ICTP Regional Network Chance to solve Regional Problems

ICTP Regional Network: Chance to solve Regional Problems in Theoretical Physics Armen Nersessian Yerevan State University, Armenia

Theoretical Physics in Armenia Theoretical physics was the best developed field in physics in Armenia Theoretical physics in Armenia shared common problems with another areas in physics. These problems are common for the most of post. Soviet countries, and for the regional countries as well (Iran seems to be exceptional case) Theoretical physics in Armenia has been less destroyed than another fields of physics

Main Problems • Drastical drop down of the number of active researchers • Age Disbalance 50 -60 years old ~ 20 40 -50 ~ 10 30 -40 ~5 *Active researcher= person submitted in arxiv. org at least 3 papers in last 5 years

Consequences • Drop down of the number of active researchers Decay of existed internal collaborations, replaced by the individual integration in the Western groups. This assume frequent visits abroad, which does not allow active teaching and thesis advise. These responsibilities are delegated to less advanced theorists. Consequently, the quality of research of autonomous theorists is increased, but the quality of education was felled down.

Consequences • Age disbalance We almost lost relatively young theoretical physics community. Inventions of the new directions of theor. physics are hindered. Theoretical physics became not attractive for young generation՚ Best students prefair to make their Ph. D abroad or escape in IT

What could/should we do? • Inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional cooperation • Regional cooperation • Restoring (or establishing) traditional cooperation with Russia and other post-Soviet countries I found in Ar. Xiv about 5 papers with Iranian researchers in last decade, about 5 papers with those from Turkey (phenomenology), 2 papers with Ukrainians, and 0 papers with researchers from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine. It seems that the only groups cooperating with Russia are our group and RAU ones.

Inter-disciplinary and Inter-institutional Cooperation research group at Yerevan U. (of the age 35 -47) Algebraic and geometric studies for condensed matter physics (since Sept. 2006, YSU) http: //theorphislab-ysu. info Tigran Hakobyan: spin lattice systems, quantum groups etc Vadim Ohanyan: spin lattice systems, CFT Gor Sarkissian (since 2011): CFT, Topological field Theories David Karakhanyan (since 2012, Yer. Ph. I): QFT, quantum groups, quantum integrable systems A. N. : Integrable QM systems, supersymmetry in cooperation (and collaboration) with: Evgeny Mamasakhlisov (YSU): biopolymers Hayk Sarkisyan (Rus-Arm. U. ): quantum dots, semiconductors + bachelor, master and Ph. D Students

Numbers • Since 2006 we published 70 papers with each other and with 31 external co-authors from 19 Institutions, including 7 researchers and 5 students from Armenia. • Full -format cooperation with Dubna, Frascati, Hannover U. • Inter-disciplinary seminar (about 150 talks ) • Three workshops (2010, 2011, 2012)

In fact, to 2011 inter-disciplinary /inter-institutional cooperation as well as our cooperation with Russia happened. We were/are ready to regional cooperation. Why it is needed?

Regional Cooperation: arguments Armenia still have about 60 relatively active researchers, and prepares about 200 Bachelors (about 80 masters) in physics, 3 -5 Ph. D thesis on theoretical physics per year. Iran seems to be the only regional country with increasing interest to theoretical physics among students and with increasing number of young autonomous researchers. Russia remains to be country with huge world-level theor. physics. Dubna plays the role of integrative center for the most of post-Soviet states. Ukraine: the research groups in Kharkov, Kiev, Lviv. Georgia: about 20 experienced expert-level researchers Impressive number of expert –level individuals dispersed among other regional and post-Soviet states.

Publications/citation on HEP and related topics SLAC-SPIRES for 23. 10. 2011 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 144 3267 28 152 73 2336 167 2275 22 296 58 520 196 4093 22 100 76 1174 193 161 193 142 154 149 174 3855 4373 3196 2598 2079 1754 1357 25 27 19 17 10 28 62 118 76 27 495 598 258 528 77 75 61 39 74 70 88 695 441 1194 1000 864 829 731 83 58 1282 491 Israel 353 341 7254 xxxx Turk 120 149 949 1357 109 1135 446 xxxx 168 1593 xxx 127 xxx 1697 446 471 14130 16409 169 153 1385 1441 Arm 134 3243 Azer XX XX Geo 52 724 Iran 161 3912 20 149 56 652 157 1115 458 9885 245 1775 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 222 215 234 302 2290 3071 1924 1794 481 415 346 341 14226 5848 9446 3606 262 225 xxxx 194 1529 2250 xxxx 1398 2011 348 240 1650 851 360 233 3973 1279 203 1259 1436

Chance for the regional research cooperation ICTP Network project (submitted in Oct. 2009, approved in Jan. 2012) Novel approaches to mesoscopic phenomena Armenia - Iran (Sheikh-Jabbari) - Morocco(Jellal)- Turkey (Dayi)

All groups in Network, except Armenian one, are mini-groups, with one-two autonomous researchers. As a result, total number of autonomous researchers is under-critical. This makes difficult establishing collaborations. I see the necessity to involve more autonomous researchers in the existing groups, as well as to extend the network with individuals or mini-groups from other countries. Cooperation with Dubna and Russia is also highly important for Network success.

I suggest to extend the Network by Moldovan group: Corneliu Sochichiu + Ukrainian group: Konstantin Bliokh+ (? )Alexei Nurmagambetov + Georgian group: Arsen Khvedelidze + Quantum Information Theory and cooperate with Russian groups: Sergey Krivonos + (Dubna) Anton Galajinsky + (Tomsk) Brazilian group: Francesco Toppan +

Possible collaborations Tomsk-Armenia-Iran: Extreme black holes , e. g. Moldova-Iran-Tomsk-Armenia : Termodynamics of extreme black holes could be encoded in spherical part of conformal mechanics (idea of Corneliu Sochichiu). Dubna-Armenia-Morocco : Quantum mechanics & QHE on HP(N) Armenia-Morocco-RAU: Landau problem on ellipsoid Ukraine-Armenia: Higher-derivative Lagrangians in Optical Hall effect and physics of biopolymer Moldova-Armenia: Spin-lattice systems & graphene Georgia-Armenia: Hopf maps in Quantum Information Theory

I believe, that we will be able to establish research cooperation, resulted in common publications. I guess, that it could be done only via involvement of students and young researchers in teams and in common studies. Frequent meetings of network members, extension of their teams seems to be absolutely necessary. What else?

Regional cooperation in Education: Common Ph. D Courses Co-advise of master and Ph. D Students

Regional Educational Cooperation: pilot project THE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS Submitted to Volkswagen Foundation (June 2011) Yerevan U. : ICTP Network members Tbilisi U. : Tabidze, Eliashvili, Gogberashvili, Khelashvili, Mdzinarashvili Bonn U. : Meissner, Rusetsky Joint Ph. D lecture courses, joint supervision of the Ph. D theses, mutual visits, workshops In the case of approval students from the region are welcome.

In a few years we will be older and more experienced. And will be ready to develop regional educational project (s) in theoretical physics. But all these actions need courage and political will.

Thank you for your patience. SORRY