Organized by Milind Kunchur

Co-sponsored by: U.S. DOE, USC COSM Dean, and USC Nanocenter

This one-day focused meeting includes a series of talks and discussions to foster regional and international collaboration in understanding some of the latest issues in the physics of vortices. Vortices are nanometer sized quanta of magnetic flux surrounded by perpetually circulating supercurrents. The motion of vortices involves non-equilibrium processes leading to energy dissipation. This dissipation probes some of the fundamental properties that are at the heart of superconductivity and is the major limiting factor in practical applications of superconductors. Recently several experimental and theoretical advances have led to the discovery and establishment of new properties and effects in this field. The study of vortices involves a wide range of fundamental concepts and techniques in physics, and the workshop should provide a rich pedagogical experience for students.

Registration deadline (no registration fee): Tuesday October 15, 2002
For further information and registration please email:
Daniel Arcos, email: daniarc@hotmail.com, phone: 777 1608

Program:
Breakfast 8:30 - 9:00am
Morning session: chaired by D. K. Christen
9:00 - 10:00 “Unstable and Nascent Vortices”, M. N. Kunchur, University of South Carolina
10:00 - 10:30 “Quasiparticle-Phonon Energy Relaxation”, J. M. Knight, University of South Carolina
Coffee break 10:30 - 10:45am
10:45 - 11:45 “Nonlinear Effects During Vortex Motion”, R. P. Huebener, University of Tuebingen, Germany
11:45-12:45 “Interaction of Vortices with the Acoustic field”, B. I. Ivlev, USC/Landau Institute, Russia
Lunch 12:45 - 2:00pm
Afternoon session: chaired by R. P. Huebener
2:00pm - 3:00pm “The charge of a vortex”, J. Clayhold, Clemson University, SC
3:00 - 4:00 “Transverse Forces on Vortices in Superfluids and Superconductors”, M. Geller, Univ. of Georgia
4:00 - 5:00 “Vortex lattice in the vicinity of the peak effect”, D. K. Christen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Coffee break 5:00 - 5:15pm
Summary and concluding remarks, R. P. Prozorov
Open discussion: chaired by M. N. Kunchur

Note: a special colloquium will be given by Milind Kunchur at 4pm on Thursday October 17, 2002 to gently introduce the physics of vortices.

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