Speaker
Arka Adhikari (Stanford)
Date
Fri, May 24 2024, 4:00pm
Location
384H
Abstract: In this talk, I will give an overview of statistical physics and give an introduction to spin glasses.
Unlike many classical models , like the Ising model, which has structurally regular properties, spin glasses
are pattern-less with an irregular distribution. Ultimately, this leads to a new physical state of matter, the replica symmetry breaking state; furthermore, the new ideas coming from spin glasses have lead to insights in understanding constraint satisfaction problems from computer science and the energy landscape of neural networks.