Plancherel Lecture 2026
Sylvia Serfaty
Sorbonne Université & Courant Institute
University of Fribourg, Pérolles PER 21, Room A140
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Directions to the lecture room / hall:
From Fribourg/Freiburg's train station take bus number 1 or 3 to "Pérolles Charmettes'', then refer to this map.
Systems with Coulomb interactions
We are interested in the statistical mechanics and dynamics of large systems
of interacting Coulomb or Riesz particles. This is motivated by vortices, quantum and
statistical mechanical models, approximation issues, and random matrix models. The
mean-field behavior of these systems will be discussed, as well as their microscopic
behavior as a function of temperature, which leads in particular to questions of
crystallization.
Please register before November 2 by e-mail to Isabella Schmutz.
For any additional information please contact Ioan Manolescu.
The Plancherel Lectures
The Plancherel lecture takes place every two years since 2005 at the University of Fribourg; it is a joint colloquium with the University of Bern, who organizes the Schläfli Lectures in even years.
The lecture is named after Michel Plancherel, who was a member of the mathematics department of the University of Fribourg between 1911 and 1920. Every two years a renowned mathematician is invited to give a presentation directed to students and researches alike. It is an opportunity for mathematicians from Bern and Fribourg to meet and to discover together new directions of research in mathematics.
