Abstract:
Spin glasses are models of statistical mechanics in which a large number of elementary units, called spins, interact in a disordered manner. One of the main results of the theory is the Parisi formula, which describes the limit of the free energy of these systems. The goal of my talk will be to present this formula and some open problems that relate to it, as well as partial progress.
Biography:
Jean-Christophe Mourrat is a CNRS director of research at ENS Lyon, France. He joined CNRS in 2013, after his graduate studies in Marseille (France) and Santiago (Chile) and a postdoctoral position in Lausanne (Switzerland). He was associate professor at New York University from 2019 to 2021. His current research interests primarily relate to machine learning or statistical physics, with a particular focus on spin glasses.
Seminar by the NYU-ECNU Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU Shanghai
This event is open to the NYU Shanghai community and Math community.