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The
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
will organize a Research Workshop on "Statistical Mechanics
of Plastic Deformation", to be held in Trieste from 4 to
7 March 2002.
In recent years there has been a growing demand for applying
statistical physics concepts to materials problems. In particular,
this is true for problems related to plasticity, such as strength,
formability and failure of metals. While plasticity has for a
long time been considered a domain of materials scientists and
engineers, it is now being recognized that more advanced theoretical
concepts can contribute to predicting the plastic deformation
behaviour on microscopic and mesoscopic scales. On these scales,
plasticity is governed by the complex dynamics of systems of
interacting defects whose characterization necessitates advanced
experimental and theoretical tools. In this perspective, plasticity
provides an interesting field of application for non-equilibrium
statistical physics concepts such as intermittency, fractal patterning,
nonlinear waves, criticality and chaos.
The
aim of the Workshop is to provide a forum dedicated to the exchange
between materials scientists working in plasticity and statistical
physicists interested in materials problems. The topics of the
Workshop are:
· Statistical
mechanics of single/many dislocation systems: depinning, pattern
formation, internal stresses, long-range interacting lines;
· Collective
dislocation dynamics and plastic instabilities: avalanches, intermittency,
non-linear oscillations and waves;
· Plasticity
of non-crystalline solids: cellular and amorphous materials,
granular media and polymers;
· Advanced
experimental and simulation techniques.
Students
and young scientists from all countries that are members of the
UN, UNESCO or IAEA can attend the Workshop. The main purpose
of the Centre is to help researchers from developing countries
through a programme of training activities within a framework
of international co-operation. However, scientists from developed
countries are also strongly encouraged to apply. This activity
is specially meant for strongly motivated graduate students and
young post-doctoral scientists. Logistics limit the number of
participants to 75-80.
Limited
funds are available for some applicants from developing countries,
to be selected by the organizers. Every effort should be made
by candidates to secure support for their fare (or at least half-fare)
from their home country. Such financial support is available
only to those attending the entire activity. There is no registration
fee to attend the Workshop.
Candidates
should complete and return the "Request for Participation"
form, to be found at the back of the Bulletin (also obtainable
via e-mail: smr1399@ictp.trieste.it by typing on the subject
line "get announcement", or via the WWW server which
will be periodically updated: http://www.ictp.trieste.it), by
18 January 2002, to:
Research
Workshop on "Statistical Mechanics of
Plastic
Deformation" (smr1399)
the Abdus Salam International
Centre for Theoretical Physics
Strada
Costiera 11
34014
Trieste, Italy
If sending
an application by e-mail, please save and send file attachments
in RTF format.
Email: smr1399@ictp.trieste.it
Ph: +39-040-2240227 Fax: +39-040-2240558
Trieste, November 2001
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CO-SPONSOR
the
VolkswagenStiftung
Hannover,
Germany
ORGANIZERS
E.C. Aifantis
(Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI, USA)
P. Hähner
(JRC-IAM, Petten
The Netherlands)
A. A. El-Azab
(Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA, USA)
H. Neuhäuser
(IMNF, TU Braunschweig
Germany)
A. Vespignani
(ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
M. Zaiser
(CMSE, The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom)
S. Zapperi
(INFM, Università 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy)
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