Workshop on Semiclassical Approximation and Vacuum Energy; January 2005; College Station, TX

该奖项为参加2005年1月在德克萨斯农工大学举办的半经典近似和真空能源区域研讨会的参与者提供差旅支持，这是数学物理特别年的一部分。研讨会的主题包括纳米器件中真空能量的建模以及量子图论在微结构和光学材料中的应用。这次会议提供了一个加强美国研究人员在数学物理基本问题上的跨学科合作的机会。鉴于纳米器件、新型光学材料和玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体的最新进展，数学家和物理学家之间的研究合作变得越来越重要。该研讨会为数学物理重要相关领域的顶尖专家和初级研究人员之间的非正式互动提供了机会。该研讨会与特别年度入门课程相结合，将为研究生提供一个特别宝贵的机会，以扩大他们对这些主题的理解，并了解该领域的公开问题。

This award furnishes travel support for participants in the regional workshop on Semiclassical Approximation and Vacuum Energy, held in January 2005 at Texas A&M University as part of a special year in Mathematical Physics. Topics of the workshop include modeling of vacuum energy in nanodevices and application of quantum graph theory to microstructures and optical materials. This meeting provides an opportunity to increase interdisciplinary collaboration of U.S. researchers in fundamental questions of mathematical physics.Research collaboration between mathematicians and physicists is increasingly important in view of recent advances in the development of nanoscale devices, novel optical materials, and Bose-Einstein condensates. This workshop provides an opportunity for informal interaction between leading experts and junior researchers in important related areas of mathematical physics. The workshop, in conjunction with Special Year introductory programs, will provide a particularly valuable opportunity for graduate students to broaden their understanding of these topics and to learn about open problems in the field.