2013 Georgia Topology Conference: Geometry and Topology of Random Polygons and Applications to Polymer and Biopolymer Models

A common model for the shapes of polymers in solution is a random flight or closed random flight model. A closed random flight is a polygon in space. This means that the global geometry and topology of polygon spaces is highly relevant to the statistical geometry of random space polygons and hence to the statistical physics of polymers in solution. This year's Georgia Topology Conference is dedicated to exploring that connection, bringing together researchers working on the symplectic and algebraic geometry of polygon spaces with researchers interested in random polygons and random walks and their applications to biology and physics.

The conference runs from July 8-12 in Athens, GA. Travel support is available through a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Speakers include:

Tetsuo Deguchi (Ochanomizu University)
Yuanan Diao (University of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Claus Ernst (Western Kentucky University)
Alexander Grosberg (New York University)
Alessia Mandini (Instituto Superior Tecnico Lisboa)
Christopher Manon (George Mason University)
Kenneth Millett (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Laura Plunkett (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Uta Ziegler (Western Kentucky University)

Please visit the conference website for more information and to register: http://www.math.uga.edu/~topology/



Hope to see you there!
Clayton Shonkwiler and Jason Cantarella, organizers

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