Workshop

Random matrix theory (RMT) was introduced into the theoretical physics community by Eugene Wigner in the 1950s as a model for scattering resonances of neutrons off large nuclei. In multivariante statistics, random matrix models were introduced in the late 1920s by John Wishart and subsequently developed by Anderson, James and others. Since these early beginnings RMT has found an extraordinary variety of mathematical, physical and engineering applications that, to name some, include number theory, stochastic growth models, tiling problems and wireless communications. Invited Speakers Gernot Akemann (Brunel University), Estelle Basor (American Institute of Mathematics), Gérard Ben Arous (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences), Pavel Bleher (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis), Yang Chen (Imperial College London), Tom Claeys (Université Catholique de Louvain), Peter A Clarkson (University of Kent), Persi Diaconis (Stanford University), Philippe Di-Francesco (Institut de Physique Théorique), Nicholas M. Ercolani (The University of Arizona), Tamara Grava (SISSA), Alice Guionnet (U.M.P.A.), Igor Krasovsky (Brunel University), Arno Kuijlaars (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), Francesco Mezzadri (University of Bristol), Nick Patterson (Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT), Sandrine Péché (Institut Fourier), Brian Rider (University of Colorado at Boulder), Mariya Shcherbyna (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Barry Simon (California Institute of Technology), Terence Tao (University of California, Los Angeles), Pierre Van Moerbeke (Université catholique de Louvain), Horng-Tzer Yau (Harvard University) Bibliography (PDF) Accommodations : A block of rooms has been reserved at the Rose Garden Inn. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-992-9005 OR directly on their website. Click on Corporate at the bottom of the screen and when prompted enter code MATH (this code is not case sensitive). By using this code a new calendar will appear and will show MSRI rate on all room types available. The cut-off date for reservations is August 27, 2010. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hotel Durant. Please mention the workshop name and reference the following code when making reservations via phone, fax or e-mail: MSRIRANDOMMATRIX. If you are making your reservations on line, please go to Hotel Durant website, choose your dates of stay and enter the "123MSRI" promo code in the box. The cut-off date for reservations is August 12, 2010. The rate is $139 per night plus tax. New, completely renovated Hotel Shattuck Plaza has rooms available for you! MSRI’s preferred rate is $131. Guests can either call the hotel’s main line, 510-845-7300, and ask for the MSRI rate or go to http://www.hotelshattuckplaza.com, click on "Corporate Rates" in the reservation screen and type the code msri10.