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Armenian group:
cooperation experience
Armen Nersessian
Yerevan State University, Armenia
Theoretical Physics in Armenia
 Theoretical physics in Armenia shared common
problems with another areas in physics
in Armenia
 Theoretical physics was the best developed field
in physics in Armenia
 Theoretical physics in Armenia has been less
destroyed than another fields of physics
Population
We still have relevant number
 of active theorists : ~ 60 persons
 of students : about 200 Bachelors (about 90 masters) in
Physics graduate from YSU every year
 3-5 PhD thesis on theoretical physics per year
*Active theorist = person uses analytical calculations and
submitted in arxiv.org at least 3 paper in last 5 years
In 2007-2012 Armenian researchers have got
16 research grants (8 in theor. phys.) from Volkwagenstiftung
and 2 grants for organization of workshops (both in theor.phys.)
The B-mesons' inclusive rare decays and oscillations, U. Nierste (KIT), H.Asatrian, 2012
Infinite-Dimensional Symmetries, Gauge/String Theories and Dualities,
H.Nicolai, S.Theisen, W.Ruhl, R.Manvelyan,R.Mkrtchyan,R.Poghossian (YerPhI)
Equilibrium and non-equilibrium behavior of single- and double-stranded biological
molecules, 2011 R.Netz (Free U.Berlin), E.Mamasakhlisov (YSU)
Astrophysics of compact stars: from dense QCD to gravitational waves, 2010,
D.Rischke (Frankfurt), K.Shahabazian (YSU)
Optical information processing, driven by adiabatic interactions between light and matter,
2010 T. Halfmann (Tech.U. Darmstadt), G.Grigoryan (Inst. of Physical Research)
Algebraic and geometric properties of (conformal) mechanics with extended
supersymmetry
2009 O. Lechtenfeld (Hannover), A.N., T.Hakobyan, V.Ohanyan (YSU)
Relaxation of spin-polarized carriers in quantum Hall effect systems ,
2007 J. Fabian (Regensburg), S.Badalyan (YSU)
Quantum thermodynamics: energy and information flow at nanoscale 2007
G.Mahler (Stuttgart U.), D. Janzing (Karlsruhe U.), A. Allahverdyan (YerPhI)
Demography
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Drastical drop down of the number of active theorists
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Age Disbalance
51-63 years old ~ 20
41-50
~ 10
35-40
~5
Consequences
Decay of existed internal collaborations. Individual integration
in the Western groups.
This assume frequent relatively long visits abroad, which does
not allow active teaching and thesis advise. These
responsibilities are delegated to less advanced theorists.
We almost lost relatively young theoretical physics
community. Best students prefare to make their PhD abroad
or escape in IT
DANGEROUS!
Theoretical Physics in Armenia
could collapsed
within one (realistic) or two (optimistic) decades.
We see the solution in :
 Inter-disciplinary cooperation
 Inter-institutional cooperation
 Regional cooperation
Team
In September, 2006 we established, at an informal frame, the group for the
Interdisciplinary studies in theoretical physics. In September, 2007 on its basis,
the University Center of Excellence on “Algebraic and geometric studies for
condensed matter physics” (see http://theorphislab-ysu.info), was created
which was funded by CRDF-NFSAT grant. After the project has been expired, the
group became the part of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of of YSU.
Our Training Network Team includes senior members of that group, and our
main partners:
Armen Allahverdyan (Yerevan Physics Institute)
Evgeny Mamasakhlisov (Lab. of biopolymers, YSU, http://molphys-ysu.info)
Team members
Tigran Hakobyan (1965): spin lattice systems, quantum
groups, numerical methods, integrable systems
A.N. : Integrable systems, quantum mechanics, Hamiltonian
methods
Vadim Ohanyan (1976): spin lattice systems , integrable systems
Gor Sarkissian (1972, since 2011): CFT, Topological field Theories
David Karakhanyan (1964, since 2012, YSU & YerPhI): string/QFT
high-energy QCD. quantum groups, integrable systems
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Evgeny Mamasakhlisov (1964, Chair of Biophysics, YSU),
biopolymers
Armen Allahverdyan (1973, YerPhI) , statistical physics
thermodynamics, information theory, biophysics and everything
Internal Cooperation
 Regular weekly seminar: 160+ talks
This allowed us to find problems of common interest between group
members, resulted in collaborative papers with each other and with
other Armenian theorists
Since 2007 group members published about 60 papers (+37+20)
researchers from 3 Armenian and 17 foreign institutions
Internal Cooperation
At September 2006:
At the current moment
No internal collaborations
Ohanyan
Nersessian
Yeghikyan
Allahverdyan
Hakobyan
Sarkissian
Karakhanyan
Mamasakhlisov
Partner Institutions
JINR (Dubna), Tomsk Polytechnic University
LOMI (St.-Petersburg)
Hannover, Wuppertal, Goettingen, Hamburg, Leipzig U.
INFN- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati
CBPF (Rio de Janeiro), Lavras, Sao Andre U. (Brazil)
Hebry University (Jerusalem)
Czech Technical University
Lviv Nat. University
Aarus University (Denmark)
External Collaboration. Main Institutions
2007 - 2013
Hamburg
Sarkissian
Dubna
Frascati
Nersessian
Mamasakhlisov
Tomsk
Hakobyan
Leipzig
Ohanyan
Karakhanyan
St.Petersburg
Allahverdyan
Fri U, Berlin
Hebrew U
Aarus
Hannover
Glasgow
Wuppertal
Goettingen
XXX
Workshops
“Supersymmetry in Integrable Systems”
24-28.08.10 Yerevan,
1-4.08.11 Hannover
27-31.08.12-Yerevan
August 2013, Hannover (expected)
“Armenia-Dubna: Problems of Integrable Systems”
24-25 .12.12, Dubna
21-23.12.13, Dubna, expected
“Physical Concepts of Nucleic-Acid Structure and Behavior” (2729 May, 2013, Yerevan)
VIP in Armenian Math. Phys.
Ruben Manvelyan, higher spin theories
Ruben Mkrtchyan universal Lie groups
Ruben Poghossian, CFT
Aram Saharian, Casimir effect
Additional Financial Support
3 Volkswagen Stiftung Grants
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3 Grants from CRDF-NFSAT:
INTAS Grant
8 grants from ANSEF (Armenian National fund for
Education and Science based in New York)
3 Grants from State Committee of Science
Regional research cooperation
ICTP Regional Network
Novel approaches to mesoscopic phenomena
Armenia- Iran -Morocco- Turkey
since 2012
We plan to extend it in 2013 by Ukrainian, Georgian and
Moldovan groups
Computer Cluster
Characteristics
 Blader system with Infiniband
 8 computer modules, 8 Gb RAM each
 16 processors Intel E5405 (2GHz, 4 cores)
 Total capacity 512 Gflops
Events in 2013
“Physical Concepts of Nucleic-Acid Structure and Behavior”
27-29 May, 2013, Yerevan
International School on “Symmetry in Integrable Systems
and Nuclear Physics”, 3 – 13 July, Tsakhkadzor
“The modern physics of compact stars and relativistic
gravity”, 18-21 September, Yerevan
“Aspects of black hole physics”, 23-24 September, Yerevan
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