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2023-08-01morpho23
Perez-Carrasco, Ruben (Imperial College)
Decoding the design principles of gene-regulated dynamical functions: moving forward from steady-state descriptionsYesNo
2023-08-01qmagnets23
Capponi, Sylvain (Universite Toulouse)
Quantum electrodynamics in 2+1 dimensions as the organizing principle of a triangular lattice antiferromagnetYesYes
2023-07-12brainlearn_c23Principles of operation of a cerebellar learning circuitYesYes
2023-07-11relfluids23
Teixeira, Mauricio Hippert (University of Illinois)
An action principle for stable and causal stochastic hydrodynamicsYesNo
2023-06-13relfluids23
Heinz, Ulrich (Ohio State University)
Far-off-equilibrium hydrodynamics based on the Maximum Entropy principle for closing the kinetic moment hierarchy (ME Hydro)YesNo
2023-04-05qcrystal_c23
Bernevig, Andrei (Princeton)
The topological heavy fermion principle for interacting flat bands in twisted bilayer graphene and beyond)YesNo
2023-02-07cosmicweb_c23The Energy Minimisation Principle. Linking protohalo shapes to anisotropic infallYesYes
2022-04-13gwaves22
McWilliams, Sean (West Virginia)
Analytic black-hole binary mergers and kicks from first principlesYesNo
2021-09-01info_c21
Saito, Keiji (Keio Univ.)
Effects of finite speed and quantum coherence in thermodynamic control: Heat engines and Landauer principleYesNo
2021-01-21metabolism_oc21Tutorial 2: Principles of microbial metabolismYesYes
2020-02-05inflation_c20
Hubisz, Jay (Syracuse Univ.)
Brane Cosmology From Symmetry PrinciplesYesYes
2019-08-08enervac19
Katz, Andrey (CERN/Geneva)
Dynamical friction from the first principles and what does it tell us about the DMYesNo
2019-06-06joint98
Kologlu, Murat (Caltech)
Light-ray operators, a stringy equivalence principle, and collider physicsYesNo
2017-02-09disks_c17
Reynolds, Chris (Maryland)
Related Words: black, disks
Towards a first principles understanding of variability from accreting black holesYesYes
2016-03-09friends
Katifori, Eleni (Univ. of Pennsylvania)
Detangling the vascular web: Loops, hierarchies, and the quest for Nature's design principlesYesYes
2015-09-17lsmatter15
Biermann, Silke (Ecole Polytechnique)
3d,4d and 5d -- Spectral properties of correlated electron materials from first principlesYesNo
2015-06-22utheory_m15
Mureika, Jonas (Loyola Marymount Univ.)
Black Holes and the Generalized Uncertainty PrincipleYesYes
2015-03-04bio99
Slavov, Nikolai (Harvard)
QBio Special Seminar: Principles of ribosome-mediated translational regulationYesNo
2015-02-24evoplanets_c15First-Principles Calculations of the High-Pressure Melt Line of Silicon Dioxide and Strength of Superionic WaterYesNo
2014-11-13ironic14
Biermann, Silke (Ecole Polytechnique)
Spectral properties of iron pnictides from first principles -- Where do we stand?YesYes
2013-10-03spintronics_c13Spin Hall and Spin Nernst Effect from first principlesYesYes
2013-07-26morpho13Towards Physical principles of vertebrate developmentYesNo
2013-05-02primocosmo13
LoVerde, Marilena (Univ. Chicago)
Non-Gaussian Mode Coupling and the Statistical Cosmological PrincipleYesYes
2012-06-08multiscale_c12
Andersen, Hans (Stanford Univ.)
Algorithms and Principles for Multiscale Coarse-GrainingYesYes
2012-06-07multiscale_c12
Doi, Masao (Toyota Research Inst.)
Dynamical Coarse Graining - Principle and ApplicationsYesYes
2012-05-25bitbranes_c12A Conflict of Quantum Predictions Related to the Equivalence PrincipleNoNo
2012-02-23graphene12
Wehling, Tim (Univ. Hamburg)
Impurities and Graphene Based Hybrid Structures: Insights from First-principles TheoryYesYes
2011-05-27biopoly_c11
Dekker, Job (UMass Medical Center)
Chromosome Folding Principles: Insights Obtained with C-TechnologiesYesNo
2011-05-27biopoly_c11
Shakhnovich, Eugene (Harvard Univ.)
Related Words: evolution, fitness
Understanding Biological Fitness From First PrinciplesYesNo
2010-12-10compqcm10
Verstraete, Frank (Univ. Wien)
Related Words: tensor
Applying the Variational Principle to 1+1 Dimensional Quantum Field TheoriesYesNo
2010-11-05neuro10Principles of Population Coding: Maps, Parallel Channels, InteractionsYesNo
2010-11-03colloq
Stevens, Chuck (The Salk Institute)
Related Words: arbors, universal
Physics-style Theory Can be Used to Discover a Universal Principle Governing the Design of Neural NetworkYesNo
2010-09-22neuro10
Stevens, Chuck (Salk Inst.)
Related Words: arbors, universal
Principles That Govern the Structure of ArborsYesNo
2010-06-10glasses10
Widom, Michael (Carnegie Mellon)
First Principles Simulations of Supercooled Liquids and GlassesYesYes
2010-01-13materials10Constructing Low-Energy Models of Correlated Materials From First-PrinciplesYesNo
2009-11-23excitcm09
Berlijn, Tom (Stony Brook)
Wannier Function Based First-Principles Method for Disordered SystemsYesYes
2009-11-18excitcm09
Umari, Paolo (SISSA)
Non Resonant Hyper-Raman Spectra From First Principles: Application to Vitreous SilicaYesNo
2009-11-10excitcm09First Principle Electronic Structure Calculations for Molecular and Cell Biology: a Perspective from TriesteYesYes
2009-11-06excitcm_c09
Berlijn, Tom (SUNY/BNL)
Wannier Function Based First Principles Method for Disordered SystemsNoNo
2009-11-06excitcm_c09First Principles Based Stability Analysis of the Helix-Protein - The Role of Harmonic and Anharmonic Vibrations at Finite TemperaturesNoNo
2009-11-06excitcm_c09
Louie, Steven (UC Berkeley)
Many-Body Perturbation Theory Approach to Excitations in Solids and Nanostructures from First PrinciplesYesNo
2009-11-06excitcm_c09
Luppi, Eleonora (Ecole Polytechnique)
Nonlinear Optics from First Principles: A Time-Density Functional-Theory ApproachYesYes
2009-11-05excitcm_c09
Kotliar, Gabriel (Rutgers)
Related Words: correlated, dynamical, field, mean
Towards First Principles Electronic Structure Method Based on Dynamical Mean Field Theory: What Can we Currently Do and What Needs to be Done to Make it HappenYesYes
2009-07-14qcontrol09
Khaneja, Navin (Harvard)
Related Words: control
Applications of the Maximum Principle and HJB OptimizationYesYes
2008-10-17fluctuate08
Buenzli, Pascal (Univ. Chile)
Nonplanar Objects in a Fluctuating Fluid out of Equilibrium: Self-Forces, Self-Torques, and Violation of the Action-Reaction PrincipleYesYes
2008-04-03brain08
Chklovskii, Dmitri (Howard Hughes Med. Inst.)
From Neuronal Circuit Reconstructions to Principles of Brain DesignYesNo
2008-03-19brain08Shared Computational Principles in Sound LocalizationYesYes
2007-09-10motterials_c07Inducing Multiferroic Behavior in Tri-layer Superlattices: A First Principles StudyNoYes
2007-08-13stars_c07
Abel, Tom (Stanford)
Related Words: first, phase, space, stars, universe
First Stars from First PrinciplesYesYes
2007-08-02bioclocks07
Weinberger, Leor (Princeton)
Design Principles from HIV's Latency Circuit: Noisy positive feedback, monostability, and a simple 'timing' fuseYesNo
2007-05-23colloq
Militzer, Burkhard (Carnegie Institution of Washington)
Understanding the Interiors and Evolution of Giant Planets Through First-Principles Computer SimulationsYesYes
2007-02-12evonet07
Davidson, Eric (Caltech)
Related Words: developmental, gene, logic
Principles of Developmental Gene RegulationYesNo
2006-08-28strings_c06
Bousso, Raphael (UC Berkeley)
Related Words: de, entropy, information, sitter, space
The Entropic PrincipleYesYes
2006-04-18spintr06First-Principles Studies of Zinc OxideYesYes
2006-04-13spintr06
Mertig, Ingrid (Martin-Luther University)
Sato, Kazunori (Osaka University)
First Principles Electronic Structure Theory for SpintronicsYesYes
2005-04-18resident
Siegfried, Tom (Science Journalist in Residence)
Related Words: science
Science Journalism from First Principles[Aud][Cam] KITP Blackboard LunchYesNo
2005-02-08bio05Inferring Principles of Regulatory DesignNoYes
2004-12-08joint98Cosmological Gravitomagnetism and Mach's PrincipleNoNo
2004-08-19brain04
Berry, Michael (Princeton)
Constraints and Principles for Population CodesYesNo
2003-03-24bblunchString Theory, Dark Energy, and the Anthropic PrincipleNoNo
2002-09-23cem02First principles' approach to the electronic structure of strongly correlated systems: combining GW and DMFTNoYes
2002-03-14solar02
Blackman, Eric (Rochester University)
Related Words: dynamos, magnetic
Magnetic Dynamos and Magnetic Helicity Transport: General Principles and Astrophysical ImplicationsNoYes
2001-01-15hp01
Cohen, Ronald (Caltech)
Earth Mantle and Core Materials from First PrinciplesNoYes
2000-06-05bblunch
Peet, Amanda (ITP)
Related Words: string, theory
The Holographic PrincipleNoYes
2000-02-11hydrot_c00
Eyink, Gregory (Univ Arizona)
A Variational Principle for Turbulent StatisticsNoYes
1999-06-28joint98
Bousso, Raphael (Stanford)
Related Words: de, entropy, information, sitter, space
The Holographic Principle for General Space-timesNoYes
1999-06-26gravity_c99
Ni, Wei-Tou (National Tsing Hua University)
Equivalence Principle, Lorentz Invariance, and the Microscopic Origin of GravityNoYes
1998-06-22strings98The Holographic PrincipleNoYes
1998-01-01geom
Yau, Shing-Tung (Harvard)
Mirror PrincipleNoYes