Workshop Announcement:

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 Phase Transitions in Physics, Computer Science, Combinatorics and Probability Theory 
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                 August 21 to August 25, 2006

  American Institute of Mathematics Research Conference Center

                     Palo Alto, California

        http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/phasetransition.html


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Description:
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This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to 
the study of phase transitions in several traditionally separate
subjects.  We propose to bring together experts in different
area to present the various intuitions, motivations, canonical
examples and conceptual techniques of their areas, the hope being to
come to agreement on a few key definitions, and perhaps thereby to
bring fresh ideas to bear on open problems. 

The workshop is organized by
Persi Diaconis, Daniel Fisher, Cris Moore, and Charles Radin.

For more details please see the workshop announcement page:
http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/phasetransition.html

Space and funding is available for a few more participants.
If you would like to participate, please apply by filling
out the on-line form (available at the link above) no later
than May 14, 2006. Applications are open to all, and
we especially encourage women, underrepresented minorities,
junior mathematicians, and researchers from primarily
undergraduate institutions to apply.

Before submitting an application, please read the ARCC
policies concerning participation and financial support
for participants.

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AIM Research Conference Center (ARCC):
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The AIM Research Conference Center (ARCC) hosts focused
workshops in all areas of the mathematical sciences. ARCC
focused workshops are distinguished by their emphasis on
a specific mathematical goal, such as making progress on a
significant unsolved problem, understanding the proof of an
important new result, or investigating the convergence between
two distinct areas of mathematics.

For more information about ARCC, please visit
http://www.aimath.org/ARCC/