Contents - Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme
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approachestononlinearquantumopticswerepresentedintheRydbergOpticssession. Threesessions<br />
devotedtothephysicsofUltracoldPlasmasprovidedanexperimentalandtheoreticaldiscussionof<br />
collectivephenomenaarisingfromtheelectronaswellasiondynamics,theformationofanoveltypeof<br />
ultracoldplasmasfromcoldmolecularbeamsandtherecombinationofRydbergatomsinmagnetized<br />
plasmas, beingofoutmostimportancefortheproductionofantihydrogenatoms. Twosessionson<br />
SingleAtomControlandRydbergSpectroscopygaveanaccountoftheimpressivedegreeofcontrol<br />
over internal and motional states, currently achievable. A wide range of questions concerning the<br />
dynamicsofcoldRydberggases,fromfew-bodyeffectstomany-bodyproblems,hasbeenaddressedin<br />
threesessionsonRydbergMoleculesandMany-bodyDynamics. Overthepastfewyearsresearchon<br />
coldRydbergsystemshasbecomeincreasinglydiverse.Thedescribedworkshopprogramfullyreflected<br />
thisinterdisciplinarity, andaimedatmergingthesedifferentaspectstopossiblyworkoutnewideas<br />
anddirectionsforfutureresearch. Judgingfromtheentirelypositivefeedback,thisobjectivehasbeen<br />
metsuccessfully. Subsequently,aone-weekFocusWorkshopwasdevotedtotutorialtalksaswellas<br />
discussionsamongasmallergroupofresearchers,intendedtoexplorecommoninterestsandfollowupon<br />
outstandingtopicsthataroseduringthefirstweek.Thefirstfourdaysfeaturedtwo90minintroductory<br />
talksbyseniorresearchersfollowedbypresentationsfrompostdocsandPhDstudents. Thenumberof<br />
participantswasdeliberatelyheldtoalimitednumber,inordertoprovideamoreinformalenvironment.<br />
Indicatedbythelivelydiscussionsduringalltalks,thisconceptwasverywellreceivedbytheyounger<br />
scientists,asitgavethesometimesrareopportunitytoclarifyquestionsingreaterdetail.Inadditionto<br />
thelastday,whichwaskeptfree,therelaxedscheduleprovidedplentyoftimeforadditionalroundtable<br />
discussionsandspecificprojectwork. Indeed,severalcollaborationsbetweentheparticipatinggroups<br />
wereinitiatedduringthesecondweek,attestingtothegeneralsuccessoftheFocusWorkshopaswell.<br />
NovelSimulationApproachestoSoftMatterSystems,Workshop<br />
Scientificcoordinators:J.Gerda,C.Holm,K.Kremer<br />
Wewouldliketothankthe mpipksforgivingusthepossibilityoforganizingtheNSASMworkshopin<br />
September2010byprovidingthefundingandareallyprofessionalorganizationandlogisticsforthe<br />
event. Inouropiniontheworkshopmanagedtofulfillalltheobjectiveswehaveproposed: (a)Internationalspeakersofrenownedprestigehavesharedtheirknowledgeandexperienceondifferenttopics<br />
intheareaofsimulationinSoft-Matter: adaptiveresolutionschemes,multiscalingapproaches,coarse<br />
grainingstrategiesforvarioussoftmattersystems,varioustechniquesformesoscalehydrodynamics,rare<br />
events,newsamplingschemes,inverseMonteCarloproblems,amongothers,withabroadworld-wide<br />
audiencethatincludesgraduatedPh.D.students,postdocsandprofessors.Thismeetinghasdefinitely<br />
strengthenedthetiesbetweengroupsovertheworldinthecommonobjectiveofobtainingmoreefficient<br />
algorithmsforSoftMattersimulations.Atthesametimepeoplearenowmoreawareoftheadvantages<br />
andcaveatsofthedifferentcutting-edgemethods.(b)Fromapedagogicalpointofview,thedifferent<br />
roundtableswiththespeakersandtheampletimeallowedfordiscussionsduringtheworkshophas<br />
allowedtothemostyoungeronestobeabletoaskandinteractwithtop-experiencedresearcheswithout<br />
beenashamed,gettinginthiswaythemaximumbenefitoftheworkshopbecausetheyhavenotjusthad<br />
apassiverolebutaveryactiveone.(c)Inwhatreferstohelpingtothediffusionofthescientificresults<br />
anddiscussionsdoneandpresentedduringtheworkshop,wehaveorganizedthefollowingprocedures:<br />
c.1-Wehaveaskedthespeakers,andposterauthorstosendustheirpresentedworkssotheyare<br />
availableattheworkshophome-pageforeveryoneinterestedinthefield. Participantshaveanswered<br />
verypositivelytothisrequest,andwehavemanagedtocollectalargepartofthecontributionstothe<br />
workshop. c.2-Anspecialissue(notjustasimpleproceedings)withthemostremarkableworkswill<br />
besoonpublishedintheMacromolecularTheory&Simulationsjournal(Wiley-VCH).Wehopethat<br />
theseactionswillhelptospreadandstrengthentheoutcomesoftheworkshop. Finallywewouldlike<br />
toremarkthatseveralparticipantshavecommunicatedtheiropinionaboutthisevent. Wewerevery<br />
pleasedthatallofthemfoundtheworkshopveryusefulforthemandwehavegotmanyrequestsfrom<br />
theparticipantstorenewinatwoorthree-yearperiodthissortofworkshop.Onceagainwewouldlike<br />
tothankthe mpipksforthesuperbopportunitythattheyhaveprovidedtotheSoft-Mattercommunity<br />
enablingustomeetandworktogether.<br />
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