F I R S T A N N O U N C E M E N T
International Conference
FRONTIERS OF NONLINEAR PHYSICS
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
July 5 - 12, 2004
Organized by
Institute of Applied Physics, RAS, Nizhny Novgorod
L.D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, RAS, Moscow
University of Nizhny Novgorod
Sponsorship is being sought from the following organizations:
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Ministry for Industry, Science and Technologies
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
International Association for the promotion of cooperation
with the scientists from the New Independent States (INTAS)
American Physical Society
U.S. National Science Foundation
and others
WELCOME
Dear Colleague,
It is our great personal privilege and pleasure, as Conference Chairmen, to inform you about the International Conference "Frontiers of Nonlinear Physics" and to invite you to attend it and to make it a great scientific event. The Conference will be held on board a comfortable boat cruising from Nizhny Novgorod up the Volga river and further to St.-Petersburg from July 5 through July 12, 2004 (the last date can be slightly shifted).
The Conference will be devoted to recent progress in the interrelated fields of nonlinear dynamics with applications to physical systems of different origins. The scope of the Conference is state-of-the-art and advance in the fields of top interest, ranging from nonlinearities in fusion plasma and astrophysical objects to nonlinear phenomena in the upper ocean, in particular. We hope that such a wide scope and informal atmosphere of the river cruise will stimulate active discussions and links between scholars and will attract young researchers to this promising field of modern science. This is really our key goal and intrinsic stimulus to hold the meeting.
We also schedule a special program of sightseeing in Russian historical centers on the cruise route and a set of social events. The prospective boat is a comfortable 4-deck river liner, and the route itself is planned to be very interesting, along the upper Volga to the Russian North (Onega and Ladoga lakes) and further along the Neva river to St.-Petersburg. This could be a unique occasion for many participants to get familiar with both, the Russian history and nature.
We regard this meeting as a continuation of the Topical Conference "Frontiers of Nonlinear Physics" which was held in Nizhny Novgorod in July 2001 under the umbrella of the International Conference "Progress in Nonlinear Science" (www.nonlinear.sci-nnov.ru) dedicated to the 100-th anniversary of Alexander A. Andronov, and which attracted leading experts from all over the world. Now we intend to establish a regular meeting in this field that is to be held once in three years. Another essential background of our forthcoming conference is the International Workshop "Solitons, Collapses and Turbulence" which was held at the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, RAS in 1999 and 2002 and also attracted many scholars renowned in the nonlinear community. Now two leading RAS institutions, namely, the Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, and the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Moscow, have decided to combine their efforts in organization of this meeting.
If you don't reject in general an opportunity to take part in the Conference and if it does not interfere with your schedule for the next year, please fill in and return to us the enclosed Registration Form.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the Conference next July.
Conference Chairmen
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Alexander Litvak
Director
Institute of Applied Physics
Russian Academy of Science
Nizhny Novgorod
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and |
Vladimir Zakharov
Professor
L.D. Landau Institute
for Theoretical Physics
Russian Academy of Science
Moscow |
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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Sergey Bagaev |
Inst. of Laser Physics, Syberian Branch, RAS, Russia |
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Robert Bingham |
Rutherford Lab., UK |
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Andrey Gaponov-Grekhov |
Inst. of Applied Physics, RAS, Russia |
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Gustav Gerber |
Univ. of Wuerzburg, Germany |
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Roger Grimshaw |
Loughborough Univ., UK |
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Alexander Gurevich |
Lebedev Inst. of Physics, RAS, Russia |
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Nathaniel Fisch |
Princeton Univ., USA |
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Vladimir Fortov |
Inst. for High Energy Densities, RAS, Russia |
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Uriel Frisch |
Observatory of Nice, France |
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Chandrashekhar Joshi |
Univ. of California in Los Angeles, USA |
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Yury Kagan |
Kurchatov Inst. of Atomic Energy, Russia |
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David Kaup |
Univ. of Central Florida, USA |
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Yuri Kivshar |
Australian National Univ., Australia |
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Vitaly Kocharovsky |
Texas A&M Univ., USA |
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Evgeny Kuznetsov |
Landau Inst. for Theoretical Physics, RAS, Russia |
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Mietek Lisak |
Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Sweden |
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Alexander Litvak |
Inst. of Applied Physics, RAS, Russia |
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Paul Mandel |
Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium |
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Patrick Mora |
Ecole Polytechnique, France |
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George Morales |
Univ. of California in Los Angeles, USA |
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Gerard Mourou |
Univ. of Michigan, USA |
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Lev Ostrovsky |
NOAA Environmental Technology Lab., USA
and Inst. of Applied Physics, RAS, Russia |
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Michael Rabinovich |
Univ. of California in San Diego, USA
and Inst. of Applied Physics, RAS, Russia |
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Oleg Rudenko |
Moscow State Univ., Russia |
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Dmitry Ryutov |
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., USA |
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Margarita Ryutova |
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, USA |
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Bilha Segev |
Ben Gurion Univ., Israel |
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Mordechai Segev |
Technion, Israel |
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Alexander Sergeev |
Inst. of Applied Physics, RAS, Russia |
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Alwyn Scott |
Univ. of Arizona, USA |
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Marlan Scully |
Texas A&M Univ., USA |
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Jonathan Wurtele |
Univ. of California in Berkeley, USA |
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Norman Zabusky |
Rutgers Univ., USA |
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Vladimir Zakharov |
Landau Inst. for Theoretical Physics, RAS, Russia |
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George Zaslavsky |
New York Univ., USA |
CONFERENCE SCOPE
Conference scope includes the following subjects, including both basic aspects and advanced applications:
- Nonlinear dynamics: coherent and stochastic processes
- General problems of nonlinear waves: solitons, collapses, and turbulence
- Nonlinear processes in plasmas and laserplasma interactions
- High-field optics and lasers
- Nonlinear phenomena in acoustics
- Nonlinear processes in fluid dynamics
- Nonlinear problems in geophysics
- Nonlinear problems in astrophysics
- Nonlinearities in quantum systems
The Conference will include oral and poster sessions, and a set of plenary lectures on interrelated topics. Several mini-symposia and special sessions on the hot issues in the fields are also planned based on suggestions of the Advisory Committee. Further details on the program will be given in the Second Announcement and Call for Papers.
CONFERENCE VENUE
The Conference will be held on board of a comfortable 4-deck boat cruising from Nizhny Novgorod to St.-Petersburg along the Volga river and further along the fascinating lakes of the Russian North (the White Lake, Onega, and Ladoga). A social program for participants and accompanying persons will include sightseeing and tours of the cities and historical places on the cruise route (among them the old towns of Kostroma and Yaroslavl, and unique architectural ensembles of Kizhi and Valaam), music concerts aboard, and conference party.
Participants are expected to secure conference fees and travel funding. More details on the conference fees, visas, and transportation will be given in the Second Announcement.
IMPORTANT DATES
First Announcement
October 1, 2003
Response due
November 15, 2003
Second Announcement and Call for Papers
December 1, 2003
Deadline for submissions
March 1, 2004
Authors Notification and Preliminary Program
May 1, 2004
PAPER SUBMISSION
Contributed papers for oral and poster presentations will be selected on the basis of the submitted abstracts. Proper details regarding submission of abstracts and full papers will be given in the Call for Papers.
CONTACT ADDRESS
Dr. Alexander Malekhanov
Sci. Secretary of the Conference
Institute of Applied Physics, RAS
46 Ulyanov Str., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Tel: +7 8312 36 8352
Fax: +7 8312 36 2061
E-mail: fnp@appl.sci-nnov.ru
On-line pre-registration will be also possible at the Conference Web Site:
http://www.fnp2004.sci-nnov.ru
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