Non-Equilibrium Complex Systems & Transitions: from Brain-to-Climate (2026)
26-29 juin 2026
Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice (TP), Sicily, Italy - Erice (TP) (Italie)
In 2021, Giorgio Parisi, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, brought renewed attention to the profound and multifaceted theme of complexity in natural and artificial systems. His work emphasized that many of the most intriguing forms of order in nature arise far from equilibrium, through the interplay between fluctuations, nonlinear interactions, and multiscale organization. Building on this perspective, the School on Nonequilibrium Phenomena “New Trends in Non-Equilibrium Complex Systems:From Brain to Climate” aims to explore the governing principles of nonequilibrium behavior across a wide spectrum of complex systems. The course will address phenomena ranging from neural computation, cognitive emergence, and biological self-organization to atmospheric dynamics, climate variability, and extreme-event formation. By bringing together researchers from physics, neuroscience, climatology, biology, applied mathematics, and related disciplines, the School will highlight how order, unpredictability, and adaptability coexist in nature, and how self-organization, collective behavior, and information flow emerge in open systems driven far from equilibrium. In continuity with the scientific tradition of the Ettore Majorana Foundation and the International School on Nonequilibrium Phenomena and inspired by the legacy of the 14th Course — this new edition seeks to broaden the conceptual foundations of complex-systems science. Special emphasis will be placed on the interplay between classical and quantum dynamics, the role of fluctuations across scales, the physics of learning and adaptation, and the search for unifying frameworks capable of describing macroscopic organization in biological, ecological, and climatic systems. Ultimately, the School aims to provide participants with a modern and interdisciplinary perspective on nonequilibrium phenomena, fostering dialogue and collaboration across traditionally separated domains, and promoting the development of new theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches to the study of complexity
Discipline scientifique :
Lieu de la conférence