INTERDISCIPLINARY STOCHASTIC PROCESSES COLLOQUIUM

Thursday 12 September 4.10 - 5.00     SODA 380

Speaker: Fabio Martinelli

Title: Glauber dynamics for the Ising model: results and open problems

Abstract:
I will introduce Glauber dynamics for the Ising model, the simplest and 
most famous Gibbsian random field, and go through old and recent results 
on the speed of relaxation towards the equilibrium measure.  Emphasis will 
be on the connection between the long time behavior of the dynamics and 
properties of the underlying Gibbs measure (presence/absence of a phase 
transition, large deviations).  A few open problems will also be addressed.


Dinner: contact David Aldous if interested in joining us for dinner.