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                                PC'94

                        (PHYSICS COMPUTING '94)

    The 6th Joint EPS-APS International Conference on Physics Computing
                 Lugano, Switzerland, Palazzo dei Congressi
                          August 22-26, 1994

                         (Final Announcement)

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    Jointly organized by the Swiss Scientific Computing Center
    (CSCS), Manno, Switzerland, belonging to the Swiss Federal
    Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETHZ), the EPS Interdisciplinary
    Group on Computational Physics and by the American Physical
    Society, Division of Computational Physics.

    Sponsored by EPS-APS, ETHZ, Computers in Physics, NEC


Scientific Program
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    PC'94 will give a detailed overview on the newest research
    results and developments in computational methodology for
    academia and industry, including invited papers, contributed
    papers, poster sessions, tutorials and vendor exhibitions.
    The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers
    interested in innovative approaches in computational physics.
    Special emphasis will be given to algorithmical and high-
    performance computer implementation issues. Tutorial
    sessions organized by leaders in their respective fields will be
    held on the first conference day.


Final Program
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* Monday, August 22, 1994
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Tutorials:
Morning:
      1	 Parallel Computation I
      2	 Visualization Tools and Techniques I
      3a Introduction to Finite Elements Methods
      4a Wavelets and Fourier Analysis
      5b Symbolic Computation
Afternoon:        
      1	 Parallel Computation II
      2	 Visualization Tools and Techniques II
      3b Structured and Unstructured Adaptive Grids
      4b Electronic Structure Calculations
      5a Introduction to Neural Networks


* Tuesday, August 23, 1994
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- Developments in Forecasting the Atmospheric Environment
        J.C.R. Hunt
- Monte Carlo Simulations of Spin Systems and Lattice Gases
        K.Binder
- Density Functional Calculations for Semiconductors Containing Defects
        R. Luchsinger, Y. Zhou, P.F. Meier
- Exact Diagonalization Method for FEW-Particle Quantum Systems; 
  An Object-Oriented Programming Approach
        V. Halonen
- Diffusion of Au on the Reconstructed Au(111) Surface
        G. Boisvert and L. J. Lewis
- First-Principles Molecular Dynamics of the Si(001) Surface: 
  Visualization of the Electron Density Dynamics by an Animation
        E.P. Stoll, A. Baratoff, A. Mangili and D. Maric
- An Efficient Approach to Multicriterial Optimization in Scientific 
  and Industrial Problems
        I.M. SobolI
- Semi-analytical Approximate Solution of Linear Differential 
  Equations with Polynomial Coefficients
        A.S. Berdnikov
- Nonlinear Convergence Acceleration for Orthogonal Series
        H.H. Homeier
- Highly Parallel Evolutionary Algorithms for Global Optimization, 
  Symbolic Inference and Non-Linear Regression
        S. Armone, M. Dell'Orto, A. Tettamanzi and M. Tomassini
- Using Direct Numerical Simulation to Understand Turbulent Combustion
        T. Poinsot and A. Trouv
- Inelastic Collision Can Sharpen Planetary Ringlets
        K. Shida, A. Imahashi, S. Yamada and T. Kawai
- Grape-4: A Special-Purpose Computer for Gravitational N-Body Problems
        Jun Makino
- Quantitative Descriptions of Heart Rate Variability
        V. Demmel
- Spatial and Temporal Pattern Analysis for Barium-Sodium-Niobate Crystals
        H. Heng
- Miogram for Short-Time Signal Analysis with an Application to Speech
        B. Pompe 
- Poster Session 1
- Commercial Exhibitors


* Wednesday, August 24, 1994
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- Numerical Simulations of two-Dimensional Combustive Flows 
  with Detailed Chemistry.
        Y. D'Angelo, A. Ern and B. Larrouturou
- Early Experiments with the Cray T3D at CEA
        G. Meurant, M. Patron, T. Porcher and F. Robin
- Monopoles and Critical Dynamics in U(1) Lattice Gauge Theory: 
  A Parallel Cluster Algorithm
        Th. Lippert, A. Bode, K. Schilling and P. Ueberholz
- Predicting Three-Dimensional Protein Structures by Distance Geometry and 
  Monte Carlo Simulations: What Can we Expect from Parallel Computers?
        W. Braun and Ch. Mumenthaler
- Tight-Binding Molecular Dynamics: Present Status and Perspectives
        L. Colombo
- Computing Orthogonal Polynomials for Fractal Measures and the 
  Dynamics of Quasi-Periodic Tight-Binding Models
        G. Mantica
- Computer Modelling Studies of Solitons in Layered Crystals
        D.R. Collins and F.M. Russell
- Numerical Simulations of Models for High-Tc Superconductors
        I. Morgenstern, W. Fettes, T. Husslein, C. Baur,
        H.G. Matuttis and J.M. Singer
- Monte Carlo Study of a Transition between Different Modes of Crystal Growth
        M. Kotrla and A.C. Levi
- Algorithm for the Larson-Type Model of a Microemulsion
        D. Stauffer and N. Jan
- A General Class of Hybrid Monte-Carlo Methods
        R.Toral
- Role of the Base Sequence on the Dynamics of DNA Melting
        M. Peyrard and T. Dauxois
- Dynamic Scaling in Submonolayer Epitaxial Growth
        F. Family, J.G. Amar and P.M. Lam
- Diffusion Limited Radiate Accretive Growth
        J.A. Kaandorp
- Computational Neuronal Growth
        H.G.E. Hentschel and A. Fine
- The UKQCD Grand Challenge Project
        K. Bowler
- Electromagnetic Modelling in Arbitrary Geometry by PIC 
  Methods on MIMD Computers
        W. Arter, J.W. Eastwood and R.W. Hockney
- HOPS Methodology for Vector-Parallel and Superscalar-Parallel Computers
        D.V. Anderson
- Numerical Methods to Solve the Schroedinger Equation
        L.G. Ixaru
- Perturbation Approach for Frequency Shifts in IR Spectra 
  of Molecular Clusters
        T.A. Beu
- Electronic Properties of Silicon Dioxide Investigated Via all-
  Electron Calculations and Photoemission Spectroscopy
        A. Di Pomponio, A. Continenza, L. Lozzi, 
        M. Passacantando, S. Santucci and P. Picozzi
- Poster Session 2
- NEC Presentation
- Commercial Exhibitors


* Thursday, August 25, 1994
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- Teaching Computational Physics
        C. Rebbi
- Unsteady Flow Simulations on M.I.M.D. Systems
        S. Lanteri
- Modelling of Turbulent Hydrogen Combustion Using Reaction 
  Progress Variables
        J.J. Louis and J.B.W. Kok
- A General Model Evaluation and Selection Scheme Applied to 
  Real Time Simulation of Atmospheric Dispersion in Complex Terrain
        V.R.D. Herrnberger, P. Doria and G. Prohaska
- First-principles calculations of vibrational prperties
        P. Giannozzi
- Two-Dimensional Crystallisation on Spherical Surfaces
        J.M. Yoogd, R. v.Dantzig and P.M.A. Sloot
- Topological Considerations on the B1-B2 Phase Transition of 
  the Alkali Halides from ab Initio  Electronic Structure Calculations
        A.Martin Pendas, V. Luana, J.M. Recio, M.A. Blanco and E. Francisco
- The Computational Stellarator
        U. Schwenn
- Data Parallel Simulation and Visualization of Tokamak Gyro-
  Landau Fluid Turbulence
        G.D. Kerbel, R.E. Waltz, J.L. Milovich and G.W. Hammett
- Mach3: A Three-Dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic Code for 
  Complex Geometries
        U. Shumlak, T.W. Hussey and R.E. Peterkin, Jr.
- DAPHNE, a 2D Axisymmetric Electron Gun Simulation Code
        T.M. Tran, D.R. Whaley, S. Merazzi and R. Gruber
- A New Recursion Formula to Evaluate Molecular Integrals over 
  Gaussian Functions
        S. Obaara
- Annealing the Travelling Salesman?
        P.H. Borcherds
- Symbolic Program for Generating the Many-body Perturbation-
  theory Formulas
        W.F. Perger, J. Dantuluru, M. Idrees and K. Flurchick
- A New Measure of Importance in Global Sensitivity Analysis of 
  Model Output
        S. Saltelli, T. Homma and T.H. Andres
- Cellular Automata and Lattice Boltzmann Models for Reaction-
  Diffusion Processes and Pattern Formation
        B. Chopard
- A Two-Dimensional Cellular Automata Model for Landslide 
  Simulation
        S. Di Gregorio, F. Nicoletta, R. Rongo, M. Sorriso-Valvo and W. Spataro
- 2D Cellular Automata for Turbulent Convection
        A. Lejeune, J. Perdang and J.Y. Raty
- Large Scale Geophysical Computations on Scalable Parallel 
  Architectures With Two High-Level Programming Tools: Two Cade Studies
        P. Sguazzero
- Very fast Optoelectronic Correlator
        A.Podoleanu, R.K. Harding and D.A. Jackson
- Computation of the Charge Density Distribution in a 3D 
  Electric Field
        W. Egli, O. Riccius, U. Kogelschatz, R. Gruber and S. Merazzi
- Poster Session 3 
- Presentation PC'95
- Presentation Exhibitors


* Friday, August 26, 1994
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- Computer Animation of Quantum Phenomena in Mesoscopic Systems
        H. De Raedt
- Hydrodynamic Cellular Automata for Granular Media
        A. Karolyi and J. Kertesz
- Nucleation and Growth Model for the Ferroelectric Switching 
  of Polyvinylidene Fluoride
        R. Igreja, M.C. Lan
- Spatial Ordering in the Simulations of Diffusion Limited 
  Colloid Aggregation
        A. E. Gonzalez and G. Ramirez-Santiago
- Investigation of Structure and Electronic States of Amorphous 
  Systems and Small Clusters of Metal-Metalloid
        V.S. Stepanyuk and A. Szasz
- Computer Simulation of Disordering Kinetics in Irradiated 
  Intermetallic Compounds
        M. Spaczer, A. Caro, M. Victoria and T. Diaz de la Rubia
- Computer Modelling of the Defect Creation in Solids
        A. Kiv and N.P. Kovalenko
- Pure Estimators in Quantum Monte Carlo Algorithms
        J. Casulleras and J. Boronat
- Fast Krylov Space Methods for Calculation of Quark Propagator
        A. Borici and P. de Forcrand
- Alternating Quantum Antiferromagnetic Chains with 
  Discommensurations: A Quantum Monte Carlo Study
        Y. Okabe and N. Kai
- Stochastic Preprocessing to a Neural Net: An Application in 
  High Energy Physics Particle Recognition
        M Casolino, A. Morselli, E. Pasqualucci and P. Picozza
- A New Algorithm for the Study of Monte Carlo Dynamics: Monte 
  Carlo with Absorbing Markov Chains
        M.A. Novotny
- SToMP-Software Teaching of Modular Physics
        R. A. Bacon


 Here is the registration form which you can fill in and send back to 
 PC94@cscs.ch:


 Registration
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    Registration fee:
       (1) EPS member and affiliated societies ONLY:
           I am sending Sfr. 370.- 
           to the account (*).
       (2) I am sending Sfr. 400.-
           to the account (*).
       (*) Account:
           "PC'94" Nr. JE-150.761.0
           Swiss Bank Corporation (SBS)
           CH-6982 Agno, Switzerland

       At the conference there is the possibility to buy daily tickets at  
       Sfr. 200.- /day.

 The registration fee covers the access to the conference and the proceedings 
 book of the conference. Refund of the registration fee (less 10% 
 administration costs) will only be granted if notification of cancellation 
 has reached the conference secretariat before August 1, 1994.

    Lunches:
       Sfr. 25.- /day, payable at the conference

    Tutorials: (Students 50%)
       Sfr. 200.- /half day
       Sfr. 300.- /day
       A tutorial takes place only if at least 10 participants have 
       registered.


Registration Form
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 Mailing Address: ______________________________________________

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Hotel Information
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 Hotel reservations may be arranged through the Palazzo dei Congressi in 
 Lugano (Tel:  +41/91/21 4774, Fax: +41/91/22 0323).
 Early registration is advisable in order to arrange proper accommodation.



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 Physic Computing 94 (PC'94)                      Tel   : +41 / 91 / 50 82 11
 Centro Svizzero di Calcolo Scientifico (CSCS)    Fax   : +41 / 91 / 50 67 11
 CH-6928 Manno (Switzerland)                      E-mail: pc94@cscs.ch      
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