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

9600698 Cox这个美国-巴西合作研究项目由雪城大学的Ted Cox和巴西圣保罗大学的Pablo Ferrari领导。该项目的目标是召集美国和巴西在概率论，特别是相互作用粒子系统理论方面的许多领导者，在三年的时间里以小组形式共同努力。这些合作将通过两国个人的一系列旅行而不是研讨会来实现：NSF将资助美国科学家，而巴西CNPq的相应赠款将资助巴西科学家。研究的主题将是具有许多相互作用的组件随时间演变的系统，包括生物和自旋模型中的问题，空间点过程，亚稳态和准平稳分布，以及粒子系统的流体动力学行为。通过该项目促进的互动将在一个重要而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. ***