The aim of the Ergodicity in Physical Systems and Beyond Conference is to bring together the diverse communities having an interest in the ergodicity and its applications to share recent developments in the field.

Originally, Boltzmann and Maxwell introduced the notion of ergodicity to justify the use of a uniform probability measure on the hypersurface of constant energy in dynamical Hamiltonian systems. By now, the role of the ergodic hypothesis still remains elusive in the foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics. For example, some landmark many-body Hamiltonian systems (e.g., Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou, Klein-Gordon lattice, gravitational systems, glass formers) display complex phenomena such as the formation of long-lived meta-stable states, energy localisation or slow thermalisation processes which are not captured by conventional equilibrium statistical mechanics tools.

Ergodicity has also been extended beyond Hamiltonian models to generic stochastic processes and has given rise to the ergodic theory research programme in mathematics. In the last decade, ergodicity has also been discussed in impactful areas of human endeavours such as social sciences, medical sciences and economics.

Topics to be addressed in the conference include, but is not limited to, the role of ergodicity in the foundations of statistical mechanics, energy localisation phenomena, slow-thermalization processes, long-range interactions, glassy dynamics, KAM regimes, non-extensive statistical mechanics, athermal physical systems, methods to assess ergodicity, and applications to social, medical and economic sciences.

The conference will take place over 3 days from the 8th of July 2024 in the morning to the 10th of July 2024 in the afternoon.

Registrations and abstract submissions open on 8th December 2023

Deadline for abstract submissions on 1st of May 2024

Deadline for registration on 30th of May 2024