Complexity – from Turbulence, to Accelerators, to Poetry

Friday 15 Dec 2023, 16:00 → 17:05 Europe/Zurich

40/S2-D01 - Salle Dirac (CERN)

16:00 → 16:05 Introduction

Speaker: Frank Zimmermann (CERN)

ComplexityAcc_talk2023_Shiltsev.pdf

16:05 → 17:05 Complexity – from Turbulence, to Accelerators, to Poetry

Abstract:
Though it may seem intuitive at times, the term 'complexity' is multifaceted, often encompassing various interacting aspects and components that follow local rules. This interaction leads to non-linearity, randomness, collective dynamics, hierarchy, and emergence. The phenomenological complexity found in large accelerators has recently been addressed by the Snowmass’21 Future Colliders Implementation Task Force (ITF). In this presentation, we will provide a concise overview of the mathematical constructs employed to assess hierarchical complexity, summarize the key findings from the ITF analysis, and offer a few examples demonstrating how this approach can be applied to analyze certain literary classics.

Speaker: Vladimir Shiltsev