8th International Workshop on Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics (IWNET 2018) Sint-Michielsgestel, The Netherlands

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The scientific program starts on Monday morning (July 2) and ends on Friday (July 6) around lunchtime. It will consist of presentations (oral and poster) and discussion rounds. For a small number of pre-selected topics, one speaker per topic will be invited; the remainder consists of regular contributions, about the pre-selected topics or other topics of interest to this community. The following four topics have been pre-selected: New Conceptual Developments Invited speaker: Alexander Gorban, University of Leicester, UK Subtopics of interest (not exclusive): mathematical aspects combination of Hamiltonian and gradient dynamics variational principles multiscale modeling, coarse graining (and fine graining), incl. irreversible but dissipation-free dynamics [fundamental; see also: Complex Fluids and Solids] systems with no time-scale separation structure-preserving numerical integrators turbulence Complex Fluids and Solids Invited speaker: Mike Cates, University of Cambridge, UK Subtopics of interest (not exclusive): non-Fickian heat transport strongly nonlocal phenomena that couple singularities, phase separation and developing inhomogeneities: coarse-graining, proper macroscopic description soft matter nanosystems and biological cells, biofilms (e.g. transport, thermodynamics at interfaces) reactive systems, electrochemical systems metamaterials phononics multiscale modeling, coarse graining (and fine graining) [with application to complex fluids and solids; see also: New Conceptual Developments] Large Fluctuations Invited speaker: Hugo Touchette, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Subtopics of interest (not exclusive): rare events gradient flow structure rate functions, and variational principles nonequilibrium statistical mechanics fluctuation relations numerical methods for large deviations experimental observations Quantum Dissipation Invited speaker: Armen E. Allahverdyan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Armenia Subtopics of interest (not exclusive): quantum thermodynamics open quantum systems quantum-macroscopic interface, quantum-classical interface quantum computing, quantum information processing and communication decoherence, entanglement quantum master equation Markovian vs. non-Markovian descriptions transport quantum optics

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