The 71st Midwest Partial Differential Equations Seminar May 11-12, 2013 Room TBA East Hall University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI   Abstract Detail   Title: Bose-Einstein condensation, the nonlinear Schrodinger equation, and a central limit theorem Near absolute zero, a gas of quantum particles can condense into an unusual state of matter, called Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC), that behaves like a giant quantum particle. The rigorous connection has recently been made between the physics of the microscopic many-body dynamics and the mathematics of the macroscopic model, the cubic nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLS). I will discuss recent progress with Gerard Ben Arous and Benjamin Schlein on a central limit theorem for the quantum many-body dynamics, a step towards large deviations for Bose-Einstein condensation. Kay Kirkpatrick University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Email:  kkirkpat@illinois.edu Phone: 217-552-0956   BACK to Speaker Listing BACK to Conference Home   Sponsors National Science Foundation, Department of Mathematics at the University of Michigan