第四期理论物理前沿暑期讲习班--软凝聚态物理的若干前沿领域

Soft condensed matter physics develops rapidly in recent years. As an interdisciplinary research area, it concerns the knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, materials science and etc. Theory and modeling take an important role in the study of soft matter. However, many researchers in this area are lack of knowledge of the related fundamental physical theories, due to varieties of backgrounds. By holding the 4th summer workshop on the frontiers of theoretical physics, we hope the young researchers in the area of soft matter physics could take advantage of it to systematically study the basic theories and enhance their communications in research. The themes of this workshop are glass and gel transition, self-assembly of macromolecular systems, active matter and nonequilibrium self-organization.

软凝聚态物理作为物理、化学、生物、材料等多学科交叉的物理学前沿学科，近几年来发展迅速。理论与模拟是软凝聚态物理研究中的重要部分。由于学科交叉性的特点，软凝聚态物理的研究人员普遍缺乏相关理论物理知识的系统学习。因此，期望通过举办理论物理暑期班，来加强软凝聚态物理研究领域的年轻学者的理论基础，并促进彼此之间的交流。本次暑期班将选择玻璃化与凝胶化转变、大分子自组装、活力物质与非平衡自组织为主题来展开。

第四期理论物理前沿暑期讲习班—软凝聚态物理的若干前沿领域于2014年7月22日至8月5日在苏州大学本部举行，前后共15天。整个讲习班分为两个阶段：第一阶段是为期11天的基础讲座，邀请了11位专家，向学员介绍了各自研究领域的现状，并讲授相关的理论基础知识和模拟等研究方法。第二阶段是为期2天的前沿学术报告会，共邀请了16位专家做相关的学术报告。本次暑期班围绕三个主题展开：玻璃化与凝胶化转变；大分子自组装；活力物质与非平衡自组织。与会者包括27位专家和93名学员，他们来自全国各大高校和研究所。