Armenian group:cooperation experience

Armen Nersessian

Yerevan State University, Armenia

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 collaborationsAt 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

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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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