CAMTP home 8th JAPAN - SLOVENIA SEMINAR ON NONLINEAR SCIENCE

Hotel PIRAMIDA, Maribor, Slovenia, 2 - 6 July 2007

Center for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
CAMTP, University of Maribor, Slovenia
 


Foreword

According to some counting, this is our 8th Japan-Slovenia Seminar on Nonlinear Science. The previous ones were as follows:

So far our meetings were very successful and contributed in a quite essential manner to the scientific exchange between Japan and Slovenia, especially as the nonlinear science is strongly interdisciplinary, and thus attracts the attention of scientists-researchers in all branches of science. Our motivation is to meet and present the most recent scientific contributions by the top-level researchers in both countries, to discuss the results, to initiate scientific cooperation resulting in joint projects and papers, and to spread the word of our so successful collaboration among the other European countries, especially in European Union.

This year we shall have 20 participants invited speakers from Japan, from the best of Japanese Universities, sixteen speakers from Slovenia and four speakers (guests) from Germany and Austria.

Specifically, we cover the following fields of research: physics, mathematics, astronomy and astrophysics (astrodynamics), biophysics, chemistry, physiology, engineering sciences and economy. For details see the book of abstracts.

The sponsors of our meeting are: University of Maribor, CAMTP and Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia, and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The support of these institutions is greatfully acknowledged.

Finally, our activity certainly contributes in an essential way not only to the scientific exchange between the two countries, but also to the general cultural exchange and friendship between the Japanese and Slovenian people. On behalf of the organizers I wish you a very successful and pleasant stay in Maribor.

Professor Dr. Marko Robnik, Director of CAMTP, Maribor, 12 June 2007