REGIONAL ORGANIZERS: Yuki SATO (Nagoya U), Pierre NOLIN (City U Hong Kong), Luca LIONNI (Yukawa Inst, Kyoto), Daisuke KADOH (Keio U, Tokyo & Chula U), Oleg EVNIN (Chula U & Solvay Inst Brussels), Auttakit CHATRABHUTI (Chula U).

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Bergfinnur DURHUUS (U Copenhagen), Peter GRASSBERGER (Jülich Research Cntr), Jørgen RASMUSSEN (U Queensland), Vincent RIVASSEAU (U Paris-Sud), Naoki SASAKURA (Yukawa Inst, Kyoto), Robert ZIFF (U Michigan).


PARTICIPANTS

SCHEDULE

ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS


OBJECTIVES:

The workshop will focus on mathematical physics of discrete systems, and in particular its applications to random geometries. Real-life motivations for such studies range from attempts to quantize gravity to problems in condensed matter physics to mathematical modelling of cooperative phenomena in macroscopic communities. Some concrete directions include:
1) Discrete random geometries with applications to gravity quantization,
2) Discrete mathematical models in equilibrium and and non-equilibrium statistical physics (the Ising model and its relatives, percolation, random walks, lattice gases, etc),
3) Random matrix and tensor models,
4) Random graphs and dynamics of complex networks,
5) Topics in lattice gauge theory (especially with emphasis on analytic approaches),
6) Conformal field theories (especially with connections to the above subjects),
7) Discrete dynamics (cellular automata, spin chains, etc).

The talks are expected to be informal and interactive, with a substantial pedagogical component.

Previous workshops: 2018 2017

Former participants include Wolfgang BIETENHOLZ (U Nacional Autónoma Mexico), Andrzej GÖRLICH (Jagiellonian U, Kraków), Antonio GONZÁLEZ-ARROYO (IFT UAM/CSIC, Madrid), Peter GRASSBERGER (Jülich Research Cntr), Þórður JÓNSSON (U Iceland), Dmitri KRIOUKOV (Northeastern U, Boston), Manuel LOQUIAS (Inst Math Diliman), Hiroaki MATSUEDA (Sendai Nat'l Coll Tech), Ian McKEAGUE (Columbia U), Ivan NOURDIN (U Luxembourg), Masaki OSHIKAWA (U Tokyo), Marco PANERO (U Torino & INFN), Jørgen RASMUSSEN (U Queensland), Vincent RIVASSEAU (U Paris-Sud), Naoki SASAKURA (Yukawa Inst, Kyoto), Sunder SETHURAMAN (U Arizona), Robert ZIFF (U Michigan).

This workshop follows the 8th BANGKOK WORKSHOP ON HIGH-ENERGY THEORY held at the same venue earlier in January.


PRE- AND POST-WORKSHOP RESIDENCE PROGRAM:

Participants are invited to remain in residence for informal communication and collaboration during the weeks preceding (January 14-18) and succeeding (January 28 - February 1) the workshop. Please indicate the prospective timing of your stay during registration.


REGISTRATION:

There will be no registration fees for the upcoming workshop. Registration has been closed. General inquiries may be directed to Oleg Evnin <oleg.evnin@gmail.com> and/or other regional organizers.


VENUE:

The workshop will be hosted by the physics department of Chulalongkorn University (commonly abbreviated as "Chula", pronounced choo-lah, with a stressed second syllable), Thailand's leading school in natural science fields centrally located in the modernized Pathumwan district of Bangkok.


PRACTICALITIES:

Citizens of a large number of nations (including EU, US, Canada, Russia, Australia, Japan, Korea, a number of South-East-Asian countries and Hong Kong passport holders) enjoy visa-free entry to Thailand for up to 30 days. Some others (including India, mainland China and Taiwan passport holders) can obtain a visa-on-arrival at the airport for up to 15 days.

Participants are expected to arrange their own accommodations, though the organizers can provide some advice in this matter. Reservations should not be difficult to make via, e.g., booking.com or other similar sites, or by contacting the hotels directly. Being an epicenter of a gigantic tourist industry, Bangkok offers plentiful accommodations at all luxury levels, priced considerably lower than the general international standards. It should not be difficult to find housing within 1km of the workshop location indicated on this map. A neat and clean mid-range (around 1200-1400 baht/night) hotel within walking distance that we can recommend is Patumwan House. Happy 3 Hotel has been preferred by some of our participants as a somewhat more upscale alternative. We generally advise against the luxurious corporate highrise hotels, a few of which are located close to the university, but inquire if interested. (Very) basic accommodations can start at as low as 400 baht/night for a private room, for example, at Cozy Bangkok or White Lodge. (At the time of writing, 1€≈39 baht, 1$≈33 baht.)

Climatic conditions in Bangkok are advantageous during the season of the workshop (roughly corresponding to a pleasantly warm and sunny summer in temperate countries).