armenian group: cooperation experience armen nersessian yerevan state university, armenia
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Theoretical Physics in Armenia
Theoretical physics in Armenia shared common problems with another areas in physics
in Armenia
Theoretical physics was the best developed field in physics in Armenia
Theoretical physics in Armenia has been less destroyed than another fields of physics
Population
We still have relevant number of active theorists : ~ 60 persons
of students : about 200 Bachelors (about 90 masters) in Physics graduate from YSU every year
3-5 PhD thesis on theoretical physics per year
*Active theorist = person uses analytical calculations and
submitted in arxiv.org at least 3 paper in last 5 years
In 2007-2012 Armenian researchers have got 16 research grants (8 in theor. phys.) from Volkwagenstiftung
and 2 grants for organization of workshops (both in theor.phys.)
The B-mesons' inclusive rare decays and oscillations, U. Nierste (KIT), H.Asatrian, 2012
Infinite-Dimensional Symmetries, Gauge/String Theories and Dualities, H.Nicolai, S.Theisen, W.Ruhl, R.Manvelyan,R.Mkrtchyan,R.Poghossian
(YerPhI) Equilibrium and non-equilibrium behavior of single- and double-stranded
biological molecules, 2011 R.Netz (Free U.Berlin), E.Mamasakhlisov (YSU) Astrophysics of compact stars: from dense QCD to gravitational waves, 2010, D.Rischke (Frankfurt),
K.Shahabazian (YSU) Optical information processing, driven by adiabatic interactions between light and
matter, 2010 T. Halfmann (Tech.U. Darmstadt), G.Grigoryan (Inst. of Physical Research)
Algebraic and geometric properties of (conformal) mechanics with extended supersymmetry
2009 O. Lechtenfeld (Hannover), A.N., T.Hakobyan, V.Ohanyan (YSU) Relaxation of spin-polarized carriers in quantum Hall effect systems , 2007 J. Fabian (Regensburg), S.Badalyan (YSU) Quantum thermodynamics: energy and information flow at nanoscale 2007 G.Mahler (Stuttgart U.), D. Janzing (Karlsruhe U.), A. Allahverdyan
(YerPhI)
Demography
Drastical drop down of the number of active theorists
Age Disbalance51-63 years old ~ 2041-50 ~ 1035-40 ~ 5
Consequences
Decay of existed internal collaborations. Individual
integration in the Western groups. This assume frequent relatively long visits abroad, which
does not allow active teaching and thesis advise. These responsibilities are delegated to less advanced theorists.
We almost lost relatively young theoretical physics community. Best students prefare to make their PhD abroad or escape in IT
DANGEROUS!
Theoretical Physics in Armenia could collapsed within one (realistic) or two (optimistic)
decades.
We see the solution in :
Inter-disciplinary cooperation
Inter-institutional cooperation
Regional cooperation
In September, 2006 we established, at an informal frame, the group for the Interdisciplinary studies in theoretical physics. In September, 2007 on its basis, the University Center of Excellence on “Algebraic and geometric studies for condensed matter physics” (see http://theorphislab-ysu.info), was created which was funded by CRDF-NFSAT grant. After the project has been expired, the group became the part of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of of YSU.
Our Training Network Team includes senior members of that group, and our main partners: Armen Allahverdyan (Yerevan Physics Institute) Evgeny Mamasakhlisov (Lab. of biopolymers, YSU, http://molphys-ysu.info)
Team
Team members
Tigran Hakobyan (1965): spin lattice systems, quantum groups, numerical methods, integrable systems A.N. : Integrable systems, quantum mechanics, Hamiltonian methods Vadim Ohanyan (1976): spin lattice systems , integrable systemsGor Sarkissian (1972, since 2011): CFT, Topological field TheoriesDavid Karakhanyan (1964, since 2012, YSU & YerPhI): string/QFT high-energy QCD. quantum groups, integrable systems +Evgeny Mamasakhlisov (1964, Chair of Biophysics, YSU), biopolymersArmen Allahverdyan (1973, YerPhI) , statistical physics
thermodynamics, information theory, biophysics and everything
Internal Cooperation
Regular weekly seminar: 160+ talks This allowed us to find problems of common interest between group members, resulted in collaborative papers with each other and with other Armenian theorists
Since 2007 group members published about 60 papers (+37+20)researchers from 3 Armenian and 17 foreign institutions
Internal Cooperation
Hakobyan
OhanyanNersessian
Karakhanyan
At September 2006: No internal collaborations
At the current moment
Yeghikyan
Sarkissian
Allahverdyan
Mamasakhlisov
Partner Institutions
JINR (Dubna), Tomsk Polytechnic UniversityLOMI (St.-Petersburg)Hannover, Wuppertal, Goettingen, Hamburg, Leipzig U. INFN- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati CBPF (Rio de Janeiro), Lavras, Sao Andre U. (Brazil)Hebry University (Jerusalem)Czech Technical UniversityLviv Nat. University Aarus University (Denmark)
External Collaboration. Main Institutions
DubnaHamburg Frascati Tomsk
Hakobyan OhanyanNersessianSarkissian
GoettingenHebrew U HannoverAarus Wuppertal
AllahverdyanMamasakhlisov Karakhanyan
St.PetersburgLeipzig
2007 - 2013
Glasgow
Fri U, Berlin
XXX
Workshops
“Supersymmetry in Integrable Systems” 24-28.08.10 Yerevan, 1-4.08.11 Hannover 27-31.08.12-Yerevan August 2013, Hannover (expected)
“Armenia-Dubna: Problems of Integrable Systems” 24-25 .12.12, Dubna21-23.12.13, Dubna, expected
“Physical Concepts of Nucleic-Acid Structure and Behavior” (27-29 May, 2013, Yerevan)
VIP in Armenian Math. Phys.
Ruben Manvelyan, higher spin theories
Ruben Mkrtchyan universal Lie groups
Ruben Poghossian, CFT
Aram Saharian, Casimir effect
Additional Financial Support
3 Volkswagen Stiftung Grants 3 Grants from CRDF-NFSAT: INTAS Grant 8 grants from ANSEF (Armenian National fund for
Education and Science based in New York) 3 Grants from State Committee of Science
Regional research cooperation
ICTP Regional Network Novel approaches to mesoscopic phenomena Armenia- Iran -Morocco- Turkey
since 2012
We plan to extend it in 2013 by Ukrainian, Georgian and Moldovan groups
Computer Cluster
Characteristics
Blader system with Infiniband 8 computer modules, 8 Gb RAM each 16 processors Intel E5405 (2GHz, 4 cores) Total capacity 512 Gflops
Events in 2013
“Physical Concepts of Nucleic-Acid Structure and Behavior” 27-29 May, 2013, Yerevan
International School on “Symmetry in Integrable Systems and Nuclear Physics”, 3 – 13 July, Tsakhkadzor
“The modern physics of compact stars and relativistic gravity”, 18-21 September, Yerevan
“Aspects of black hole physics”, 23-24 September, Yerevan
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