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ŅI SUMMER SCHOOL-SEMINAR
VOLGA-11'99
Kazan, Russia (5.07.99 - 16.07.99)
Analytical Review
The ŅI school-seminar "Volga-11'99", conducted under the aeges of the XI
Petrov readings", was attended by 147 people who for the most part were
students, post-graduates and young scientists from different parts of this
country - Sibiria, the Urals, Bashkiria, Republic of Mariy El, the city of
Vla-dimir, Kazan, Nizhniy Novgorod, Penza, Moscow, district of Moscow and
Yaroslavl -, from CIS countries - Ukrainia - and from all over the
world - USA, UK, Mexico, Czechia.
Prominent scientist holding leading positions in the scientific world and
belonging to foremost domestic (the Universities of Moscow, Tomsk, Nizhniy
Novgorod, BSU, RUFP, Sci.Center "ITEP" of Russian Federation, Physics
Institute of RAS, IPP of RAS, ISE of RAS, Institute for Nuclear Research
(Dubna), IM of Ural Sci Center of RAS, IMM of Kazan Sci Center of RAS, Kazan
Physical-Tecnhical Institute of RAS) and foreign (University of Aberdeen,
National Institute for Nuclear Research of Mex-ico, Olomouz University and
other) educational and research centres delivered courses of lectures and
brought to discussion topical problems in such fields of theoretical and
mathematical physics as classical and quantum integrable systems, string and
superstring theory, conformal field theory, supersymmetry theory, calibration
theories, algebraic geometry, topology of stratifications, difference
equations, numeri-cal methods in astrophysics, mathematical and physical
essentials of quantum cybernetics and others.
The variety of themes represented in the school reports, that ranged from
physical to purely mathematical, is typical of the school work which finally
reflects the variety of directions in which possi-ble solutions to the
important problem in the physics of the XXI century - creation of quantum
theory of gravitation- is sought. It is quite possible that numerical methods
using quantum computers, the creation of which is believed to be promising
for artificial intelligence, will play essential role in this.
World famous domestic and foreign scientific schools in the field of physics
and mathematics have made a significant contribution to the development of
the above mentioned directions of research and continue to give considerable
assistance in the solution of the above problems.
A student seminar organized by A.Yu.Morozov proved to be an innovation in
school work, large contribution to which was made by the students of MPTI
(Kirill Saraikin) as well as by ones be-longing to the Universities of Moscow,
Nizhniy Novgorod, Kazan and Kiev (Oleg Lisovoy and others). A series of
lectures on algebraic geometry and integrable equations was masterly read by
Alexander Chervov (the University of Moscow). With alacrity Georgy Chubarov
(the University of Nizhniy Novgorod) set forth his personal outstanding
results obtained for the stratification theory. All the speak-ers were
distinguished by their excellent speaking, profound knowledge of the subject
and, as a conse-quence, the wide range of interests and enthusiasm. Quite
often disputes arising in the conference hall were carried over into living
rooms and continued until late at night. If we manage to preserve such
peo-ple and the like in Russian Science, then we shall not have to worry
about its future.
Evening interviews with the lecturers allowed students to turn to the more
human and scholarly experience of the prominent scientists, created the
atmosphere of democracy and encouraged young scientists to be at case. Thus,
the interview with L.A.Sudarikov, a representative of Ministry of Science
of Tatarstan Republic, grew into a talk about future of Russia's science.
The school seminars were held under the badge of the 275th anniversary of
Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). At the opening meeting the academician
of the RAS and chairman of Presidium of the Kazan Scientific Center of the
Russian Academy of Sciences A.I.Konovalov devoted his speech "Kazan and
Russian Academy of Sciences" to this. It was a speech composed of a great
number of examples of people's faithful service to science. This date was
also marked by participants' visit to the exposition "Russian Academy of
Sciences 275 years old" that was especially arranged in the museum of history
of the University of Kazan. Following the proposal of the RFBR council all
school printed mate-rial and all articles of a school participant's set (a
folder with the emblem on, program paperback, bro-chure of papers abstracts
and others) were set in a jubilee logotype, also printed on especially made
T-shirts. Apart from the brochures "A.Z.Petrov" and "A.P.Shirokov" the set
contained the book "Kazan and Russian Academy of Sciences".
In press are the first part of the third volume of "Notes on lectures on
theoretical and mathe-matical physics". This book will be of use for research
in the field theory, the theory of gravitation, ele-mentary-particle physics,
cosmology, mathematical physics, geometry, topology and cybernetics. The
"Notes" may be used for educational purposes (for reading general and special
courses) and for doing degree works. Besides it there is also "Proceedings of
the school-seminar Volga" coming out within the "Recent problems in the field
theory" series.
The opening meeting of the XI Petrov readings took place in the museum of
history of the Uni-versity of Kazan. After the anniversary speech by
academician A.I.Konovalov and the report by assis-tant-professor
M.A.Malakhaltsev devoted to the memory of outstanding geometrician Prof.
A.P.Shirokov, who died on September 29, 1998, there was a lecture by the
director of the Kazan Physical-Technical Institute, the corresponding
member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, K.M.Salikhov "Quantum computations
and quantum computers". The opening ceremony concluded with a concert by the
winner of international contests, the monk's choir "The Pulpit" on the
gallery of the former university church (nowadays it is the place of the
museum of history of KSU).
When weather was fine lectures and interviews were held on the "stairs"- an
open area on the side of the Volga, surrounded by pine-trees and equipped
with seats for listeners, arranged in the form of a semicircle. To this
place they brought a huge samovar with boiling water to have tea-drinking.
Charmed by the vastness of the Volga and beautiful sunsets the attendees
often ended inter-views with amateur concerts with verse declarations and
singing.
During the school days there was "Evening of Russian Romance" (performed by
deserved artist Of Mariy El G.M. Starostina), a concert of classical music
(performed by post-graduate Kamil Enikeev, KSU) and a multi-board chess play
on 16 boards with 1998 champion of Tatarstan, winner of Russia's 1998
championship among clubs, school participant post-graduate Konstantin
Igudesman, the score being 15 to 1 to his advantage. The only victory was
gained by leading teacher of the University of Chalyabinsk, V.S. Matveev.
Following the established tradition, the closing ceremony was triumphantly
concluded with a concert given by Monk's vocal quartet of Raifa monastery
of Holy Mother.
The school attendees could enjoy concerts of classical music especially
arranged for them, go sightseeing in Kazan or take delight in the aquatic
festival "Nupetune's Day" and the national tatar festi-val "Sabantuy".
Besides it they could compete in volleyball and football, go boating or
go for an outing to the lake Glukhoe. At the closing meeting they gathered
together by a huge campfire set on the bank of the lake Yaltchik in the
national park of Republic of Mariy El "Chodra".
The work of the school-seminar drew public attention and was covered in the
press (the news-paper "Shakhri Kazan") and on radio (the radio station "Radio
of Tatarstan"). A special block in the television program "Steps" (Channel IV)
was also given up to it. The organizers prepared colourful in-formational
posters and created continuously operating site on the Internet (URL:
http://www.kcn.ru/petrov_school).
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By A.V. Aminova.
Translated by M. I. Noskov
Edited by G.S. Hall |
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