Workshop organized by: A.V. Morozov

 

Living systems operate far from equilibrium and thus cannot be described by methods based on conventional statistical mechanics. Recent years have witnessed rapid development of fluctuation theorems - exact relations describing the statistical mechanics of systems away from equilibrium. Fluctuation theorems and stochastic thermodynamics in general help understand a wide range of biological systems, ranging from enzymes and molecular motors to evolving populations of cells and organisms. Our session will focus on the state-of-the-art modeling of non-equilibrium phenomena in physics, chemistry, and biology. Our speakers are leading researchers focused on both developing the tools of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and applying them in various mesoscopic settings.


List of potential speakers:

  • Michael Lässig (University of Cologne, Germany)
    - David Sivak (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
    - Jin Wang (Stony Brook University, USA)
    - Saverio Rossi (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy)
    - Fernanda Pinheiro (Human Technopole in Milan, Italy)
    -Tkachenko O. (, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA)
    -Brown A. (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada)