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Abstract If we want to give flesh and blood to the history of places of power, and not just map their symbolic relationships in the abstract, we need to focus on describing, in situ, the behaviors they architect. First and foremost, the behavior of the …

Documents and media Download support Abstract Quantum processors based on atoms or ions have developed thanks to techniques enabling them to be trapped one by one and their internal quantum states to be optically manipulated. This lecture will present the …

Abstract This lecture will approach pain as a process emerging from interactions between the immune and nervous systems, from peripheral activation linked to tissue damage to the central mechanisms of chronic pain. It will present the basis of …

Documents and media Download support Download lecture notes References Beeg, J., Klumpp, S., Dimova, R., Gracià, R. S., Unger, E., & Lipowsky, R. (2008). Transport of Beads by Several Kinesin Motors. Biophysical Journal , 94 (2), 532‑541. Derrida, B., …

Abstract Over the last ten years, several mental health indicators, such as anxiety, depression and eating disorders, have deteriorated in the populations of several Western countries, including France. Adolescents and young adults are particularly …

Documents and media Download support Abstract Relational networks, as a source of practical and emotional social support, group membership, norms and references, play an important role in the onset and persistence of psychological difficulties and …

Abstract In a 9th century letter on papyrus from the Fayoum oasis, the sender wrote: "Ḥasan told me that you had mentioned that I had been rude to you in my letter. But my rudeness, coming from someone like me to someone like you, is actually a mark of …

Abstract In the past few years the notion of “strong convergence” of multi-matrix models has found applications across pure mathematics including to random graphs, operator algebras (in several ways), spectral theory of hyperbolic manifolds, and the …

Abstract It is well-known that the Betti numbers of nonpositively-curved manifolds are (under normalization of curvature and some additional assumptions) linearly bounded by their volume. In a joint work with M. Frączyk and S. Hurtado we showed that for …

Abstract In the 1990s, Voiculescu developed the theory of non-commutative entropy. For a single non-commutative variable, this entropy reduces to the rate function of the empirical measure of the eigenvalues of a Gaussian matrix. For several …

Abstract Soil is our common heritage, which must be protected and conserved in view of the vital functions it performs. While we are all familiar with its nutritional functions, its dynamics and the biodiversity it harbors play a key role in regulating …

Abstract Soil is a living, dynamic entity whose functional integrity is being compromised by increasing anthropogenic pressures, whether arising from agricultural intensification or urban artificialization, for example. As a fundamental foundation for …

Abstract This lecture, based on a new book entitled Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000-2000 will ask the question why Europe and China reversed positions in economic development and technological capabilities …

Abstract The spectral gap (or bass note) of a closed hyperbolic surface is the smallest non-zero eigenvalue of its Laplacian. This invariant plays an important role in many parts of hyperbolic geometry. The talk will start with a brief introduction to the …

Abstract Throughout this talk, we will discuss tunneling in the context of the Schrödinger equation with a magnetic field. First, we'll look at the work of Helffer and Sjöstrand in the eighties in the case of electric potentials, and their relatively …

Abstract In this talk, we focus on an infinite-dimensional model of repulsively interacting Brownian motions: Dyson Brownian motion (DBM) at soft-edge scaling. It is known that its stationary process is the Airy line ensemble, a collection of …