluctuation Statistics....Pages 707-712
Nondeterministic Dynamics and Turbulent Transport....Pages 713-726
Prime Correlations and Fluctuations....Pages 727-752
Statistical Mechanics of Many Interacting Point Masses in Spherical Geometry....Pages 753-758
Quantum Information Processing with Quantum Optics....Pages 759-781
Exact Reformulation of the Bosonic Many-Body Problem in Terms of Stochastic Wave Functions: an Elementary Derivation....Pages 783-792
Phase Fluctuations and Coherence of an Almost Ideal Condensate....Pages 793-797
Extracting Entropy from Quantum Computers....Pages 799-809
Applications of Ideas from Random Matrix Theory to Step Distributions on “Misoriented” Surfaces....Pages 811-824
Integrable Flows in c= 1 String Theory....Pages 825-849
New Applications of Non-Hermitian Random Matrices....Pages 851-861
Thermal Aspects in Quantum Field Theory....Pages 863-880
Noncommutative Gravity....Pages 881-887
Half-Space Large Size Discrete Velocity Models....Pages 889-903
Lattice Chiral Symmetry, CP-Violation and Majorana Fermions....Pages 905-912
Observations on Noncommuting Coordinates and on Fields Depending on Them....Pages 913-919
Functional Renormalization Group for Interacting Fermi Systems....Pages 921-931
Aperiodic Order and Quasicrystals: Spectral Properties....Pages 933-942
Fermi-Point Universality Class: Emerging Relativistic Quantum Fields & Gravity....Pages 943-955
Epidemic Thresholds on Scale-Free Graphs:The Interplay Between Exponent and Preferential Choice....Pages 957-970
The First Regional Center for Mathematical Sciences....Pages 971-976
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences....Pages 977-982
Back Matter....Pages 983-984

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxx
Rise of Complexity, 1953–2002....Pages 1-8
The Thematic Melodies of Twentieth Century Theoretical Physics....Pages 9-14
Probing Physics at the Planck Scale....Pages 15-30
Tachyons in String Theory....Pages 31-42
Neutrino Masses as a Probe of Grand Unification....Pages 43-53
Addressing Challenges of Quantum Gravity Through Quantum Geometry: Black holes and Big-bang....Pages 55-69
CP Violation and the CKM Matrix....Pages 71-92
Supercoset CFT’s for String Theories on Non-compact Special Holonomy Manifolds....Pages 93-95
Kaon Decays and the Flavour Problem....Pages 97-109
Strings in Flat Space and Plane Waves from N= 4 Super Yang Mills....Pages 111-128
Solution of N= 2 Theories via Instanton Counting....Pages 129-145
Topological Effects in Matrix Models Representing Lattice Gauge Theories at Large N....Pages 147-158
Aspects of String Motion in Time-Dependent Backgrounds....Pages 159-173
Boundaries, Defects and Frobenius Algebras....Pages 175-182
Surprises with Angular Momentum....Pages 183-195
Lattice QCD — from Quark Confinement to Asymptotic Freedom....Pages 197-210
QCD and Natural Philosophy....Pages 211-228
RHIC and High Energy Density Matter....Pages 229-242
Generalized Parton Distributions and Generalized Distribution Amplitudes: New Tools for Hadronic Physics....Pages 243-246
Progress in Study of Renormalization of Theories with Nontrivial Internal Symmetry....Pages 247-258
Approaching the Final State in Perturbative QCD....Pages 259-273
The Cosmic Microwave Background....Pages 275-290
String Cosmology and Chaos....Pages 291-301
Solar Neutrino Production....Pages 303-317
Quantum Fields on dS and AdS....Pages 319-332
The New Cosmology: Mid-term Report Card for Inflation....Pages 333-346
Tests of Gravity on Astrophysical Scales and Variation of the Constants....Pages 347-369
Conformal Invariance in Percolation, Self-Avoiding Walks, and Related Problems....Pages 371-384
First-Passage Problems in Spatially Extended Systems....Pages 385-394
Passive Sliders on Growing Surface and (Anti-)Advection in Burger’s Flows....Pages 395-400
Conformal Spiral Multifractals....Pages 401-426
Condensation Transitions in Nonequilibrium Systems....Pages 427-436
How to Simulate Fluid Criticality: The simplest ionic model has Ising behavior but the proof is not so obvious!....Pages 437-440
Infinite Volume Limit and Spontaneous Replica Symmetry Breaking in Mean Field Spin Glass Models....Pages 441-444
Dimensional Reduction and Crossover to Mean-Field Behavior for Branched Polymers....Pages 445-458
Polymer Transport in Random Potentials and the Genetic Code: The Waltz of Life....Pages 459-474
Optimization and Physics: On the Satisfiability of Random Boolean Formulae....Pages 475-488
Is There a Unified Theory of Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics?....Pages 489-495
Finite-Dimensional Spin Glasses: States, Excitations, and Interfaces....Pages 497-503
The Functional Renormalization Group Treatment of Disordered Systems, a Review....Pages 505-528
Theory of High Temperature Superconductivity: A Status Report....Pages 529-537
Network Models for Chiral Symmetry Classes of Anderson Localisation....Pages 539-557
Many Body Physics: Unfinished Revolution....Pages 559-580
Multi-Terminal Carbon Nanotube Networks....Pages 581-588
Dynamical Response of Quasi 1D Mott Insulators....Pages 589-608
Mesoscopic Fluctuations of Co-Tunneling and Kondo Effect in Quantum Dots....Pages 609-631
Tunneling Between Parallel Quantum Wires....Pages 633-635
Field theories of paramagnetic Mott insulators....Pages 637-646
Arrest and Flow of Colloidal Glasses....Pages 647-661
Decoding the Genome....Pages 663-666
Physical Basis of Interference Effects in Hearing....Pages 667-669
Active Behaviors in Living Cells....Pages 671-678
Soap Froths and Crystal Structures....Pages 679-681
Sliding Phases: From DNA-lipid Complexes to Smectic Metals....Pages 683-692
Chaos in the Solar System....Pages 693-705
Orbit Bifurcations and Quantum Fluctuation Statistics....Pages 707-712
Nondeterministic Dynamics and Turbulent Transport....Pages 713-726
Prime Correlations and Fluctuations....Pages 727-752
Statistical Mechanics of Many Interacting Point Masses in Spherical Geometry....Pages 753-758
Quantum Information Processing with Quantum Optics....Pages 759-781
Exact Reformulation of the Bosonic Many-Body Problem in Terms of Stochastic Wave Functions: an Elementary Derivation....Pages 783-792
Phase Fluctuations and Coherence of an Almost Ideal Condensate....Pages 793-797
Extracting Entropy from Quantum Computers....Pages 799-809
Applications of Ideas from Random Matrix Theory to Step Distributions on “Misoriented” Surfaces....Pages 811-824
Integrable Flows in c= 1 String Theory....Pages 825-849
New Applications of Non-Hermitian Random Matrices....Pages 851-861
Thermal Aspects in Quantum Field Theory....Pages 863-880
Noncommutative Gravity....Pages 881-887
Half-Space Large Size Discrete Velocity Models....Pages 889-903
Lattice Chiral Symmetry, CP-Violation and Majorana Fermions....Pages 905-912
Observations on Noncommuting Coordinates and on Fields Depending on Them....Pages 913-919
Functional Renormalization Group for Interacting Fermi Systems....Pages 921-931
Aperiodic Order and Quasicrystals: Spectral Properties....Pages 933-942
Fermi-Point Universality Class: Emerging Relativistic Quantum Fields & Gravity....Pages 943-955
Epidemic Thresholds on Scale-Free Graphs:The Interplay Between Exponent and Preferential Choice....Pages 957-970
The First Regional Center for Mathematical Sciences....Pages 971-976
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences....Pages 977-982
Back Matter....Pages 983-984
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