Los Alamos Conference on Combinatorics and Physics

[William Chen <chen@t7.lanl.gov>]

Conference on Combinatorics and Physics'98 - CAP'98

August 10 - 12, 1998
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Sponsored by
Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS, LANL)
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis Group (T-7, LANL)
College of Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas


* Conference Theme

     Interdisciplinary research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
offers many opportunities for applications of combinatorics to
physical problems.  The aim of this conference is to highlight
applications of combinatorics to physics and to identify further areas
of interaction.  Any topic that involves combinatorics and its
connections or potential applications to any of the following areas of
mathematical physics is welcome: symmetry methods, discrete dynamical
systems, Kac-Moody algebra, Yang-Baxter equations, statistical
mechanics, quasi-crystals, supersymmetries, string theory, quantum
field theory, combinatorics of the symmetric group, computer
simulation of physical systems, cellular automata and simulation, and
related subjects.

     The conference will feature several principal lectures.  There
will also be sessions for contributed papers.  



* Call for Papers

     Selected papers presented at the conference will be published in
a special issue of Annals of Combinatorics. Abstracts should be
submitted by June 15, 1998. Notification of acceptance will be made by 
July 1, 1998. The collection of accepted abstracts will be given to 
each participant at check-in.


* Organizing Committee

Bill Chen (Los Alamos National Laboratory and Nankai University)
David M. Jackson (University of Waterloo)
James D. Louck (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 
Gian-Carlo Rota (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Peter Shiue (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)


* List of Principal Speakers

George Andrews (Pennsylvania State University)
Richard Askey (University of Wisconsin)
Paul Ginsparg (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Jay Goldman (University of Minnesota)
B. L. Hao (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
David Jackson (University of Waterloo)
James D. Louck (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Robert V. Moody (University of Alberta)
Gian-Carlo Rota (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Doron Zeilberger (Temple University)


* Transportation

Albuquerque is the major air terminal. Los Alamos may be reached
from Albuquerque International Airport by a scenic
two-hour drive. Rental cars are available at the
Albuquerque airport through all major companies.  Budget Rental Cars
offers one-way service to Los Alamos in addition to daily or weekly
rentals.  The Laboratory has a contract with Budget which provides
liability, collision and loss coverage on all official Laboratory
rentals at NO EXTRA COST.  Travellers in the U.S. should DECLINE
coverage when offered, as the purchase of additional insurance is not
necessary and cannot be reimbursed by the Laboratory.
Unfortunately, commuter flights between Albuquerque and
Los Alamos Airport are no longer available.
The RoadRunner shuttle provides a door to door 
service to Los Alamos for $45 one way, subject to prior reservation:
(505) 424-3367.

Besides the option of van service, we will also arrange car pools for
people who do not want to drive, or do not have US driver license.

There is also a small airport in Santa Fe, serviced by United Airlines
and American Airlines. United Airlines have four flights per
day (including Sunday) from Denver to Santa Fe.
Aspen Mountain Air, serving as a shuttle for American airlines,
have three flights per day from Dallas to Santa Fe.
>From Santa Fe airport to Los Alamos, the RoadRunner charges $25 one way.


* Logding

There are three small hotels in town, the rates are about $80/day.
The rates for conference participants may be slightly lower, and will
be posted later.

The Hilltop House, 800-462-0936, 1-505-662-2441.
Los Alamos Inn, (800) 279-9279, 5050-662-7211.
Holiday Inn Express, (800) Holiday, 505-661-1110.


* Registration Fee: $60


* Information and Contact:  
    
    For abstract submission or more detailed information, 
please contact:

Bill Chen
T-7, Mail Stop B284
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
Email: chen@t7.lanl.gov 

or

Peter Shiue
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Telephone: (702) 895-3748; fax: (702) 895-4343
Email: shiue@nevada.edu 


    For updated information, please look up the web page:

http://cnls.lanl.gov/~chen/CAP98/