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STATPHYS is an international conference on
statistical physics
Statistical physics is a branch of physics that evolved from a foundation of statistical mechanics, which uses methods of probability theory and statistics, and particularly the Mathematics, mathematical tools for dealing with large populations ...
of the
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP ) is an international non-governmental organization whose mission is to assist in the worldwide development of physics, to foster international cooperation in physics, and to help in the ...
(IUPAP). The series of conferences take place every three years in a different continent to give the maximum international relevance and visibility to the event. It is the world event for the broad field of statistical physics and all its interdisciplinary developments. The first meeting was in Florence (Italy) from 17 to 20 May 1949. After a pioneering period the periodicity of three years was established and the conference has acquired more and more importance. The participation has reached peaks up to 1500 participants in the recent years. Also on the occasion of this conference the prestigious
Boltzmann medal
The Boltzmann Medal (or Boltzmann Award) is a prize awarded to physicists that obtain new results concerning statistical mechanics; it is named after the celebrated physicist Ludwig Boltzmann. The Boltzmann Medal is awarded once every three years ...
is awarded. In addition several satellite meetings are usually held along with the main event, adding to the scientific value of the meeting.
Recent meetings:
* STATPHYS17, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 31-August 4, 198
* STATPHYS18, Berlin, Germany, August 2–8, 199
* STATPHYS19, Xiamen, China, July 31–August 4, 199
* STATPHYS20, Paris, France, July 20–24, 1998
* STATPHYS21, Cancun, Mexico, July 15–21, 2001
* STATPHYS22, Bangalore, India, July 4–9, 2004
* STATPHYS23, Genova, Italy, July 9–13, 200
* STATPHYS24, Cairns, Australia, July 19–23, 201
* STATPHYS25, Seoul, Korea, July 22–26, 201
* STATPHYS26, Lyon, France, July 18–22, 201
* STATPHYS27, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 8–12, 201
* STATPHYS28, planned to be held in Tokyo, Japan, 202
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* STATPHYS29, planned to be held in Florence, Italy, 2025
International conferences