1st International Workshop on Matter Out of Equilibrium
Welcome
The first aim of this workshop is to identify well-defined scientific challenges in glasses, cells and soft materials, with the purpose to articulate and develop a strong scientific community in Mexico and Latin America investigating systems out of thermodynamic equilibrium and their interdisciplinary applications.
Scope
Nowadays, most aspects of the physics of systems in equilibrium are well understood, thanks to a powerful mathematical and physical framework given by statistical thermodynamics. The situation for systems out of equilibrium, however, is less cheerful, and in some instances, there is a lack of any fundamental understanding. As the number and relevance of issues involving non-equilibrium conditions become more and more apparent in many research areas, particularly in soft condensed matter, there is an urgent demand to bring forward new tools and concepts to fully tackle them. In order to face the fundamental challenges of the study of out-of-equilibrium systems we will attempt to focus our efforts in understanding two of the most paradigmatic: glasses and cells.
Glasses can be defined as amorphous solids formed by cooling a glass-forming liquid below its glass transition temperature. Despite the abundant literature with experimental and theoretical work aimed at explaining the properties of these systems, there is still not a fundamental interpretation that is generally accepted. On the other hand, cells, the basic unit of life, are intrinsically and permanently out-of-equilibrium, and due to the large amount of components and the diversity of temporal and spatial scales, are very challenging to study. As such, glasses and cells are systems that offer a playground for the convergence of several disciplines of research, such as non-linear science, soft matter physics, statistical mechanics, chemistry and biology.
We have assembled a program with experts in fields of glasses, soft matter, and physics of cells. We encourage you to join us in San Luis Potosi for what promises to be a highly stimulating set of keynote talks. You can also participate by submitting your work for our porter session.
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