Joint U.S.-Brazil Research in Interacting Particle Systems

9600698考克斯这个美巴合作研究项目由锡拉丘兹大学的特德·考克斯和巴西圣保罗大学的巴勃罗·法拉利领导。其目标是将美国和巴西在概率理论，特别是相互作用粒子系统理论方面的许多领导者聚集在一起，在三年的时间里以小团体的形式共同工作。合作将通过两国个人的一系列旅行实现，而不是研讨会：NSF将为美国科学家提供资金，而巴西CNPQ的对应拨款将为巴西科学家提供资金。研究的主题将是具有许多随时间演变的相互作用组件的系统，包括生物和自旋模型、空间点过程、亚稳性和准静态分布以及粒子系统的流体动力学行为中的问题。通过该项目促进的相互作用将在一个重要和活跃的研究领域激发新的方向。它们还将促进国际社会的新联系，并为有关机构的研究生提供机会。***

9600698 Cox This U.S.-Brazil collaborative research project is led by Ted Cox of Syracuse University and Pablo Ferrari of Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. The objective is to bring together many of the U.S. and Brazilian leaders in probability theory, and in particular the theory of interacting particle systems, to work together in small groups over a three-year period. Rather than workshops, the collaborations will be achieved through a series of trips by individuals of both countries: NSF will fund the U.S. scientists, while a counterpart grant from CNPq in Brazil will fund the Brazilian scientists. The main theme of investigation will be systems with many interacting components that evolve with time, including problems in biological and spin models, spatial point processes, metastability and quasi-stationary distributions, and hydrodynamic behavior of particle systems. The interactions promoted through this project will stimulate new directions in an important and active research field. They will also promote new links in the international community and provide opportunities for graduate students at the institutions involved. ***